The Judiciary Committee will come to order. And without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on oversight of the federal bureau of investigation. Ill begin by recognizing myself for an Opening Statement. Thank you, director wray, for appearing for the first time in front of this committee and thank you for your service to our country and your new position. There is much to discuss today, and we look forward to your answers. The president recently tweeted that the fbi is in tatters. While some will take umbrage with President Trumps assertion, it does appear to me that at the very least, the fbis reputation as an impartial, nonpolitical agency has been called into question recently. We cannot afford for the fbi, which has traditionally been dubbed the premier Law Enforcement agency in the world, to become tainted by politicization or the perception of a lack of evenhandedness. Questions regardin
Director wray also talked about comments made by President Trump on twitter about the work and reputation of the fbi. This House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing is four hours. The Judiciary Committee will come to order. And without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on oversight of the federal bureau of investigation. Ill begin by recognizing myself for an Opening Statement. Thank you, director wray, for appearing for the first time in front of this committee and thank you for your service to our country and your new position. There is much to discuss today, and we look forward to your answers. The president recently tweeted that the fbi is in tatters. While some will take umbrage with President Trumps assertion, it does appear to me that at the very least, the fbis reputation as an impartial, nonpolitical agency has been called into question recently. We cannot afford for the fbi, whic
The Judiciary Committee look on the order. The chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to todays hearing. I will begin by recognizing myself for an Opening Statement. Thank you, director wray, for appearing for your first time in front of this committee, and thank you for your service to our country and your new position. There is much to discuss today, and we look forward to your answers. The president recently tweeted that the fbi is in tatters. While some will take umbrage with President Trumps assertion, it does appear to me that, at the very least, the fbis reputation as an impartial, nonpolitical agency has been called into question recently. We cannot afford for the fbi, which has traditionally been dubbed the premier Law Enforcement agency in the world, to become tainted by politicization or the perception of a lack of evenhandedness. Questions regarding the fbis impartiality first came to light under the Obama Administration su
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