{"id":188225,"date":"2021-03-03T11:45:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T16:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=188225"},"modified":"2021-03-03T11:45:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T16:45:36","slug":"fbis-wray-slow-walking-probe-into-russia-hoax-due-to-durham-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbis-wray-slow-walking-probe-into-russia-hoax-due-to-durham-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI\u2019s Wray: Slow-walking probe into Russia hoax due to Durham probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbis-wray-slow-walking-probe-into-russia-hoax-due-to-durham-probe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=188225&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2380998\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2380998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Wray is condemning the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol as \u201cdomestic terrorism.\u201d (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:31 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, March 3, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>FBI Director Chris Wray admitted to slowing the investigation into origins of the Russia hoax, but insisted former U.S. attorney John Durham was to blame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we\u2019re cooperating fully with Mr. Durham\u2019s investigation, at his request, we have slowed that process down to allow his criminal investigation to proceed,\u201d explained the agency chief.<\/p>\n<p>Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday that the Obamagate probe had to proceed slowly because it had to go through the FBI\u2019s Office of Professional Responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>This comes despite Durham having resigned as U.S. attorney last month. Meanwhile, he has continued the probe of Russia hoax as a special counsel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2380999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2380999\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2380999 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AP21053719164523.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. John Kennedy, R-La speaks during a hearing for Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be Attorney General, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Demetrius Freeman\/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2380999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. John Kennedy, R-La speaks during a hearing for Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be Attorney General, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Demetrius Freeman\/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) attempted to get Wray to identify the cause behind the delay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the moment, that process is still underway in order to make sure that we\u2019re being appropriately sensitive to the criminal investigation,\u201d stated the Louisiana lawmaker. \u201cSo, you\u2019ve had had to hold up as a result of a criminal investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican senators have criticized the bureau for dragging their feet with regards to the potential prosecution of top Obama-era officials. They said those officials illegally spied on the 2016 Trump campaign and helped promote the Russia hoax for political purposes.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/democrats-call-for-end-of-filibuster-ignore-history-of-using-practice\/\">Democrats call for end of filibuster, ignore history of using practice<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. 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