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Meet the candidates Trump is considering for FBI director

Veronika Bondarenko,Associated PressMay 16, 2017, 12:17 IST

Former FBI Director James Comey.Andrew Burton/Getty Images

After firing James Comey from his role as FBI Director, President Donald Trump told reporters he would fill the empty spot by the end of the week.

On Tuesday, May 9, Trump announced that Comey was terminated from his role as FBI director. As Comey had been in charge of overseeing the investigation into any potential ties between the administration and Russia, the abrupt move sparked outrage and comparisons to the events that led up to Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal.

Trump's team, and the president himself, offered conflicting explanations on why he let Comey go.

The new director will have the power to pick up - or drop - the current Russia investigation. Here are some of the candidates that Trump could pick to fill the spot.