
FBI nominee Christopher Wray says Russia probe not witch hunt
Media playback is unsupported on your deviceDonald Trump's pick to lead the FBI has rejected the president's depiction of a probe into alleged Russian meddling in the US election as a witch hunt. "I do not consider Director Mueller to be on a witch hunt," Christopher Wray said about the former FBI director who is leading the special investigation.Mr Wray, 50, also told a Senate hearing he would quit if the president asked him to do anything illegal.The last FBI director, James Comey, was fired by the US president on 9 May.The US president earlier on Wednesday tweeted: "This is the greatest Witch Hunt in political history. Sad!"Mr Wray told the Senate panel on Wednesday: "Anybody who thinks that I would be pulling punches as FBI director sure doesn't know me well. "I will never allow the FB...