Skip to main content

Headline Roundup June 7th, 2017

Trump Taps Christopher Wray to Head FBI

Summary from the AllSides News Team

President Donald Trump will nominate Christopher Wray as the next director of the FBI, he announced on Twitter on Wednesday, the day before ousted FBI Director James Comey is due to testify at a high-stakes Senate hearing.

Featured Coverage of this Story

Trump to Name Former Justice Official as FBI Director
Trump to Name Former Justice Official as FBI Director

New York Times (News)

News

President Trump said Wednesday that he had selected the former federal prosecutor Christopher Wray, now a Washington-based criminal defense lawyer who recently represented Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey in the so-called Bridgegate scandal, to be his new F.B.I. director.

Open on New York Times (News)
Trump Goes Trolling: Announces Nominee for FBI Director Before Comey Testifies
Trump Goes Trolling: Announces Nominee for FBI Director Before Comey Testifies

Breitbart News

News

Wray served as the Associate Deputy Attorney General in former President George W. Bushโ€™s administration and was promoted to the assistant attorney general for the criminal division, before he left to work in the private sector as a partner at the Washington law firm King & Spalding.

Open on Breitbart News
Trump taps Christopher Wray to head FBI
Trump taps Christopher Wray to head FBI

Politico

News

Wray served as an assistant attorney general from 2003 to 2005 and acted as Chris Christieโ€™s personal attorney during the Bridgegate scandal.

Open on Politico

More headline roundups

More News about Defense and Security on AllSides

News from the Left

News from the Center

News from the Right