NINE takeaways from FBI Director Chris Wray's testimony
Often avoiding direct answers, Wray deflected criticism of the bureau on everything from the Russia investigation to its treatment of anti-abortion activists.Here are some of the top takeaways from the hearing.With a deadline looming at the end of the year for Congress to reauthorize a key surveillance program, lawmakers from both parties peppered Wray with questions about recent abuses of the system.
Searching the database of those communications for information only about Americans, and with no evidence of a crime or reason to suspect foreign contacts, is a violation of the section 702 rules. Wray refused to comment on Auten’s status, although he did acknowledge that the FBI agent is still under a disciplinary review.“I can tell you that every employee that in any way touched the Crossfire Hurricane matter has been referred to our Office of Professional Responsibility,” Wray added, referring to the internal name the FBI gave to the Trump-Russia investigation.
Instead, Wray corrected her, noting that the FBI has actually seen a “significant uptick” in violence against “pro-life” centers. Wray defended the FBI’s conduct during a related episode that Republicans have cited as evidence of the bureau’s bias against conservatives. “As you may know, there is an ongoing investigation being led by the U.S. attorney in Delaware, Mr. [David] Weiss, appointed by President Trump in the last administration, that our Baltimore field office is working with,” Wray said.
Wray said a court filing in one Jan. 6 case could provide information about how many FBI sources were among the crowd during the riots, but he declined to provide specific information.
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