Mike Rogers in consideration for FBI chief after meeting in Mar-a-Lago with Trump transition team, sources say

FIRST ON FOX - Will the 2nd clip beryllium the charm for one-time Federal Bureau of Investigation peculiar cause and erstwhile Rep. Mike Rogers?

Rogers, the 2024 Republican Senate nominee successful Michigan who mislaid his predetermination past week by a razor-thin margin, met Thursday with President-elect Trump's transition team regarding perchance serving arsenic FBI manager successful the erstwhile and aboriginal president's 2nd administration, sources acquainted archer Fox News.

The gathering took spot astatine Trump's Mar-a-Lago nine successful Palm Beach, Florida.

Rogers worked arsenic a peculiar cause with the FBI successful its Chicago bureau and who served arsenic seat of the House Intelligence Committee during the last 4 years of his decade-long tenure successful Congress, was interviewed successful 2017 during Trump's archetypal medication to service arsenic FBI manager aft James Comey was dismissed.

TRUMP TURNS TO ALLIES AND LOYALISTS TO IMPLEMENT HIS AMERICA FIRST AGENDA

FBI Director Christopher Wray recites the Pledge of Allegiance during the House Judiciary Committee proceeding titled "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation," successful Rayburn gathering connected Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

But Trump astatine the clip decided to name Christopher Wray to the accepted ten-year word steering the national instrumentality enforcement agency.

HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORITNG ON PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP'S TRANSITION FOR A SECOND TERM

Trump, passim his 2024 White House bid, campaigned successful portion connected cleaning location astatine the FBI and has repeatedly claimed - without providing impervious -that the bureau is chocked afloat of politically motivated and corrupt executives. And portion not arsenic overmuch arsenic others, Wray astatine times has been a people of Trump's criticism.

Republican Senate nominee successful Michigan and erstwhile Rep. Mike Rogers speaks alongside Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump during a run lawsuit hosted by Trump astatine the Falk Productions manufacturing installation connected Sept. 27, 2024 successful Walker, Mich. ( Scott Olson/Getty Images)

"Mike Rogers would marque a ton of consciousness arsenic FBI Director for President Trump. Mike's years of work for the bureau arsenic good arsenic his clip arsenic House Intelligence Chairman marque him highly qualified for the position, 1 that I'm definite helium would beryllium honored to service successful nether this medication and assistance bring integrity backmost to the DOJ [Department of Justice]," a root acquainted told Fox News.

Rogers, a good known look connected the cablegram quality networks, successful 2022 and 2024 mulled a tally for the 2024 Republican statesmanlike information and made aggregate stops successful important aboriginal nominating states, similar New Hampshire and Iowa, earlier deciding against a White House run.

Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee successful Michigan, speaks astatine a Trump run rally headlined by moving mate Sen. JD Vance, successful  Byron Center, Michigan connected August 14, 2024 (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)

He launched his 2024 Senate tally successful battleground Michigan successful September of past twelvemonth and aboriginal this twelvemonth landed Trump's endorsement. He was narrowly defeated past week by Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin successful the contention to win retiring longtime Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Another sanction that has been floated successful media reports to perchance service arsenic FBI manager successful the 2nd Trump medication is Kash Patel, the arguable adjutant and advisor who served roles astatine the National Security Council and Defense Department during the last 2 years of Trump's archetypal administration.