President-elect Donald Trump announced in November that he intended to name Kash Patel to replace Cristopher Wray as FBI director.

FBI Director Christopher Wray told a town hall of bureau employees on Wednesday that he will resign by the end of the Biden administration next month. Wray's announcement clears the way for President-elect Donald Trump to install a new director in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Wray's resignation makes him the second straight FBI director driven out by Trump, who during his first term in office fired Wray's predecessor James Comey.