Posted on 11/22/2024 9:08:22 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers is no longer under consideration to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the incoming administration, according to a senior adviser to President-elect Trump.
Dan Scavino, who will serve as deputy chief of staff in the new White House, posted Friday on social media that a Rogers hire is "not happening."
"Just spoke to President Trump regarding Mike Rogers going to the FBI. It’s not happening — In his own words, ‘I have never even given it a thought.’ Not happening," Scavino said.
Rogers, the 2024 Republican Senate nominee in Michigan who lost his election last week by a razor-thin margin, was considered a leading candidate to be the next FBI director since Trump intends to fire the current director, Christopher Wray.
A Republican source familiar told Fox News Digital that Rogers met with Trump last week at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. He also met with Trump's transition team to discuss potentially serving as FBI director, sources familiar said.
Trump transition spokesman Brian Hughes declined to comment on Scavino's post specifically.
"For transition, we don't speculate on selections and don't get ahead of official announcements from President Trump," he said.
Rogers told "FOX & Friends" earlier Friday that "the culture of the FBI on the seventh floor needs to be changed."
Rogers, who worked as a special agent with the FBI in its Chicago office and served as chair of the House Intelligence Committee during the final four years of his decadelong tenure in Congress, was interviewed in 2017 during Trump's first administration to serve as FBI director after James Comey was dismissed.
But Trump at the time decided to appoint Christopher Wray to the traditional 10-year term steering the federal law enforcement agency.
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Trump said so himself
Is Gen. Flynn available?
Or Rudy Giuliani?
Kash Patel.
“Kash Patel”
The FIB needs a total Deep State “killer”
He needs to put Kash Patel in that job.
Someone shot term, tasked to unalive the fib. It was created by EO, and should die by EO
“It was created by EO, and should die by EO”
I did not know that.
Very entertaining. [And actionable]
🔝🔝🔝
Kash Patel, go!
Who was responsible promoting this nonsense?
Hip-Hip Hooray!
No longer? He never was.
Rogers probably started the rumor himself.
He was a terrible candidate in Michigan for Senate and should be beaten Slotkin who we are stuck with for SIX years. They pounded him here with abortion ads and then stole the seat after the election. And he gave up without a whimper. Not the kind of guy I want leading the FBI.
I guess this is the same Mike Rogers who warned Trump that he was being spied on. It seems that he would be a loyal person to have on board.
(I prefer Kash X10, anyhow. Hope it’s Kash.)
100% CASH PATEL, NEW THINKING NOT AN OLD FOGGEY.
Smart move!
KASH PATEL!
Mark Levin went on a rant about Rogers on his Radio show. He was vehemently against him. Somebody was listening.
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