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Wray, Trump’s New Pick for FBI Chief, Has Russian Ties, Too

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His law firm represents state-run oil giants Rosneft and Gazprom.

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President Trump’s new choice for FBI director, Christopher Wray, may have Russia ties of his own, according to a report in USA Today. Wray is a partner at King & Spalding, a law firm that reportedly represents Rosneft and Gazprom, two of Russia’s biggest state-controlled oil companies. Wray previously had a decades-long career as a federal prosecutor and high-level official in the Justice Department, with an enviable reputation.

Read it at USA Today