FBI Director Christopher Wray in a speech Sunday said his top priority since assuming his post in August is to usher in "a sense of calm and stability" to the bureau, CNN reported.

"In a society sometimes fixated to a fault on results, I'm somebody who's a big believer in the importance of integrity of process, and that's part of how I am hoping to sort of steady the ship," the new FBI chief said in an address before police officials in Philadelphia.

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President Trump tapped Wray to take over the top position left vacant in June when the president controversially fired then-FBI director James Comey, who was at the time leading the bureau's investigation into Russian interference in last year's election.

Comey had come under fire for how he handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE's private email server.

While Wray did not directly mention his predecessor by name, he talked about sticking to the guidelines set forth by the agency, according to the report.