First appearance of Fox: Amid allegations of politicization within the FBI, FBI Director Christopher Wray will defend the FBI’s work in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning, Fox News Digital reports.
Wray is scheduled to appear before a panel overseeing the FBI and the Department of Justice at 10 a.m. Wednesday as part of a supervisory hearing.
An FBI spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Wray is expected to focus his remarks on “the FBI’s excellent work in protecting the American people and the professionalism, patriotism and dedication of FBI employees to their public service.” said there is.
He is also expected to discuss the “breadth and impact” of the work done by the agency’s more than 38,000 employees every day. Because “the work men and women in the FBI are doing to protect the American people is far more than the work of one or two men,” a study that seems to capture every headline. ”
House Republican request, transcribed interviews from Prosecutor Hunter Biden, Justice Department, IRS and Secret Intelligence Service officials
FBI Director Christopher Wray will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, July 12 at 10 a.m. amid allegations that the FBI is operating in political bias. (AP Photo/Carolyn Custer)
According to prepared testimony obtained by Fox News Digital, Mr. Wray spoke about what the FBI has been doing to combat violent crime, arresting more than 20,000 violent criminals and child predators, and “average About 60 bad guys have been arrested by the police over the years.” Every day, every day. ”
Mr. Ray is also expected to highlight “the pursuit of cartels that exploit our southern borders to smuggle fentanyl and other dangerous drugs into communities across the country.”
He said the FBI has “well over 300 investigations into cartel leaders” and is working with partners to stop drugs from reaching “destinations” across the United States. It seems to say that there are
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In the prepared testimony, Mr. Lei accused the FBI of the Chinese government’s efforts to “steal our most precious secrets, steal our corporate ideas and innovations, and stifle free speech here in the United States.” It is also indicated that they will discuss “thousands of active investigations” that are being conducted. state. ”
“And that just scratches the surface. FBI men and women work tirelessly every day to protect the American people from an alarming number of threats,” Wray will testify.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has spearheaded a number of FBI-led investigations since assuming leadership of the committee earlier this year. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The director is expected to face tough questioning from members of the House Judiciary Committee as he faces allegations that the FBI operates within political bias.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R, Ohio, Ohio) has stepped up leadership of the committee after a whistleblower came forward accusing the department of politicization and political bias against conservatives. Since then, he has led numerous investigations led by the FBI.
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These whistleblowers accuse the FBI of targeting pro-life groups, Catholics, and parents attending school board meetings, accusing them of an internal campaign to “exaggerate” the threat of domestic terrorism. claimed to have been.
Jordanian and Republican lawmakers are expected to press Mr. Ray over allegations of abuse and retaliation against whistleblowers. The FBI denied the charges.
Jordan also said the FBI colluded with big tech social media companies to limit and block social media posts, particularly related to Hunter Biden’s laptop, ahead of the 2020 presidential election. rice field.
The FBI had the laptop at the time and knew it contained “credible” evidence as part of the Hunter Biden investigation.
Regarding the Hunter Biden investigation, lawmakers questioned how the FBI handled information contained in the critical FD-1023 form, citing criminal bribery schemes between then-Vice President Joe Biden and foreigners. I am seeking an answer from the FBI about Taka.
President Biden lashed out at reporters who asked him about allegations of corruption involving himself and his son, Hunter Biden. (AP Photo/Patrick Semanski)
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The House Oversight Committee summoned the FBI to submit the document to Congress for review, but the FBI did not respond. Instead, the FBI arranged for a redacted version of the document to be brought to the safety of the Capitol for review by members of the committee. Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R, Kentucky) threatened to detain Mr. Wray for contempt of Congress for failing to comply with the subpoena.
The documents in question detail allegations made by a top executive at Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings against a “highly credible” classified FBI source. The executive said he paid Joe Biden $5 million and Hunter Biden $5 million in exchange for influence over policy decisions.
The executive also claims he had 17 audio recordings of conversations between Hunter Biden and Joe Biden, which he kept as a sort of “insurance policy.”
Federal prosecutors and Hunter Biden investigative team investigators have been briefed on the FBI’s form, but members of both houses of Congress have questioned whether the FBI ever investigated the allegations.
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However, an FBI official told Fox News Digital, “Many of the issues the committee focuses on are centered around prosecutorial decisions that are made by the Department of Justice, not the FBI. there is,” he said.
Most recently, Jordan worked with the House Oversight Committee and the Ways and Means Committee to demand testimony from officials involved in the long-running federal investigation into Hunter Biden.
Jordan called on key FBI and Justice Department officials to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to transcribe interviews related to the investigation, but the whistleblowers claimed they were influenced by politics. ing. Those interviews are not yet scheduled.
Meanwhile, at the hearing, Jordan and Republicans are expected to highlight the results of Special Counsel John Durham’s long-running investigation into the origins of the FBI’s original Trump-Russia investigation, also known as “Crossfire Hurricane.” . The report exposes the fraudulent investigation into the Trump campaign and former President Trump, detailing many of the FBI’s mistakes in launching the counterintelligence investigation.
John Durham will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on June 20, 2023 after the release of the findings of the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation. (Screenshot/House Judiciary Committee)
Wray and current FBI officials emphasized that the Trump-Russia investigation was initiated under the direction of then-FBI Director James Comey. The FBI also said the conduct Durham investigated was the “cause” that Wray and the current leadership “have already implemented dozens of corrective actions that have been in place for some time.”
The FBI told Fox News Digital that “if these reforms had been implemented in 2016, the errors identified in the report could have been avoided,” adding that the Durham report states that “the FBI continues to work rigorously.” It emphasizes the importance of fulfilling the , objectivity, and professionalism are deserved and rightly expected of the American public. ”
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But committee aides said Republican lawmakers were unhappy with the FBI’s response and would pressure Wray to make more reforms within the agency.
Jordanian and Republican lawmakers are also expected to question Wray about the FBI’s decision to conduct an unprecedented classified records search at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence on August 8, 2022.
FBI agents raided Mar-a-Lago’s home on August 8, 2022, looking for classified documents suspected to have been improperly kept by former President Trump. (Reuters/Marco Bello)
Special Counsel Jack Smith has taken over the FBI and Justice Department investigations into alleged improper retention of classified records by President Trump. President Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 federal criminal charges arising from the investigation, including willful retention of defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and making false statements, but the former president has faced federal criminal charges. for the first time in US history.
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Wray will likely defer all questions to Smith’s office as the special counsel conducts an investigation into Trump’s classified records.
Meanwhile, lawmakers are expected to pursue Mr. Wray over the agency’s classified staffing program and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, particularly Section 702, which is scheduled to be repealed in December, and other issues.
