{"id":1968264,"date":"2023-07-10T06:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T10:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-unanswered-questions-ahead-of-fbi-director-wrays-testimony\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T06:12:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T10:12:22","slug":"seven-unanswered-questions-ahead-of-fbi-director-wrays-testimony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-unanswered-questions-ahead-of-fbi-director-wrays-testimony\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director Wray&#8217;s testimony: 7 lingering questions."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fseven-unanswered-questions-ahead-of-fbi-director-wrays-testimony%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=1968264&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--><h2>House Republicans to Grill FBI Director Chris Wray on Controversial Issues<\/h2>\n<p>House Republicans are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to question FBI Director Chris Wray about pressing matters that have been the subject of months-long investigations. Wray&#8217;s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will be his first public hearing since the release of findings by former special counsel John Durham, which exposed widespread misconduct within the FBI&#8217;s Russia investigation. Additionally, whistleblowers from both the IRS and FBI have come forward with allegations of preferential treatment given to Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<h3>Issues at Stake<\/h3>\n<p>Wray&#8217;s FBI has faced criticism for a range of issues, including political probes and infringements on religious liberty. As GOP lawmakers intensify their scrutiny, Wray will be under immense pressure to provide substantive answers to their questions. The bureau&#8217;s lack of action in addressing concerns about its work has only heightened the urgency for answers.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Questions for Wray<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Why did the FBI withhold the FD-1023 from Congress?<\/strong><\/li>\n<p>House Republicans fought for weeks to gain access to a document containing allegations against the Biden family. The FBI initially denied the document&#8217;s existence, but eventually allowed lawmakers to view a redacted version. Wray may face questions about why the FBI concealed the document and whether any investigation was conducted.<\/p>\n<li><strong>Why did the FBI&#8217;s Washington field office conduct the raid of Mar-a-Lago?<\/strong><\/li>\n<p>A former top FBI official revealed that FBI agents clashed with Justice Department officials over the raid of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s residence. Questions may arise about the decision to bypass the Miami field office and the potential politicization of the Washington office.<\/p>\n<li><strong>Why did the FBI limit the number of witnesses in the Hunter Biden investigation?<\/strong><\/li>\n<p>A veteran IRS investigator testified that the FBI sought to restrict the number of interviews conducted in the Hunter Biden tax case. Concerns about a conflict of interest involving the FBI case agent in Delaware may also be raised.<\/p>\n<li><strong>What has the FBI done to investigate attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-demonic-left-will-stop-at-nothing-including-destroying-the-supreme-court-to-kill-babies\/\" title=\"The Demonic Left Will Stop At Nothing \u2014 Including Destroying The Supreme Court \u2014 To Kill Babies\">anti-abortion centers<\/a> and churches?<\/strong><\/li>\n<p>Lawmakers may question the FBI&#8217;s allocation of resources in investigations related to abortion clinics and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laura-hollis-whats-behind-the-attacks-on-crisis-pregnancy-centers\/\" title=\"Laura Hollis: What's Behind the Attacks on Crisis Pregnancy Centers\">anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers<\/a>. Complaints about the lack of interest from the FBI in investigating attacks on these facilities may be addressed.<\/p>\n<li><strong>Are agents who worked on the Russia investigation still at the FBI?<\/strong><\/li>\n<p>Following the release of the Durham report, which criticized the FBI&#8217;s handling of the Russia inquiry, Wray may be asked about the status of agents involved in that investigation. Concerns about their involvement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-unanswered-questions-ahead-of-fbi-director-wrays-testimony\/\" title=\"FBI Director Wray's testimony: 7 lingering questions.\">current classified document retention case<\/a> may also be raised.<\/p>\n<li><strong>How closely has the FBI worked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">social media companies<\/a> to censor speech?<\/strong><\/li>\n<p>Recent revelations about the FBI&#8217;s collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a> to remove content have raised concerns about censorship. Wray may face questions about the extent of the bureau&#8217;s involvement in censoring speech.<\/p>\n<li><strong>Has Merrick Garland ever asked you to stand down on an investigative step?<\/strong><\/li>\n<p>Given Attorney General Merrick Garland&#8217;s controversial decisions, Wray may be asked about the frequency of Garland&#8217;s involvement in investigative decisions and their discussions on sensitive political investigations.<\/p>\n<\/ol>\n<p>House Judiciary Committee members will seize the opportunity to hold Wray accountable and seek answers to these critical questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans will seize the opportunity to question FBI Director Chris Wray, after months of seeking answers. Wray&#8217;s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will be his first public hearing since the release of findings on FBI misconduct in the Russia investigation by former special counsel John Durham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1968265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1968264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1968264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1968265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1968264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1968264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1968264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}