Wray takes aim at GOP claims of FBI politicizationThe Hill
Washington, DC,
July 12, 2023
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BY ELLA LEE FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday navigated hours of questions about the credibility of the bureau, as House Judiciary Committee Republicans increasingly seek to pin the agency as politically biased. Wray, a Trump appointee, was at times aided by Democrats who sought to defend the bureau’s actions by highlighting wrongdoing by Trump or his associates. Still, the blurry fault lines facing the agency were on display as some Democrats attacked the FBI’s handling of the Trump investigation and its spy tools, while Wray got a rare thank you from a Republican for his work helming the agency. Republicans remained largely focused on a series of short-lived memos or prosecutions of conservatives they argue shows the agency unfairly targets the right. |