'Let's see him do it': George Conway explains why Wray should have let Trump fire him

FBI Director Christopher Wray's announcement that he's vacating his position before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated next month set off a firestorm of criticism on social media. Now, one of Trump's most vocal critics is offering his reason for why he believes Wray's departure is so misguided.

In a Wednesday evening interview with MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid, conservative attorney George Conway (the former spouse of top Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway) began by saying he wished Wray hadn't preemptively surrendered to Trump. When Reid opined that Wray "clearly fears Trump," Conway agreed and said that he wished Wray would have "gotten fired" because it "would illustrate how extraordinary this situation is." He went on to contextualize the gravity of an incoming head of state firing the law enforcement official who once authorized a raid on his private residence.

"The president of the United States, who is a convicted criminal, who has been indicted on federal charges, is firing the FBI director for the stated reason that the FBI director conducted a search — based on probable cause found by a United States district judge — to search for stolen secret classified documents that he hid from the FBI and lied about!" Conway said. "And then, lo and behold, the documents were right where the search warrant said they were."

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Conway appeared to be referencing Trump's post to his Truth Social account on Wednesday in which he gloated about Wray's resignation as a "great day for America." He complained that Wray's FBI "illegally raided my home, without cause, worked diligently on illegally impeaching and indicting me, and has done everything else to interfere with the success and future of America."

According to the conservative lawyer, the president-elect's lingering grudge over Wray authorizing the 2022 FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago residence (after Trump refused multiple requests to turn over classified documents) reveals the real reason he wanted to replace Wray with a staunch loyalist.

"So, this seems, you know, this seems -- 'me, me, me,' it's all about Trump," he said. "Yes, he has the lawful power to fire the FBI director, but let's see him do it and let's have him explain that it was all about him and the fact that he committed a crime and got called out on it."

FBI directors are appointed to 10-year terms, and Wray's resignation comes more than two years before he was due to be replaced. Trump first appointed him in 2017, after his predecessor, James Comey, was fired in May of that year.

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Watch the video of Conway's remarks below, or by clicking this link.