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Trump to nominate former Justice Department official Christopher Wray as FBI director to replace Comey. President Trump said Wednesday he will nominate former Justice Department official Christopher Wray for FBI director, making the announcement via tweet. "I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI," Trump tweeted. "Details to follow." Wray would replace James Comey, whom Trump abruptly fired last month. Ref. USAToday.

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Confirmation hearing for FBI director nominee Chris Wray. FBI director nominee Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing Wednesday. Wray is President Trump's pick to succeed former FBI director James Comey, whom Trump fired amid the FBI's Russia investigation. Ref. USAToday.

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Senate confirms Christopher Wray as new FBI director. The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Christopher Wray as FBI director, nearly three months after President Trump fired former director James Comey. Senators voted 92-5 to confirm Wray, a former assistant attorney general, to a 10-year term. Unlike many of Trump's nominees, Wray has proved to be an uncontroversial choice. He will lead the FBI at a particularly turbulent time in its history, and he promised senators during his confirmation hearing that he will remain independent in the face of any political pressure from the White House. Ref. USAToday.