Matt Gaetz and Christopher Wray have a testy exchange about the FBI
· 12.07.2023 · 20:08:41 ··· ··· Wednesday ·· 3 (3)
The Independent Rep Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and FBI Director Christopher Wray got into a testy exchange about trust in the FBI on Wednesday, 12 July.
Mr Wray appeared before the House Judiciary Committee as part of the committee’s oversight of the bureau.
Mr Gaetz criticised Mr Wray for his tenure leading the FBI, a law enforcement agency that was once revered by members of the GOP.
“People trusted the FBI more when J Edgar Hoover was running the place than when you are,” Mr Gaetz, a right-wing Republican on the committee, said in reference to the long-serving head of the FBI who also tracked figures like Martin Luther King Jr. “And the reason is because you don't give straight answers.”
Mr Wray responded by saying that more people from Mr Gaetz’s home state of Florida have applied to the bureau since his tenure.
“Respectfully congressman, in your home state of Florida, the number of people applying to come work for us and devote their lives working for us is over, up over 100 per cent,” he said.
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