December 22, 2017 HMM: FBI’s top lawyer said to be reassigned. . This WaPo story really builds him up in contrast to new FBI Director Christopher Wray, from which I conclude that this highly respected FBI lawyer was probably a major leaker to the Post, especially in light of this: “He was very close to former FBI director James B. Comey, who asked Baker to be his general counsel. They were colleagues at the Justice Department and when they were out of government at Bridgewater Associates, an in...