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

FIRST ON FOX – Will the second time be the charm for once Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent and former representative Mike Rogers?

Rogers, the 2024 Republican Senate candidate in Michigan who lost his election last week by a razor-thin margin, met with President-elect Trump on Thursday. transition team about a possible position as FBI director in the second administration of the former and future president, known sources tell Fox News.

The meeting took place at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

Rogers worked as a special agent in the FBI’s Chicago office and chaired the House Intelligence Committee during the last four years of his decade-long tenure in Congress. He was interviewed in 2017 during Trump’s first administration as FBI director. after James Comey was fired.

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But Trump decided at the time to appoint Christopher Wray to the traditional ten-year term, leading the federal law enforcement agency.

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Trump has campaigned in part on cleaning house at the FBI during his 2024 bid for the White House, repeatedly claiming — without providing evidence — that the agency is chock full of politically motivated and corrupt executives. And while not as much as others, Wray has sometimes been the target of Trump’s criticism.

“Mike Rogers would make a lot of sense as President Trump’s FBI director. Mike’s years of service at the agency and his time as Chairman of House Intelligence make him highly qualified for the position, a position I am sure he would be honored to serve. to serve under this administration and help bring integrity back to the DOJ (Department of Justice),” a source familiar told Fox News.

Rogers, a familiar face on cable news networks, considered a bid to become the 2024 Republican presidential nominee in 2022 and 2024, making multiple stops in crucial early nominating states such as New Hampshire and Iowa before deciding against a White House run.

He launched his 2024 Senate run in battleground Michigan last September and received Trump’s endorsement early this year. He was narrowly defeated last week by Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.

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Another name floated in the media to possibly serve as FBI director in the second Trump administration is Kash Patel, the controversial aide and adviser who held positions at the National Security Council during the last two years of Trump’s first administration and the Ministry of Defense.