{"id":2389465,"date":"2025-01-12T23:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wray-defends-fbi-when-asked-about-patel-nomination-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T23:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:45:51","slug":"wray-defends-fbi-when-asked-about-patel-nomination-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wray-defends-fbi-when-asked-about-patel-nomination-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wray defends FBI when asked about Patel nomination &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fwray-defends-fbi-when-asked-about-patel-nomination-washington-examiner%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=2389465&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--><p>In a recent\u2062 segment\u2064 on &#8220;60 Minutes,&#8221; former FBI Director Christopher Wray\u2062 defended the FBI amid questions regarding the nomination of a candidate by President-elect Donald Trump. During the interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-10-takeaways-from-fbi-director-christopher-wrays-house-judiciary-testimony\/\" title=\"Key points from FBI Director Christopher Wray\u2019s House Judiciary Testimony\">wray addressed concerns<\/a> and clarified the FBI&#8217;s\u200d stance and operations, emphasizing their commitment to integrity and public service. The discussion highlighted the challenges and scrutiny \u2063faced by the Bureau, particularly in the context of political appointments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wray defends FBI when asked about Patel nomination<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1932032\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former FBI Director <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Christopher Wray<\/a> appeared for a segment on <em>60 Minutes<\/em> Sunday night, during which he was asked about President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s nominee for his former post, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kash Patel<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>CBS anchor Scott Pelley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/he-calls-you-a-government-gangster-60-minutes-presses-christopher-wray-on-whether-trump-pick-patel-will-turn-fbi-on-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"asked \">asked <\/a>Wray if he was &ldquo;concerned&rdquo; that the FBI could be turned against him due to Patel listing him as a member of the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-bidens-trump-proofing-plan-and-gops-war-with-walzs-service-record-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Biden\u2019s \u2018Trump-proofing\u2019 plan and GOP\u2019s war with Walz\u2019s service record - Washington Examiner\">deep state&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in his 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Government-Gangsters-State-Battle-Democracy\/dp\/1637588240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"book\">book<\/a> <em>Government Gangsters<\/em> and Patel&rsquo;s pledge to root out perceived corruption and retaliate against perceived enemies if he is confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Wray initially refused to answer the question, saying, &ldquo;You know, I&rsquo;m not gonna weigh in on specific people or their rhetoric. From where I sit, facts and the law drive investigations, not politics or partisan preferences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When Pelley pressed the former FBI director on Patel&rsquo;s labeling of him as &ldquo;corrupt,&rdquo; Wray drew on his background as a &ldquo;strict, by-the<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">-book law enforcement professional&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and offered a defense of the agency, rebutting claims of partisanship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can tell you that I have been my whole life, my whole adult life, a conservative Republican, more importantly, a strict, by-the-book law enforcement professional. I do take very seriously attacks against our people in the FBI. And I will tell you that the FBI that I see every single day is 38,000 career law enforcement professionals. Not one of them is a political appointee. Not one of &rsquo;em. And they tackle the job with a level of rigor, tenacity, and professionalism, and objectivity that I think is unparalleled. And I will tell you it&rsquo;s been the honor of a lifetime to serve with them,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>60 Minutes<\/em> interview with Wray comes one month after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3257659\/wray-announces-resignation-as-trump-plans-to-replace-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"resigned \">resigned<\/a> as FBI director, citing President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s plan to replace him. He served in the position for seven years after Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Christopher_Wray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"appointed \">appointed <\/a>him in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His potential replacement, meanwhile, is headed for a Senate confirmation hearing, the date of which has not been set.<\/p>\n<p>Patel is one of Trump&rsquo;s most controversial nominees. While Republicans generally seem behind him, he is set to meet fierce opposition from Democrats, including Sen. 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