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| Trump nominates lawyer Christopher Wray to lead FBI | Trump nominates lawyer Christopher Wray to lead FBI |
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| US President Donald Trump says he is nominating lawyer Christopher Wray to become the new FBI director. | |
| The post has been empty for the past month after Mr Trump fired James Comey from the key law enforcement role. | |
| Mr Wray served under George W Bush as an assistant attorney general from 2003 to 2005. | Mr Wray served under George W Bush as an assistant attorney general from 2003 to 2005. |
| He was also a lawyer representing New Jersey Governor - and Trump ally - Chris Christie during the "Bridgegate" scandal. | He was also a lawyer representing New Jersey Governor - and Trump ally - Chris Christie during the "Bridgegate" scandal. |
| The appointment will have to be approved by the Senate. | |
| Mr Trump described Mr Wray as "a man of impeccable credentials" in a tweet on Wednesday. | Mr Trump described Mr Wray as "a man of impeccable credentials" in a tweet on Wednesday. |
| The Yale Law School graduate is currently a partner at King & Spalding law firm in its offices in Washington DC and Atlanta. | |
| While at the Department of Justice (DOJ), he headed the criminal division, overseeing major corporate fraud scandals, including the crisis at energy giant Enron. | |
| "Mr Wray was also integral to the DOJ's response to the 9/11 attacks and played a key role in the oversight of legal and operational actions in the continuing war on terrorism," says the King & Spalding website. | |
| The New York Times described him as a "safe, mainstream pick", after the president had said he might have opted to appoint a politician for the role. The post has historically been non-political. | |
| The announcement comes the day before Mr Comey is set to testify before the Senate intelligence committee. | |
| He is expected to be asked about private discussions with Mr Trump regarding the investigation into alleged links between the president's administration and Russia. | |
| Mr Comey will give a public testimony, which will be broadcast on TV and online, and he will also sensitive questions from senators in a private hearing. |