FBI Director Christopher Wray will testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month, Fox News has confirmed. The hearing will bring Wray face-to-face with several Republican lawmakers who have accused him of politically weaponizing the FBI against churches, parents and political opponents of the Biden administration.
The hearing, scheduled for July 12, comes as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, subpoenaed Wray for information from him and his agency on various investigations and when the Republicans are calling for the FBI to investigate President Biden and the Biden family.
Wray also faces allegations of mishandling an investigation into President Biden’s son after the FBI revealed Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two tax violations and a weapons charge following a five-year investigation . Republican lawmakers criticized the “sweetheart” plea deal.
Details about what will be discussed at the July hearing were not immediately available.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on August 4, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Wray has faced increased attention from Capitol Hill after Republicans regained the House majority in November 2022.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., nearly held Wray in contempt of Congress for withholding a classified document alleging Biden was involved in a bribery scheme. A vote was called off after Wray agreed to show the full committee of nearly 50 lawmakers to review the document and some related files.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has subpoenaed Wray for information on the various FBI investigations. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
Some Senate Republicans have urged Wray to resign over his handling of the bureau and its alleged weaponization of the FBI.
“He should have resigned a long time ago,” Sen. Josh Hawley told Fox News.
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Ohio Republican Senator JD Vance agreed, telling Fox News: “Christopher Wray should absolutely resign. What has happened in the last four or five years is that the American people have seen that the FBI leadership is engaged in political hacking.”
Republican criticism of Wray has also dipped into the 2024 Republican presidential primary race, as several candidates have said they would fire Wray.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said last month he would fire FBI Director Christopher Wray, pictured here. (MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed last month to impeach Wray, saying the FBI and Justice Department have “lost their way” and allowed themselves to be “weaponized” against Americans.
“No, I would not keep Chris Wray as FBI director. There will be a new one on day one,” DeSantis told Fox News host Trey Gowdy during an appearance on “Fox News Tonight.”
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He added: “And I think the DOJ and the FBI have lost their way. I think they’ve been weaponized against Americans who think like you and me. And I think they’re becoming very partisan.”
“As president, you have a responsibility to be involved in holding these agencies accountable, removing people who aren’t doing the job and making sure they’re doing the people’s business and not abusing their authority.” , DeSantis said. he also said
Former Vice President Mike Pence also said he would fire the FBI director.
“The American people have lost confidence in the Department of Justice,” Pence told the New York Post. “And if I’m president of the United States, on day one, we’re going to clean house on the top floor of the Justice Department and bring in a whole new group of people.”
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During a town hall hosted by “Hannity” in South Carolina on Tuesday, Sen. Tim Scott, RS.C. called the Justice Department “weaponizing” and vowed to “fire” President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Wray if elected president.
“With your help,” Scott told Hannity, “we’re going to fire Joe Biden and then we’re going to fire Merrick Garland and we’re going to fire Christopher Wray.”
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., met with FBI officials to view classified documents that Comer demanded in his investigation into President Biden’s family on Monday June 5, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Scott continued, “And we’re going to restore trust and integrity in our Department of Justice. We can’t have them go after pro-life activists with a SWAT team. You can’t call parents who show up to a school board meeting terrorists. And you can’t, it’s unacceptable and un-American to arm the Justice Department against your political opponents. It’s just wrong.”
Criticism of Wray and the FBI rose again after special counsel John Durham released a report concluding his four-year investigation into former President Trump, his 2016 campaign and alleged ties to Russia.
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Durham concluded that DOJ authorities did not have sufficient evidence to open an investigation.
Jon Michael Raasch and Charles Creitz of Fox News contributed to this report.
