Former Republican Gov. Chris Christie claimed Wednesday that Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee were “trying to raise money” for a campaign to ask tough questions of FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. hearing The title is “Federal Bureau of Investigation Surveillance”. During the hearing, he said he targeted protesting parents at a school board meeting, reported the presence of FBI officials in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, and conducted the August riot. He faced tough questions from Republican lawmakers on the committee. 8 Mar-a-Lago Raid. (Related: ‘Unacceptable’: Chris Christie attacks President Trump for calling special counsel a ‘crackhead’)
“What they were talking about today, and how the director made this point so many times, is all because when Jim Comey, Eric Holder, and Loretta Lynch were heads of the Justice Department, he It’s been around since before I took the job,” Christie told America Report co-host John Roberts during an interview.
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“He fired the entire Comey leadership team from the FBI, they’re all gone, and he’s put these reforms in place and is now doing extraordinary work,” Christie continued. “Is it all fixed? Of course it’s not all fixed. Jim Comey, Eric Holder, Loretta Lynch did a lot of damage to the Department of Justice and the FBI, and Chris Ray is now spending years on that.” We are solving the problem.”
Mr. Christie previously said at a CNN Town Hall in June that the Department of Justice denied that weapons had been used and that he would keep Mr. Wray in office. Christie has also repeatedly criticized former President Donald Trump, claiming he would spend his tenure “getting good grades” if he wins the 2024 election.
“What you saw today was a lively bellicose battle to defend the men and women who work under us every day, doing great work, protecting us from domestic terrorism, international terrorism, drug cartels and drug cartels. “I think he was a typical FBI director,” Christie said, “helping state and local law enforcement every day.”
“So yeah, I think Chris Ray did a very good job. “I will,” Christie continued. “It’s not that the FBI doesn’t have problems, it has problems, but I believe Chris is a man who can solve problems, and he’s already solved a lot of problems.”
Republicans Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio, Rep. Thomas Massey, Kentucky, and Rep. Matt Gates, Florida, who questioned Wray at the hearing, were requested for comment by the Daily Caller News Foundation. did not respond immediately.
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