FBI Director Defends Bureau's 'Brave Men And Women' After Trump Twitter Attack

FBI Director Chris Wray, who took over the bureau in August, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing on Thursday. Under questioning from House Judiciary Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Wray responded directly to Trump’s tweet, saying there was “no shortage of opinions out there.” He then described the FBI he knows: a bureau full of tens of thousands of “brave men and women” working hard to keep Americans “safe from harm” from threats like gang violence, child predators and terrorists. He spoke of being inspired by the recent graduates of FBI academy in Quantico, and of the response teams the FBI sends into harm’s way.