Here's How Elise Stefanik Turned the FBI Director Into a Stammering Mess
Spencer Brown
March 09, 2023 2:00 PM
On Thursday morning, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) held a hearing featuring FBI Director Christopher Wray, among other representatives from the Biden administration, to learn about threats to U.S. National Security. But when it came time for Wray to answer questions from House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the FBI director suddenly found himself at a loss for words.
Noting that another House subcommittee had made some 50 different requests for information and documents related to the FBI's operations, Stefanik explained that to date, the FBI had still not complied with those long-outstanding requests. "The FBI is accountable to Congress, and by extension the American people," Stefanik reminded Wray, adding that responding to such standard oversight requests are the "bare minimum" the FBI is expected to do.
Stefanik also noted that the FBI had not made a witness available to another House committee on Thursday, apparently because Wray was appearing before HPSCI, and asked Wray to "commit to sending a witness before the next hearing." That's where Wray clammed up.
"We're happy to work with you," Wray said, avoiding a firm commitment.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/03/09/the-fbi-director-really-doesnt-want-to-answer-elise-stefaniks-questions-n2620422
