the fbi director on defense. the lead starts right now. are you protecting the bidens? absolutely not. the fbi does not hold on. you won t answer the question. the fbi, christopher wray on the hill questioned by some of his harshest republican critic. calling for a culture shift at the fbi. and more promises for ukraine but president zelenskyy is not getting the thing he really wanted, entry into nato. why not? plus, taxpayer beware. it s not just uncle sam getting your data, the report out today on who else can see your most sensitive tax information. welcome to the lead i m jake tapper. we start with that explosive battle on capitol hill. republicans released a tsunami of accusations and attacks against the fbi and its trump-appointed director christopher wray accusing wray of weaponizing the bureau against conservatives, lambasting the bureau s participation in last year s search of trump s florida home. american speech is censored, parents are call t
happening now, president biden vows the united states skpland the nato allies will not waiver in their support of ukraine. their critical summit here in lithuania ending with a strong show of unity, despite unanswered questions about when ukraine will be invited to join the nato alliance. also tonight, president volodymyr zelenskyy, he returns to ukraine with new assurances from western allays and face to face commitment ifs r president bi biden, but zelenskyy leaves the summit without concrete security guarantees or a time line for nato membership. we re watching all of this unfold here in the situation room. what does it all mean for ukraine s defense against russia s brutal war, i ll ask the ukrainian ambassador to the united states who s joining us live this hour. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer in vilnius, lithuania, and you re in the situation room. we re live here in vilnius, the capital of lithuania, and t
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We are live here in the lithuanian capital city of vilnius, where nato leaders today gathered for a summit with the war in ukraine front and center on the agenda. back in washington, the fbi director christopher wray testified before the house judiciary committee where he took very hostile questions from republican members on a range of rather controversial issues. cnn s sara murray has the story. thank you, good morning, chairman jordan, ranking member nadler, members of the committee. reporter: fbi director chris f toe fer wray weighing in on some of the most hot button political investigations in testimony on capitol hill, critiquing former president donald trump s sloppy retention of classified do you means.
Their republican colleagues of holding today s hearing as part of an effort to protect donald trump. house republicans will attack the fbi for having had the audacity to treat donald trump like any other citizen. the stratgen is simple really. when in doubt chairman jordan investigates the investigators. the fbi dared to hold trump accountable so republicans must discredit the fbi at all costs. director wray also called accusations from some that the fbi was involved in the january 6th insurrection, quote, ludicrous. cnn s sara murray is digging into this contentious and confrontational hearing. thank you. good morning chairman jordan, ranking member nadler, members of the committee. reporter: fbi director christopher wray weighing in on some of the most hot button political investigations in testimony on capitol hill, critiquing former president donald trump s sloppy retention of classified documents.