obama administration. they wrote that mr. wray, quote, as a judgment, the integrity, independence, experience and commitment to the rule of law to be an excellent fbi director, end of quote. and we also support from larry thompson who served as deputy attorney general, bush administration, he wrote that mr. wray s, quote, dedication to public service and our great country is deep, admirable, and unparalleled and he praised mr. wray as a strong quote, unquote, strong independent professional. these records will be included without objection. senator klobuchar. thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you very much, mr. wray. it is good to see your wife helen there and your kids as well. our daughters are friends. and i learned from nonfbi
have is not by creating new problems, but by trying to exploit and exacerbate existing problems. and american public distrust is one of the most valuable targets the russians have to try to divide us against ourselves. and you re being considered to lead an agency that is going to have to play a front line role in restoring that public trust. you have a big and high calling and many of us are grateful at your willingness to serve. mr. chairman, i ll reserve my questions for the next round. i might add before they get involved in our 18 and 20 elections they re going to be involved in the september elections in germany. chancellor merkel already knows that. before i go to senator klobuchar, in the record, letter of support for mr. wray from former d oj officials, the letter was signed by many former senior doj officials from across the political spectrum, include ing a number who worked in the