Trump Picks New FBI Head, Comey’s Opening Statement, and More
President Donald Trump has tapped former Justice Department official Christopher Wray, the lawyer who represented New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the Bridgegate scandal, to replace James Comey as the head of the FBI.
In fact, the announcement came a day before Comey will testify before a Senate committee; he is expected to describe his encounters with Trump in the weeks before his May 9 firing.
Trump announced Wray’s nomination in a tweet:
I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 7, 2017
Reactions to the nomination were mostly positive, as he’s a traditional choice for the job. Some had worried that Trump would try to politicize the bureau, judging by his previous picks of former and current politicians. Read the story from The AP.
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