One retired veteran FBI official with extensive experience in counterintelligence said Wray is a respected figure within the bureau. In Wray, Trump has tapped a veteran of the war on terror and a star of the Republican legal establishment. Chris Christie in a criminal investigation examining the politically motivated closure of traffic lanes to create gridlock in the districts of his political opponents. As a lieutenant to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, Wray served in the Bush administration’s war on terror, which he has described as a punishing experience. “No corporate executive — not even the CEO — is above the law,” Wray said at the time.

Source: National Post June 08, 2017 19:18 UTC