President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation Christopher Wray told a Senate panel on Wednesday that he will “never allow the FBI’s work to be driven by anything other than the facts.”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation Christopher Wray told a Senate panel on Wednesday that he will “never allow the FBI’s work to be driven by anything other than the facts.”
Wray, a former Justice Department lawyer under former President George W. Bush, was nominated by President Donald Trump to replace James Comey, who Trump fired in May amid a probe into potential ties between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia.
“If I am given the honor of leading this agency, I will never allow the FBI’s work to be driven by anything other than the facts, the law, and the impartial pursuit of justice. Period, ” Wray said in his opening statement during his confirmation hearing.
He said he would “lead an independent bureau that will make every American proud.”
