The US Senate has confirmed Christopher Wray to lead the FBI, replacing James Comey, who was abruptly fired by President Donald Trump amid the investigation into Russia meddling in last year’s presidential election.
The vote was 92-5 for Wray, a former high-ranking official in President George W Bush’s Justice Department who oversaw investigations into corporate fraud.
Wray, 50, inherits an FBI at a particularly challenging time given Trump’s ousting of Comey, who was admired within the bureau.
“This is a tough time to take this tough job,” Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, said during Senate debate on the nomination. “The previous FBI director, as we know, was fired because of the Russia investigation.
Wray has worked on white-collar crime and regulatory cases as a partner at the King & Spalding law firm. From May 2001 to May 2005, he held various high-ranking positions in the Justice Department, rising to the head of the criminal division in September 2003. He also served as principal associate deputy attorney general.
The former acting attorney general was fired. And we’ve had a slew of other firings throughout the government over the last few months.”
Wray won unanimous support from the Senate Judiciary Committee last month, with Republicans and Democrats.
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