Washington June 7 (IANS) President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he plans to nominate Christopher A. Wray a former US Assistant Attorney General under President George W. Bush to be the next FBI director.
Wray currently a litigation partner at DC-based law firm King & Spalding would replace acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe who took over when James Comey was fired by Trump in May Fox News reported.
I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray a man of impeccable credentials to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow Trump tweeted.
The announcement comes ahead of a Senate hearing where McCabe among others was set to testify. Fired Federal Bureau of Investigation boss James Comey also was set to testify before a Senate committee on Thursday.
Wray will need Senate confirmation to take over as the FBI chief. Wray headed the Justice Department s criminal division from 2003 to 2005 under Bush.
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Trump to nominate former Assistant AG as FBI head
