« The idea that I’m biased against conservatives seems somewhat insane to me, given my own personal background, » said Wray, a Trump appointee.
FBI Director Christopher Wray has described a Republican congresswoman’s claim that he is biased against conservatives as « somewhat insane. »
Wray, a lifelong Republican and an appointee of former President Donald Trump, fielded questions from GOP Representative Harriet Hageman of Wyoming while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
House Republicans continue to accuse the federal government of « weaponizing » the justice system in the wake of Trump’s indictment on multiple federal felony charges related to his post-presidency retention of classified documents.
A number of pro-Trump Republicans have accused the FBI in particular of becoming more politicized under the stewardship of Wray, which began following his nomination by the ex-president in 2017.
Hageman argued that the justice system works to « persecute people based on their political beliefs » during her questioning of Wray on Wednesday, saying that he « personally worked to weaponize the FBI against conservatives.
