When Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) asked FBI Director Christopher Wray about the attacks on his bureau, Wray responded by breaking with Trump and praising the integrity of the FBI.
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Trump's FBI Director defies Trump and praises the integrity of the FBI. https://t.co/v7f4aa3qlN pic.twitter.com/0sG1L73sdg
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 13, 2018
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Wray said, “I would say that my experience now six months in with the FBI has validated all my prior experiences with the FBI which is that it is the finest group of professionals and public servants I could hope to work for. Every day many, many, many, many times a day I’m confronted with unbelievable examples of integrity and professionalism and grit. You know, there are 37,000 people in the FBI who do unbelievable things all around the world, and although you would never know it from watching the news, we have more than two investigations. And most of them do a lot to keep Americans safe.”
Trump has tried to delegitimize the Russia investigation by attacking the FBI
How can FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the man in charge, along with leakin’ James Comey, of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33,000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700,000 for wife’s campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2017
NEW FBI TEXTS ARE BOMBSHELLS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 7, 2018
WOW, @foxandfrlends “Dossier is bogus. Clinton Campaign, DNC funded Dossier. FBI CANNOT (after all of this time) VERIFY CLAIMS IN DOSSIER OF RUSSIA/TRUMP COLLUSION. FBI TAINTED.†And they used this Crooked Hillary pile of garbage as the basis for going after the Trump Campaign!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 26, 2017
Trump’s own FBI director defied him and praised the FBI for having something that Trump will never possess. The FBI has integrity, which can never be taken away by a small man who is trying to save his own hide as the Russia investigation closes in on him.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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