Wray will remain FBI director, Trump adviser confirms.

According to a senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers is no longer being considered to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the incoming administration.

On Friday, Dan Scavino, the incoming deputy chief of staff at the White House, announced on social media that a Rogers hire was not going to occur.

Scavino stated that President Trump confirmed that Mike Rogers will not be going to the FBI, as the President himself said, "I have never even given it a thought."

Since Trump plans to dismiss FBI Director Christopher Wray, Rogers, the 2024 Republican Senate nominee in Michigan who lost his election last week by a narrow margin, was a top contender to replace him.

According to a Republican source, Rogers met with Trump last week at Mar-a-Lago and discussed the possibility of serving as FBI director with Trump's transition team.

Trump transition spokesman Brian Hughes declined to comment on Scavino's post specifically.

He stated that for transition purposes, we should avoid making predictions about selections and wait for official announcements from President Trump.

Earlier Friday, "FOX & Friends" reported that Rogers stated that the culture on the seventh floor of the FBI needs to be transformed.

In 2017, during Trump's first administration, Rogers, who had previously worked as a special agent with the FBI in Chicago and served as chair of the House Intelligence Committee, was interviewed to become FBI director after James Comey was dismissed.

Trump appointed Christopher Wray to a traditional 10-year term as head of the federal law enforcement agency.

Trump's 2024 presidential campaign included a call for reform at the FBI, with him frequently asserting, without evidence, that the bureau is plagued by politically motivated and corrupt officials. While not as frequently criticized as others, Wray has at times been the subject of Trump's scorn.

Kash Patel, a controversial aide and adviser who worked at the National Security Council and Defense Department during the last two years of Trump's first administration, has been mentioned as a potential FBI director in media reports for the second Trump administration.

The Department of Justice declined to comment on Scavino ruling out Rogers.

Planet Chronicle Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.