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Highlights of Confirmation Hearing for Christopher Wray to Lead F.B.I. (NYT) (Comments on Russia)
• Mr. Wray, a former federal prosecutor in President George W. Bush’s administration and a criminal defense lawyer, is facing questions about whether he will maintain the bureau’s independence and resist pressure from the White House.
• Mr. Wray said that the investigation into Russian election interference and possible links to Mr. Trump’s campaign was not a “witch hunt,” separating himself from Mr. Trump’s repeated assertion.
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Mr. Wray tried to sidestep questions about the investigation into Russian election interference by a special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, who was director of the F.B.I. from 2001 to 2013.
But Mr. Wray acknowledged that he did not agree with Mr. Trump’s repeatedly assertion that the investigation was a “witch hunt.”
“I do not consider Director Mueller to be on a witch hunt,” Mr. Wray said.
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More:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/us/politics/christopher-wray-fbi-confirmation-hearing.html?emc=edit_nn_20170712&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=67712298&te=1
