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Monday, June 12, 2017

Trump's Pick For FBI Works For Law Firm that Represents Russian Oil Interests

USA Today has a piece up regarding Trump's pick to run the FBI, Christopher Wray. Check out this part.

The most troubling issue that Wray may face is the fact that his law firm — King & Spalding — represents Rosneft and Gazprom, two of Russia’s largest state-controlled oil companies. 

Rosneft was prominently mentioned in the now infamous 35-page dossier prepared by former British MI6 agent Christopher Steele. The dossier claims that the CEO of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, offered candidate Donald Trump, through Trump’s campaign advisor Carter Page, a 19% stake in the company in exchange for lifting U.S. sanctions on Russia. The dossier claims that the offer was made in July while Page was in Moscow.

Troubling indeed. Here are my questions:

Why did Trump pick him?

Did he work for Rosneft and Gazprom while his firm represented both of these entities? If so, how?

Wray has a lot to answer if he is going to become Trumps pick for the FBI.

1 comment:

Nikto said...

Wray has a long history of defending all kinds of corrupt businesses and politicians, not just Russian oil barons:

Wray’s bio at the firm’s site indicates he’s won the most accolades for his work on white collar crime cases, defending financial institutions and pharmaceutical companies facing scrutiny from the Justice Department. He has significant experience representing companies facing allegations that they bribed foreign government officials under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Wray is best known for representing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during the Bridgegate scandal.


There's just no way in hell that the Senate should approve a guy like this, given that we have a president like Trump.