Rep. Jim_Jordan accused FBI Director Christopher Wray of being responsible for exasperating issues with the federal agency.
"Well, this all happened under his watch," Wray said on Fox News on Wednesday."He's the guy who created the foreign influence task force. The foreign influence task force was cited in the federal court’s opinion involved in censoring American speech. This is the guy who presided over when they raided President Trump’s home 90 days before a mid-term election."Jordan referenced concerns about a January document about looking into"extremism" in the Catholic Church.
Jordan emphasized that the fact that Wray was appointed by then-President Donald Trump does not matter when it comes to Congress wanting answers from Wray about all of the concerns he outlined.Wray is set to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning, following the release of a report accusing the agency of using their resources for political purposes.
“The problems are at the headquarters; the problems are at the Washington field office,” Jordan said. “That is always been the concern, it’s here in D.C. where the problems are, and that is where our questions will be focused.”The House Judiciary Committee Chairman pushed to move the FBI headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama, urging an amendment to an appropriations bill that would strip funding from the FBI as outlined in a letter Tuesday.
“The speaker has been very clear that Republicans will not support money for new headquarters here in the D.C. area,” Jordan said, questioning why taxpayer money should be paying for new headquarters.
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