Mike Rogers replacing Wray as FBI director is not happening, Trump adviser says

Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers is nary longer nether information to pb the Federal Bureau of Investigation successful the incoming administration, according to a elder advisor to President-elect Donald Trump.

Dan Scavino, who volition service arsenic lawman main of unit successful the caller White House, posted connected societal media Friday that a Rogers prosecute is "not happening." 

"Just spoke to President Trump regarding Mike Rogers going to the FBI. It’s not happening — In his ain words, ‘I person ne'er adjacent fixed it a thought.’ Not happening," Scavino said.

Rogers, the 2024 Republican Senate nominee successful Michigan who mislaid his predetermination past week by a razor-thin margin, was considered a starring campaigner to beryllium the adjacent FBI manager since Trump intends to occurrence the existent director, Christopher Wray. 

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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 Aug. 14, 2024. (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)

A Republican root acquainted told Fox News Digital that Rogers met with Trump past week astatine the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago residence. He besides met with Trump's modulation squad to sermon perchance serving arsenic FBI director, sources acquainted said.

Trump modulation spokesperson Brian Hughes declined to remark connected Scavino's station specifically. 

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Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers (second from the right), who's a Republican Senate campaigner successful Michigan, joins instrumentality enforcement officials successful lasting down erstwhile President Donald Trump astatine a run lawsuit successful Grand Rapids, Michigan, connected April 2, 2024 (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)

"For transition, we don't speculate connected selections and don't get up of authoritative announcements from President Trump," helium said.

Rogers told "FOX & Friends" earlier Friday that "the civilization of the FBI connected the seventh level needs to beryllium changed."

Rogers, who worked arsenic a peculiar cause with the FBI successful its Chicago bureau and 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.

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FBI manager nominee Christopher Wray testifies during his confirmation proceeding earlier the Senate Judiciary Committee July 12, 2017 connected Capitol Hill successful Washington, DC. Trump is expected to occurrence Wray erstwhile helium assumes bureau successful January.  (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

But Trump astatine the clip decided to name Christopher Wray to the accepted 10-year word steering the national instrumentality enforcement agency.

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.

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.

The Department of Justice declined to remark connected Scavino ruling retired Rogers.

Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.