Former FBI Director Christopher Wray is now the target of an expanding federal investigation into possible obstruction of justice, false statements, and mishandling of classified materials, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The inquiry, which has already resulted in subpoenas to several former senior FBI officials, centers on Wray’s leadership during the latter years of the Biden administration and his handling of politically sensitive investigations, including the Durham probe into the origins of the Trump–Russia investigation.
The Journal reports that prosecutors are also investigating former CIA Director John Brennan, another figure central to the intelligence community’s handling of politically charged matters during the Trump presidency. “Former officials have received subpoenas in recent days in the Wray inquiry,” the report said, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
Sources familiar with the matter told CNN that investigators are examining the use of “burn bags” inside a restricted area on the seventh floor of FBI headquarters—where the bureau’s leadership suite is located—and whether documents tied to the Durham probe were improperly destroyed.
Investigators have reportedly interviewed current and former FBI staff who worked on that floor between 2020 and 2024, when Wray served as director. The probe is said to involve multiple prosecutors, with the FBI’s prior handling of politically sensitive materials drawing renewed attention from oversight committees and from current FBI Director Kash Patel, who succeeded Wray earlier this year.