President Trump's choice to nominate an FBI director with ties to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) was reportedly meant to send a message to Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsRoy Moore sues Alabama over COVID-19 restrictions GOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs MORE.

The New York Post, citing a source close to the matter, reported that the president's selection of Christopher A. Wray was meant as a "warning shot" at Sessions.

“If Trump wanted Sessions out, he would have accepted his resignation,” the source said. “But I can’t imagine Sessions is pleased knowing a friend of Christie’s could soon be running the FBI.”

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Trump on Wednesday announced he would nominate Wray to serve as the new FBI director.

If confirmed, Wray would succeed James Comey, whom Trump fired last month amid heated tensions over his bureau’s investigation into Trump's campaign’s alleged ties to Russia, as well as Russia's attempt to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.