Republicans and Democrats alike argued that replacing Wray showcases Trump’s efforts to appoint close allies who espouse his views and have expressed support for his plans to take aim at the country’s justice system.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) expressed criticism over FBI Director Christopher Wray’s leadership of the agency, calling for “a new course” to be charted by the agency going forward. Grassley’s comment comes a day after President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to serve as his next FBI director,