President Trump tweeted Wednesday he plans to nominate Christopher A. Wray[1], the former assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's criminal division under President George W. Bush, to be the next FBI director.

Wray recently represented New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during the "Bridgegate" investigation into lane closures at the George Washington Bridge. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2003 and oversaw several high-profile investigations, from the Enron scandal to the Justice Department's response to terrorism in the wake of 9/11.

The announcement comes one day before former FBI Director James Comey, whom Trump fired last month, is set to testify in a bombshell hearing before the Senate.

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