WASHINGTON, // US president Donald Trump on Wednesday said he plans to nominate Christopher Wray, a former US assistant attorney general under President George W Bush now in private practice, to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow,” Mr Trump said on Twitter.
Mr Wray would succeed James Comey, whom Mr Trump fired last month amid mounting scrutiny of ties between his campaign and Russia.
Mr Comey is set to testify in a high-stakes Senate hearing on Thursday about his interactions with Trump.
Mr Wray works at the King & Spalding law firm. He represented New Jersey governor Chris Christie during the investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case.
Two of Mr Christie’s former aides were convicted of plotting to close bridge lanes to punish a Democratic mayor who would not endorse the Republican governor.
Mr Wray worked for the Justice Department under President George W Bush.
* Reuters and Bloomberg
