By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Christopher Wray’s nomination to FBI director.
Committee chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he was impressed with Trump’s pick and wanted to move swiftly.
The committee vote is scheduled for July 20.
If approved, Wray would replace James Comey, whom President Trump fired amid an investigation into Russian interference with the presidential election.
Democrats on the committee indicated they support Wray’s nomination, but it’s unclear whether they plan to delay the vote.
During his nomination hearing earlier this week, Wray pledged independence and said he would resign before succumbing to political pressure.
