Trump’s FBI Director Disputes Charges of ‘Spying’ During 2016 Race
- Legitimate ‘surveillance activity’ was undertaken, Wray says
- Attorney General Barr said he will have team assess charges
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FBI Director Christopher Wray pushed back on accusations his agency improperly spied on Donald Trump’s campaign, a charge that Attorney General William Barr said he is reviewing during a contentious Senate hearing last week.
“That’s not the term I would use,” Wray said Tuesday in testimony to a Senate Appropriations panel, when asked about whether there there was spying. “I believe the FBI is engaged in investigative activity and part of investigative activity includes surveillance activity.”