{"id":37472,"date":"2019-06-13T01:32:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T01:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=37472"},"modified":"2019-06-13T01:35:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T01:35:32","slug":"stand-firm-fbi-director-wray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=37472","title":{"rendered":"Stand firm, FBI director Wray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=FBI%20%23ChristopherWray%20%23Russianinterference%20%23POTUS&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wray.kpg_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-37003\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wray.kpg_-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wray.kpg_-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wray.kpg_.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I want to declare right here and right now my strong desire for FBI director Christopher Wray to stay where he is, in charge of the world&#8217;s premier law enforcement\/investigative agency.<\/p>\n<p>You see, Wray has just been undermined by the man who appointed him to his office, the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told ABC News&#8217;s George Stephanopoulos that he would accept information about a political foe presented to him by a foreign power, even a <em>hostile<\/em> foreign power, such as, oh, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Director Wray, though, has said specifically and categorically that any political candidate whose campaign receives such information must turn it over the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said when reminded of Wray&#8217;s view by Stephanopoulos that &#8220;The FBI director is wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There you have it. The president once again is refusing directly to back the wisdom cited by the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Do not go anywhere, Christopher Wray.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it likely will be a trying time for Wray as the 2020 presidential election gets into full swing. The Russians attacked our electoral system in 2016. Wray&#8217;s predecessor as FBI director, James Comey, began looking deeply into &#8220;The Russia Thing&#8221; and got fired by the president.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI needs a strong leader. Christopher Wray appears to be a grownup and a law enforcement and legal pro. I realize that an ethical professional would find it trying, indeed, to work in a government administration led by someone without an scintilla of ethical understanding.<\/p>\n<p>I just want to beseech Christopher Wray. The nation needs this man. <em>Badly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=FBI%20%23ChristopherWray%20%23Russianinterference%20%23POTUS&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to declare right here and right now my strong desire for FBI director Christopher Wray to stay where he is, in charge of the world&#8217;s premier law enforcement\/investigative agency. 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