U.S. President Donald Trump1 tweeted Wednesday that he will nominate Christopher A. Wray, a former assistant attorney general, as the new chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation2 (FBI).
美国总统特朗普周三发推文表示,他将任命前助理司法部长克里斯多夫 A. 雷为FBI新局长。
"I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable
credentials3, to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow," Trump said.
The White House said in late May that Trump met with candidates for the FBI director post, including Wray.
If confirmed by Congress, Wray will be replacing former FBI Director James Comey, who has been continuously
embroiled4 in
controversies5 with his probes into Democratic presidential
nominee6 Hillary Clinton during last year's campaign and
investigations7 into
alleged8 collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Comey was
abruptly9 fired in May after Trump was said to have pressured Comey to suspend the investigation relating to Michael Flynn, the former national security
advisor10 who resigned after inappropriate connections with a Russian
diplomat11 came to light.
According to Wray's resume on the Department of Justice website, he was born in 1967 and served as assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal division under former U.S. President George W. Bush from 2003 to 2005.
Wray entered the private
sector12 after his
tenure13 ended in the Department of Justice.
Wray is viewed among U.S. officials as a safe choice as he lacks
partisan14 traits, despite having donated consistently to Republican candidates during elections.