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    To the Point

    FBI director nominee vows independence in confirmation hearing

    Christopher Wray, nominated to head the FBI, told a Senate committee today he was not asked to pledge political "loyalty" to the president and that he never would.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 12, 2017 • 1 min read

    Christopher Wray, nominated to head the FBI, told a Senate committee today he was not asked to pledge political "loyalty" to the president and that he never would.

    John Bresnahan, who is following Wray's confirmation for Politico, says when several senators raised the issue of independence Wray repeatedly affirmed that his values are to the constitution and rule of law rather than loyalty to the president.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      John Bresnahan

      senior congressional reporter for Politico

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is Trump, Jr. email evidence of Russian collusion?
    1. 1:26FBI director nominee vows independence in confirmation hearingYou’re reading this
    2. 8:01Donald Trump, Jr. and the Russian emails
    3. 41:27Iceberg the size of Delaware breaks off Antarctic ice shelf
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