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Wray confirmed by Senate to lead FBI after Comey firing

By Reuters
02 August 2017   |   12:00 pm
With a 92-5 vote in the U.S. Senate, former Justice Department lawyer Christopher Wray has been confirmed as the new FBI chief.

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