Posted on 12/11/2017 5:04:58 AM PST by reaganaut1
Christopher Wray was supposed to bring a new candor and credibility to the FBI after the James Comey debacle, but the country is still waiting. The director’s testimony Thursday to the House Judiciary Committee suggests he has joined the Justice Department effort to stop the public from learning about the bureau’s role in the 2016 election.
Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte invited Mr. Wray to answer the multiplying questions about the bureau’s 2016 political interference. This includes the role that the Steele dossier—opposition research financed by the Clinton campaign—played in the FBI’s decision to investigate the Trump presidential campaign. The committee also wants answers about reports that special counsel Robert Mueller demoted Peter Strzok, a lead FBI investigator in both the Trump and Hillary Clinton email investigations, after Mr. Strzok exchanged anti-Trump texts with his mistress, who also works at the FBI.
Mr. Wray spent five hours stonewalling. The director ducked every question about the FBI’s behavior by noting that the Justice Department Inspector General is investigating last year’s events.
Is Mr. Wray concerned that Mr. Strzok edited the FBI’s judgment of Mrs. Clinton’s handling of her emails to “extremely careless” from “grossly negligent” in a previous draft? The grossly negligent phrase might have put Mrs. Clinton in legal jeopardy, but Mr. Wray said he couldn’t answer because that is subject to the “outside, independent investigation.”
Is Mr. Wray taking steps to ensure his top ranks are free of political “taint”? He couldn’t say because of the “outside, independent” investigation.
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan noted that the only way for Congress to know if the FBI used the Steele dossier to obtain a warrant to spy on the Trump campaign is for the FBI to provide its application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
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That viper’s nest must be cleared out. If the director is impotent, replace him.
https://youtu.be/Gl3l6Bq6bMo
I know that’s a Rick Roll before I even open it |) <- that’s Stevie Wonder even seeing it coming.
It ain’t just the f-ing director at the fbi that is horse crap.
Lots there should go to prison.betcha not one does a moment in prison.
Some needs to be hanged like Comey.
Trump should make a speech to the nation demanding full compliance with any and all valid demands by Congress. Failure to comply will result in the Director’s firing. This order should apply to all employees in the FBI and the DOJ.
SMH
He was part of Bush’s good-ol-swamp. What did they expect?
Agree, I saw part of his testimony, he did not have much of an idea what was going on in his agency.
He looked like Sgt Shultz.
Fire Sessions and Wray. Swamp creatures.
Does anyone know how many in the FBI anti-Trump conspirators are Obama appointees, and how many came up though the ranks - career employees? I know two retired agents from church and both are very conservative and support the Trump agenda.
He looked like Schultz at his confirmation hearing.
I couldn’t believe he was confirmed.
Take a look at that hearing.
The key is ‘retired’.
SWAMP CREATURES: Christopher Wray Worked Under Comey on Enron Prosecution -Weissman Too
The article asks the question "Why don't President Trump simply order the DOJ/FBI to cooperate with Congress". Good question.
“This guy Wray was supposed to bring a new chapter of credibility to the FBI. BUT, he seems just as corrupt as the Comey crook....THE FBI SHOULD BE CLEANED OUT TOTALLY.....no one is above the law!!!!! “
How the hell did Trump create such a hugely successful business empire with such seemingly mediocre key personnel appointments?
“Trump should make a speech to the nation demanding full compliance with any and all valid demands by Congress. Failure to comply will result in the Director’s firing. This order should apply to all employees in the FBI and the DOJ.”
Makes you wonder why he hasn’t done this doesn’t it. Many, many, have called for it, yet he ignores.
I am concerned by Wray, however, that being said... He has a great point. If the IG report is coming, and it is what will pull the trigger on arresting corrupt operators then this is the heat he is going to take. You have to be a flippin cool operator to take the beating knowing people will understand at the end. I don’t know if that is who Wray is, however, it is the character of the man that nominated him... So i will wait to see.
What struck me was Wray’s apparent lack of knowledge and curiosity about the many scandals swirling around him. I say ‘apparent’ because I ain’t buying it.
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