FBI/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/CHRIS WRAY: “President Donald Trump is tapping former Assistant Attorney General Chris Wray to serve as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the president said in a tweet Wednesday [6-7-17] morning.
Mr. Wray, a former senior Justice Department official who has since served as a white-collar defense lawyer, met with Mr. Trump late last month at the White House for an interview.
‘I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI,’ Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter . ‘Details to follow.’ Once officially nominated, Mr. Wray will need Senate confirmation.
The selection of Mr. Wray caps a month-long search that began in May after Mr. Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey. Mr. Trump’s pick comes one day before Mr. Comey is set to testify before a Senate panel, where he is expected to discuss the circumstances surrounding his firing.”
-Rebecca Ballhaus, “Trump Taps Former Assistant Attorney General as New FBI Chief,” The Wall Street Journal online, June 7, 2017 11:26am