FBI's top lawyer, D Boente, ousted amid criticism role in Flynn investigation Wray is next.  They all going down Boente was asked to resign and two sources familiar with the decision said it came from high levels of the Justice Dept rather than directly from FBI Director Christopher Wray. FBI confirmed to NBC News that Boente did in fact resign on Friday. Fox News has recently criticized Boente's role in the investigation of Flynn, whose criminal charge was recently dropped by the Justice Depart based in part on the argument that his lies were not material to an underlying investigation. Boente signed one of the warrants renewing the FBI's authority to surveil Flynn. The warrants, known as FISA warrants, were renewed several times and had to be approved by a judge. Boente also said that material put into the public record about Flynn was not exculpatory for the former national security advisor. The memo undermines the Justice Department's latest position that material about Flynn was mishandled by prosecutors. Wray formally asked for Boente's resignation, but the decision to end his tenure at the FBI came from Attorney General William Barr's Justice Department, which oversees the FBI, according to two sources. A spokesman for the FBI said Boente announced on Friday his decision to retire, which will take effect June 30. "Few people have served so well in so many critical, high-level roles at the Department," Wray said in a statement. "Throughout his long and distinguished career as a public servant, Dana has demonstrated a selfless determination to ensure that justice is always served on behalf of our citizens." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fbi-s-top-lawyer-dana-boente-ousted-amid-fox-news-n1219721