{"id":1971161,"date":"2023-07-12T18:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T22:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-absolutely-not-protecting-biden-family-wray-says\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T18:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T22:04:10","slug":"fbi-absolutely-not-protecting-biden-family-wray-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-absolutely-not-protecting-biden-family-wray-says\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI denies protecting Biden family, says Wray."},"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%2Ffbi-absolutely-not-protecting-biden-family-wray-says%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=1971161&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 class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0712\/983191bd-3c9e-47b4-9ce9-bdd3f32d2c51\/audio.mp3?length=5420205&#038;duration=452\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray made a bold statement during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on July 12. He firmly denied any defense of President Joe Biden&#8217;s family, stating that his agency is &#8220;absolutely not&#8221; protecting them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This declaration comes after a month-long standoff between Wray and House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.). The dispute centered around a document alleging that Joe Biden, while serving as vice president, accepted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-docs-joe-biden-was-deeply-involved-with-selling-u-s-natural-gas-to-chinese-firm\/\" title=\"Whistleblower Docs: Joe Biden Was Deeply Involved With Selling U.S. Natural Gas to Chinese Firm\">multimillion-dollar bribe<\/a> from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-bans-new-entries-of-foreigners-after-virus-variant-arrives\/\" title=\"Japan bans new entries of foreigners after virus variant arrives\">foreign national<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eventually, Wray relented and allowed Republicans on the Oversight panel to view a redacted version of the document in a secure location. However, this standoff further strained the relationship between Wray and the Republican Party, who had already grown impatient with the FBI director over alleged agency abuses and accusations of protecting the Bidens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the hearing, Wray faced tough questioning from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a vocal critic of the FBI. Gaetz brought up a message allegedly sent by Hunter Biden to a Chinese businessman, in which he demanded payment and threatened to use Joe Biden&#8217;s influence if the payment was not received. Gaetz suggested that this exchange resembled a shakedown and asked Wray for his opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wray refused to comment directly on the matter, leading Gaetz to accuse him of being uncurious and protecting the Bidens. Wray vehemently denied these allegations, stating that the FBI has no interest in protecting anyone politically.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charges of FBI Politicization<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wray&#8217;s conduct has come under scrutiny from Republicans who believe that the agency has been weaponized against conservatives. However, Wray strongly disagreed with this characterization, emphasizing his own personal background as a registered Republican.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The scrutiny on the Biden family&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">foreign business dealings<\/a> has been ongoing, and it intensified when Rep. Harriet Hagemam (R-Wyo.) and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) revealed the existence of a whistleblower disclosure. This disclosure described an alleged criminal scheme involving Joe Biden and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-absolutely-not-protecting-biden-family-wray-says\/\" title=\"FBI denies protecting Biden family, says Wray.\">foreign national exchanging money<\/a> for policy decisions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Republicans accused Wray of stonewalling their investigation into this document and not doing enough to authenticate Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop, which contained allegations of various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">crimes involving<\/a> then-candidate Biden. The FBI&#8217;s raid on a home also fueled charges of politicization.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>month-long dispute regarding the FBI&#8217;s alleged defense of President Biden&#8217;s family. Director Wray firmly denied these claims during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on July 12. 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