The hearing comes as some within the party are pushing to slash the FBI’s budget, including going after Wray’s salary directly.
FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared for the first time this year before the House Judiciary Committee, a panel that includes some of his biggest Republican antagonists. | Francis Chung/POLITICOHouse Republicans teed off on FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday as the party’s long-simmering angst over the law enforcement agency spilled into public view.
The hearing didn’t just shine a spotlight on the tensions between Republicans and Wray but further exposed looming divisions between the FBI director and Democrats on a soon-to-expire controversial surveillance program. — who noted he doesn’t support defunding the FBI or cutting Wray’s salary — quipped to the director: “According to Wikipedia, you’re still a registered Republican. I hope you don’t change your party affiliation after this hearing is over.
The question sparked pushback from Wray, who said: “Absolutely not. The FBI has no interest in protecting anyone politically.” And while Wray stressed he did not want to weigh in on an ongoing investigation, he offered a veiled criticism of the former president’s handling of classified documents under questioning from Rep.“I will say that there are specific rules about where to store classified information and that those need to be stored in a SCIF, … and in my experience, ballrooms, bathrooms and bedrooms are not SCIFs,” Wray said.
“I will say that this notion that somehow the violence at the Capitol on January 6 was part of some operation orchestrated by FBI sources and agents is ludicrous and is a disservice to our brave, hardworking men and women,” Wray said.Though the hearing was stacked with largely partisan moments, it also emphasized the bipartisan committee support for reforming the warrantless surveillance program known on the Hill as Section 702 ahead of an end-of-the-year deadline for reauthorization.
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