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US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump Nominates Ex-Justice Dept. Official to Head FBI

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 7, 2017 | World

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will nominate former Justice Department official Christopher Wray as director of the FBI. He made the announcement via Twitter, saying Wray is “a man of impeccable credentials.” There was no more...

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FBI Director James B. Comey. (Nicholas Kamm/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)

Former Attorney General: Trump Made the Right Call on Comey

by William Barr | May 16, 2017 | Opinion

Having served as both attorney general and deputy attorney general in the Justice Department, I had responsibility for supervising the FBI, working on virtually a daily basis with its senior leadership. From that experience I came to understand how fortunate we are as...

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FILE PHOTO: FBI Director James Comey is seen in a reflection as he testifies in a House Appropriations hearing on “World Wide Threats” on Capitol Hill in Washington February 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump to ‘Quickly’ Replace FBI Director Comey

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 13, 2017 | World

President Donald Trump said Saturday he would act quickly to appoint a new FBI director following his controversial dismissal earlier this week of James Comey — a move that was still reverberating around Washington. Trump’s administration — embroiled...

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Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 11, 2017. AFP

FBI Pledges to Continue Probe into Russian Meddling

by Heba El Koudsy | May 12, 2017 | World

Washington- Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe appeased on Thursday the Congress on the independence of the investigation into possible Russian meddling in the US elections, two days after President Donald Trump’s shock firing of James Comey. “There has been no effort...

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Former FBI Director James Comey walks at his home in McLean, Va., Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Comey Says will ‘be Fine’ as Officials Claim he Infuriated Trump over Senate Testimony Row

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 11, 2017 | World

Former FBI director James Comey said in a farewell letter to colleagues that he will “be fine,” CNN reported Wednesday, as White House officials said he had infuriated President Donald Trump with refusal to preview Senate testimony. Comey was abruptly dismissed...