Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz raised concerns to FBI Director Chris Wray about the Bureau’s and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) handling of the Hunter Biden investigation during a congressional hearing on Tuesday.
Lawmakers have accused the DOJ and FBI of political bias in carrying out the ongoing Biden family probe. Cruz told Wray that he was failing to properly perform his role in the investigation and accused him of “hiding” behind DOJ Attorney General Merrick Garland while evading questions, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday.
“Director Wray, you and I have gone round and round on this, because I understand, anytime you’re asked about this, the answer is, ‘It’s an ongoing investigation’ – of course, the investigation isn’t ongoing,” Cruz told Wray. “You’re not doing the work, you’ve got whistleblowers pointing out that you’re not doing the work, and you are hiding behind the skirts of the attorney general.”
Cruz then referred Wray to comments made by Garland in a previous Senate hearing, in which Garland claimed to not have been involved with the ongoing Biden family investigation. Cruz pointed out that whistleblowers have alleged Garland lied under oath, then asked Wray whether he agreed.
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