New FBI Director Christopher Wray in one of his first speeches encouraged officials to remember that they are subject to a system of checks and balances.

"We are a country built on checks and balances. The reality is nobody likes being checked and that’s often where the danger is," Wray told investigators with the federal government in Washington, according to Politico.

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"People are in such a hurry and you get — you start drinking your own Kool-Aid and are convinced that because your intentions, you think, are pure, whatever it is you want must be pure as well," he continued.

"I think that’s where, I think, things can go off the rails probably the most easily," he said.

Wray took the position this year, following President Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey.

His comments come one day after Trump took aim at Wray's predecessor Comey. Trump was responding to a recent revelation from the FBI that Comey began drafting his statement about Hillary Clinton's private email server use before the federal investigation was complete. He suggested the Justice Department is not doing enough on the topic.

...people not interviewed, including Clinton herself. Comey stated under oath that he didn't do this-obviously a fix? Where is Justice Dept? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2017

As it has turned out, James Comey lied and leaked and totally protected Hillary Clinton. He was the best thing that ever happened to her! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2017

Trump became the subject of controversy in May when he fired Comey, citing his mishandling of the federal probe into Clinton's email server.

However, during an interview with NBC News the president said that the Russia investigation was on his mind when he fired Comey. The former FBI director had been spearheading the probe into Russia's election meddling before his firing.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is currently probing ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.