It’s the clearest indication yet that the new administration is looking to replace current director Christopher Wray.

J.D. Vance said in a now-deleted social media post that Trump's transition team is interviewing FBI director candidates.

Vance explained in a since-deleted post on X that he missed a Senate vote on Monday because he was helping Trump interview candidates for several government positions.

Vice President-elect JD Vance (R-Ohio) revealed the Trump team is interviewing candidates to lead the FBI, a sign of plans to boot current Director Christopher Wray. Vance’s comments came amid a spat on social platform X as he faced criticism for missing a Senate vote in which a judicial nominee of President Biden was approved.

As my colleague David Kurtz explained in Monday’s Morning Memo, it would be a massive break from precedent for

Mike Rogers, a former FBI agent and House intelligence committee chairman, could be considered a candidate for the job.

Vice President-elect JD Vance let slip that Trump is interviewing candidates to take over the FBI before the current director’s term is up during a heated X exchange over Biden judicial nominee confirmations.