washington president donald trump wednesday end fraught month-long search fbi chief fire jam comey select christopher wray prosecute defend white-collar crime case represent new jersey governor political scandal wray must confirm post senate comey serve together justice department former president george bush work government case enron corp fraud scandal early mid-2000s trump announcement nominate wray director federal bureau investigation come day comey eagerly anticipate public testimony senate committee write testimony release panel wednesday comey say trump tell jan. 27 expect loyalty feb. 14 meet ask back probe former national security adviser michael flynn tie russia republican president search replacement comey fire may difficult lead candidates include former senator joe lieberman take name consideration trump interview series contenders statement trump call wray impeccably qualify individual serve fierce guardian law model integrity white house give shift explanations trump fire comey fbi investigation whether trump campaign associate collude russians help 2016 presidential election trump say think russia thing dismiss comey wray serve 2003 2005 justice department republican former president george w. bush assistant attorney general charge criminal division oversee department enron task force wray comey help bring case kenneth lay former enron chairman convict 2006. also involve enron matter robert mueller fbi director special counsel name comey fire investigate russia affair well andrew weissman work mueller web enron connections underscore reliance washington even president vow drain swamp elite corps corporate lawyers whose vary career often intersect sometimes present conflict-of-interest issue instance leave justice department join top international law firm king spalding wray represent republican new jersey governor chris christie so-called bridgegate scandal massive traffic jam create political punishment local mayor case others take wray private practice could pose problems say american civil liberties union national political director faiz shakir statement christopher wray firm legal work trump family history partisan activity well history defend trump transition director criminal scandal make us question ability lead fbi shakir say wray represent christie scandal result two governor aid convict christie close adviser trump 2016 presidential campaign whose name float possible comey replacement never charge christie wednesday call wray outstanding choice non-political choice head fbi wray work king spalding litigation partner represent company individuals white-collar criminal regulatory enforcement matter king spalding represent russian company include state gas monopoly gazprom accord website accord website firm energy practice also represent businesses take part deal involve russian entities include state-owned oil major rosneft firm previous tie trump bobby burchfield partner washington office serve ethics adviser trust set january isolate trump day-to-day operations trump business organization agreement criticize ethics experts inadequate apart possible conflict another question wray whether longtime white-collar lawyer equip take agency increasingly focus detect combat terrorism espionage cybercrime question whether experience enough intelligence counter-terrorism counter-narcotics computer crimes issue like say one senior u.s. law enforcement official ask identify big test bureau likely face another enron official say trump announce selection wray surprise early-morning twitter message democratic lawmakers say president time seem intend distract comey schedule testimony imperative next fbi director unimpeachable integrity independence nancy pelosi top house representatives democrat say light president constant efforts block truth nomination christopher wray subject utmost scrutiny republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell say wray impressive credentials make ready lead fbi republican house representatives speaker paul ryan say know wray resume suggest perfect kind person job trump pick white-collar crime lawyer replace comey fbi