Trump nominates a new FBI Director candidate!

by The Right Scoop

Trump has finally announced his nomination to be the new FBI Director and it’s not Joe Liebermann:

Here’s more:

President Trump on Wednesday said he intended to nominate former assistant attorney general Christopher Wray to be the next FBI Director.

Wray, currently a litigation partner at King & Spalding, would replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, who took over when James Comey was fired by Trump in May.

“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.

Wray will need Senate confirmation to take over leading the bureau.

Trump met with Wray on May 30, with Wray emerging as a late contender for the FBI job.

Wray was nominated as assistant attorney general in charge of the DOJ’s criminal division in 2003 and served in that role until 2005. After he left the Justice Department, Wray returned to private practice, focusing on “white collar and internal investigations,” according to his DOJ biography.

During his time at DOJ, Wray became known for overseeing the Enron prosecution task force and playing a major role in the department’s post-9/11 response.

In private practice, Wray also served as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s lawyer during the “bridgegate” saga. Christie has been a close confidante of Trump’s, however, it’s unknown if the two discussed the pick.

“I have the utmost confidence in Chris,” Christie told NorthJersey.com last week. “He’s an outstanding lawyer. He has absolute integrity and honesty, and I think that the president certainly would not be making a mistake if he asked Chris Wray to be FBI director.”

And one more note:

Sounds like this guy is pretty good and shouldn’t have any problems getting confirmed in the Senate – unless of course he’s been to Russia a few times or something.


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