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FBI Nominee Wray ethics agreement released ahead of nomination hearing

According to Office of Government Ethics documents released Monday, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, Christopher Wray, provided legal services to several major corporations including Johnson & Johnson and Chevron, in addition to his extensive legal work at an international law firm. The ethics and financial disclosure documents also show Wray made $9.24 million as part of his annual partnership share at King & Spalding.

Wray is slated to go before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday for his confirmation hearing, he will have to step down from his firm for a year unless he obtains a waiver.

Lee Lofthus, a top Justice Department official, wrote to the Office of Government Ethics in Wray’s ethics agreement June 29. “For a period of one year after his resignation, he also will not participate personally and substantially in any particular matter involving specific parties in which he knows the firm is a party or represents a party unless he is first authorized to participate”.

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