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President Trump Announces His Pick For FBI Director Is Christopher Wray

Wray, a former assistant attorney general, represented Chris Christie in the Bridgegate scandal. 
President Trump Announces His Pick For FBI Director Is Christopher Wray
Mark Wilson
By Madeline Farber · Updated October 26, 2020
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This article originally appeared on Time. 

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In a tweet early Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump announced he has picked Christopher A. Wray, a former assistant attorney general, to be the new Director of the FBI.

The pick, which still needs approval by the Senate, comes after the White House said Trump was interviewing two FBI candidates in late May, one of whom was Wray, according to the New York Times. Wray is a former assistant attorney general who oversaw the criminal division under President George W. Bush, according to the Times. Wray also represented Gov. Chris Christie in the Bridgegate scandal, according to NJ.com.

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

Wray will replace James Comey, the former FBI Director Trump fired in early May. Comey was a top official who lead a criminal investigation into whether or not Trump’s advisers colluded with the Russians to sway the results of the 2016 presidential election.