Assistant U.S. Attorney General Christopher Wray at a news conference at the Justice Department in 2003 – PHOTO: MOLLY RILEY/REUTERS
Trump Taps Former Assistant Attorney General as New FBI Chief
Christopher Wray has been serving as a white-collar defense lawyer since leaving the Justice Department
Wall Street Journal
by Rebecca Ballhaus
6/7/2017
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President Donald Trump is tapping former Assistant Attorney General Chris Wray to serve as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the president said in a tweet Wednesday morning.
Mr. Wray, a former senior Justice Department official who has since served as a white-collar defense lawyer, met with Mr. Trump late last month at the White House for an interview.
“I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI,” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter. “Details to follow.” Once officially nominated, Mr. Wray will need Senate confirmation.
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Breaking: Trump Names FBI Director Nominee
FORMER ASSISTANT AG, CRIMINAL DIVISION, AT DOJ
The Post & Email
by Sharon Rondeau
6/7/2017
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(Jun. 7, 2017) — At approximately 7:45 AM EDT, President Donald Trump tweeted, “I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow.”
To The Post & Email’s knowledge, Wray’s name had not come up in news reports which mentioned possible replacements for James B. Comey, who Trump fired on May 9.
Directly after Trump’s announcement, NPR reported that Wray “worked in the Justice Department during President George W. Bush’s administration.”
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