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FBI director says bureau is not investigating QAnon conspiracy ‘in its own right’
For the second time in as many days, FBI director Christopher Wray acknowledged he remains concerned about potential violence incited by QAnon but despite telling lawmakers that the conspiracy theory is something “we look at very seriously” when it is tied to a criminal act, he made clear the bureau is not investigating the online movement itself.
It was a distinction Wray was careful to highlight while testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, where he was again pressed on whether the FBI is investigating elements of QAnon and asked to explain the threat it poses given its connection to the US Capitol attack earlier this year.
Updated 5:35 PM ET, Thu April 15, 2021
Washington (CNN)For the second time in as many days, FBI director Christopher Wray acknowledged he remains concerned about potential violence incited by QAnon but despite telling lawmakers that the conspiracy theory is something we look at very seriously when it is tied to a criminal act, he made clear the bureau is not investigating the online movement itself.
It was a distinction Wray was careful to highlight while testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, where he was again pressed on whether the FBI is investigating elements of QAnon and asked to explain the threat it poses given its connection to the US Capitol attack earlier this year.
US will slowly lose tabs on Afghan groups, and China is pushing authoritarianism, intelligence officials tell senators
By Shane Harris Washington Post,Updated April 14, 2021, 2 hours ago
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WASHINGTON â The nationâs top intelligence and law enforcement officials testified before the Senate on Wednesday morning about a range of threats facing the United States, from a rising China to the origins of the virus that caused the coronavirus pandemic.
The annual hearing brings together the top leadership of the intelligence community for what often amounts to a tour of the worldâs tribulations. This year, officials faced questions from members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on President Bidenâs decision to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that drew the United States into the longest war in the nationâs history.
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Director Avril Haines of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), left, speaks with CIA Director William Burns before a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP) Asharq Al-Awsat
The Director of US National Intelligence Avril Haines has cited Iran s contribution to instability in the Middle East as she testified at a public congressional Worldwide Threats hearing.
Haines also told the Senate Intelligence Committee that China is an unparalleled priority.
She described China as increasingly a near-peer competitor challenging the United States in multiple arenas.