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riversedge

(69,727 posts)
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 10:35 PM Dec 2019

FBI Director Wray Breaks With Barr, Backs DOJ IG's Findings On FBI Probe

Source: TPM





December 9, 2019 5:26 p.m.


FBI Director Christopher Wray affirmed Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on Monday that found the FBI did not improperly open its investigation into the Trump campaign and Russian election interference.


Wray told ABC News correspondent Pierre Thomas that one of the most important takeaways from the report is that he and his agency “fully accept its findings and recommendations.”

One of the other big takeaways, Wray said, was that “the inspector general did not find political bias or improper motivations impacting the opening of the investigation or the decision to use certain investigative tools during the investigations.”

“Including FISA?” Thomas asked.

“Including FISA,” the FBI director replied.

Wray’s acceptance of the report’s conclusions puts him at odds with Attorney General Bill Barr, who spun the report as proof the FBI’s investigation was launched “on the thinnest of suspicions” that were “insufficient to justify the steps taken.”
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Watch Wray below:

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fbi-director-wray-breaks-with-barr-backs-doj-igs-findings-on-fbi-probe



Rachel Maddow reported tonight
that under ordinary circumstance--Barr would resign. Recall it was Barr that claimed that Trump was being spied on !!--but this report said NO spying!!



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FBI Director Wray Breaks With Barr, Backs DOJ IG's Findings On FBI Probe (Original Post) riversedge Dec 2019 OP
If Barr won't resign voluntarily orangecrush Dec 2019 #1
Ideally, they would. riversedge Dec 2019 #4
Since he wont be convicted in the Senate by the Republicans perhaps the way to go cstanleytech Dec 2019 #6
Hang tough, Dir. Wray Leghorn21 Dec 2019 #2
Wray has been conspicuous by his reticence bucolic_frolic Dec 2019 #5
Will Wray be fired? AlexSFCA Dec 2019 #3
It's good that some people working for this administration have some integrity Flaleftist Dec 2019 #7
Or just getting out instead of licking his raunchy fat ass! Yay for Wray! KPN Dec 2019 #18
I thought they thought Wray was their man. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2019 #8
Small world tiptonic Dec 2019 #9
No shyte, sherlock. n/t MFGsunny Dec 2019 #10
eggscllent. what is fisa? thanks AllaN01Bear Dec 2019 #11
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court summer_in_TX Dec 2019 #14
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Quackers Dec 2019 #15
We have become immune to how fucking crazy that Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2019 #12
There are patriotic, honorable republicans. George II Dec 2019 #13
And all this time I thought John Mitchell was the Gold Standard of corrupt Attorney Generals. NBachers Dec 2019 #16
Barr to the ghost of John Mitchell, "Hold my beer." LudwigPastorius Dec 2019 #20
I LOVE FBI Investigation given name benld74 Dec 2019 #17
So, basically we have the DOJ and FBI at odds with each other. LudwigPastorius Dec 2019 #19
It would be so pleasing to see a warrant being executed by the FBI....... Historic NY Dec 2019 #21
Is our top law enforcement officer in OUR country duforsure Dec 2019 #22

cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
6. Since he wont be convicted in the Senate by the Republicans perhaps the way to go
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 10:55 PM
Dec 2019

after him would be via the various state bar associations he is a member of to get him disbarred?

bucolic_frolic

(42,676 posts)
5. Wray has been conspicuous by his reticence
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 10:49 PM
Dec 2019

I imagine being head of the FBI as one of the weightiest jobs in the whole world because the FBI is a standard.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
7. It's good that some people working for this administration have some integrity
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 11:13 PM
Dec 2019

and aren't getting on their knees to lick Trump's ass.

tiptonic

(765 posts)
9. Small world
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 11:44 PM
Dec 2019

Didn't Jeffry Epstein, work for Barrs father at some point ? Enough said. Small world isn't it.

summer_in_TX

(2,685 posts)
14. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:48 AM
Dec 2019

It's a federal court set up by the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to oversee law enforcement requests for surveillance warrants against foreign spies inside the United States. It's supposed to ensure U.S. citizens are not spied on without probable cause.

Quackers

(2,256 posts)
15. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:51 AM
Dec 2019

The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is a U.S. federal court established and authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to oversee requests for surveillance warrants against foreign spies inside the United States by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

LudwigPastorius

(8,944 posts)
19. So, basically we have the DOJ and FBI at odds with each other.
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 01:26 AM
Dec 2019

Trump not only negated his vow to defend the Constitution long ago, he is now willfully shattering the Executive branch of government into warring factions.

Trump: doing God's work (Trump's "God"...Putin, that is)

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
21. It would be so pleasing to see a warrant being executed by the FBI.......
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 03:13 AM
Dec 2019

Wray is pulling away from DOJ & Trump.

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
22. Is our top law enforcement officer in OUR country
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 07:59 AM
Dec 2019

Compromised by Putin and trump? Will he see prison ? Is he being forced to do this now? I think yes, yes, and yes. trump will be attacking FBI director Wray and the FBI very soon , and suggest it be eliminated, and a new agency to replace it , and with a name he wants, or like Putin has done in russia too. Barr will be held accountable for many crimes he's been involved in .

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