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Trump taps Christopher Wray as Comey's replacement for FBI director post

I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials: Trump

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US President Donald Trump said the action was proof that his meeting with Persian Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was ‘already paying off’
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Last Updated : Jun 07 2017 | 6:25 PM IST
President Donald Trump announced today that he is tapping lawyer and former Justice Department official Christopher Wray to serve as his new FBI director, on the eve of critical testimony by the intelligence agency chief he ousted.

Wray, a litigation attorney with law firm King & Spalding in Washington and Atlanta, previously served as assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's Criminal Division from 2003 to 2005.

"I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow," Trump wrote on Twitter.

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First Published: Jun 07 2017 | 6:25 PM IST

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