FBI Chief Wray Faces GOP Inquiry Over Personal Use of Official Jet

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House Republicans demanded Monday that FBI Director Christopher Wray come clean about his personal travel on an official FBI jet, citing The Post’s reporting that Wray cut short a Senate hearing earlier this month so he could head to the Adirondacks for some R&R.

No. 3 House Republican Elise Stefanik (R-NY), joined by the top Republicans on the House oversight and intelligence committees, asked Wray to hand over records about his personal use of the jet and reimburse taxpayers for any non-official travel.

“In light of a recent report by the New York Post that you left a Senate hearing early to fly on an FBI aircraft for a personal vacation, we have questions about whether you are properly reimbursing federal taxpayers for your personal travel aboard government aircraft,” Stefanik wrote to Wray.

Wray flew to Saranac Lake on Aug. 4 after insisting he had to leave a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing early to catch a flight — heading off questions about whistleblower claims that the FBI shielded first son Hunter Biden from investigations into his foreign business deals.

The Senate panel’s top Republican, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, tore into Wray at the hearing, saying that if he was using a government jet, he could reschedule its departure.

“Despite requests from Ranking Member Grassley, you refused to remain at the hearing for an additional 21 minutes for remaining members to finish asking their questions and conduct oversight of the FBI,” Stefanik wrote.

“You reportedly departed on the FBI’s Gulfstream 550 jet, an agency aircraft initially intended for counterterrorism use, to make the one hour and 12-minute journey to Saranac Lake,” she went on.

“Further, it has been reported that you made a similar personal trip on a government aircraft on June 2 and June 5, 2022. Although certain federal officials are permitted to use government aircraft for personal or political use, these expenses must be reimbursed.”

Republicans cannot currently compel Wray to produce documents, but will be able to do so if they retake control of Congress in the November midterm elections.

The letter from Stefanik and her co-signers — Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.), the top Republican on the Oversight Committee, and Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the top Republican on the Intelligence Committee — asks Wray to hand over any communications or documents related to his travel on official planes.

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FBI chief Wray faces GOP inquiry over personal use of official jet

House Republicans asked FBI Director Christopher Wray to hand over records about his personal use of the jet and reimburse taxpayers for any non-official travel.

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As long as he’s working for the democrats, he’s untouchable at the moment

 

[Turd Fergusen]

FBI chief Christopher Wray admits ditching hearing for vacay on bureau jet​

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher Wray confessed Thursday that he cut short his appearance at a Senate oversight hearing in August to take a break in the Adirondacks using the official FBI jet — confirming The Post’s initial scoop despite initially indicating it was a “business” obligation.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) tore into Wray at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing for his “indefensible” conduct and noted that Wray had implied to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) he had to leave as part of his official duties.

Wray’s hurried Aug. 4 departure — over Grassley’s protests — denied Republicans the chance to grill him over whistleblower allegations of a cover-up in the FBI’s investigation into first son Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings.

Hawley noted that three days after Wray bolted from the hearing, The Post’s Miranda Devine reported “that the reason that the hearing had to be cut short is because you were flying on a Gulfstream jet for a personal vacation in the Adirondacks.”

“Please tell me that’s not accurate,” Hawley told Wray.

Wray argued the hearing wasn’t cut short because “we had agreed beforehand on the time and length of it” before adding: “As to how I fly — I am required, not only permitted but required, to fly on an FBI plane wherever I go.”

“So you were going on vacation?” Hawley interjected.

“I was, yes,” Wray confessed.

“So you’ve left a statutorily required oversight hearing in order to go on a personal vacation in the Adirondacks?” Hawley followed up.

FBI chief Christopher Wray admits ditching hearing for vacay on bureau jet

FBI Director Christopher Wray confessed Thursday he left an August Senate oversight hearing to hike the Adirondacks.

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As the list of Democrat crimes roll in I think we'll discover that as offensive as this is, it's the least of their crimes...