Wray Defends FBI After Scathing Report

on May 24, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 24: FBI Director Christopher Wray arrives to brief members of the so-called 'Gang of Eight' at the U.S. Capitol May 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan group of senators requested a brief... WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 24: FBI Director Christopher Wray arrives to brief members of the so-called 'Gang of Eight' at the U.S. Capitol May 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan group of senators requested a briefing from Coats, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray and other intelligence officials about the FBI's use of a confidential intelligence source in the Russia investigation. The "Gang of Eight" consists of the top Republican and Democratic members of the House and Senate intelligence committee as well as congressional leaders from both parties. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) MORE LESS

FBI Director Christopher Wray is defending the FBI in response to a scathing inspector general report that heavily criticized the actions of his predecessor in the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

Wray says the report only addresses a specific set of facts and the actions of a handful of officials. He says “nothing” in the report “impugns” the integrity of the FBI workforce as a whole.

Wray also says the report found “errors in judgment” and policy violations, but it found no evidence of political bias or improper consideration “actually impacting the investigations under review.”

The report released Thursday criticizes former FBI Director James Comey, calling him “insubordinate” and saying he broke with longstanding policy. It also criticizes the politically charged texts of a handful of agents.

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  1. Will there be any consequences, such as nullifying this abomination of an election? Well, we wouldn’t want to upset the Apple cart, would we?

    This needs to be addressed as the crisis it is. The wrong president is in office, and the wrong cabinet, the wrong Supreme Court Justice, and every single Executive Action should be nullified. We are either serious about our democracy or we are not.

  2. You don’t have to be paranoid to believe that a conspiracy to steal this election happened right under our noses. Rs will continue to push the DOJ to weaken Democrats, and that’s going to happen if it does right under our noses again. Tuesday, November 6. We can undo this corrupt House.

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