FOX News: Split with Barr? FBI Director Wray says surveillance not the same as ‘spying’
FBI Director Christopher Wray, testifying to Congress Tuesday, said that he would not describe the bureau's traditional surveillance as “spying” -- indicating a possible split with Attorney General William Barr on his controversial use of the term to describe intelligence-gathering during the Russia probe.
“That’s not the term I would use,” Wray told lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee when asked if FBI agents engage in "spying" when they follow FBI policies and procedures. “Lots of people have different colloquial phrases. I believe that the FBI is engaged in investigative activity, and part of investigative activity includes surveillance activity of different shapes and sizes, and to me the key question is making sure that it's done by the book, consistent with our lawful authorities.”
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WNU Editor: This is what I call classic Orwellian double-speak. It also contradicts what former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is saying .... James Clapper admits FBI's actions 'meet the dictionary definition' of 'spying' (Washington Examiner). What is also troubling is that with his mind already made up, how can he then do a proper job with this .... FBI Director Wray: I Am Working With Attorney General Barr To "Get To The Bottom" Of Origin Of 2016 Trump Investigation (RCP).
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FBI chief Wray refutes Barr, says no 'spying' on Trump campaign -- NBC
F.B.I. Director Defends Bureau Against Spying Accusations: ‘That’s Not the Term I Would Use’ -- The New York Times
Trump’s FBI Director Disputes Charges of ‘Spying’ During 2016 Race -- Bloomberg
FBI director says he wouldn't use 'spying' to describe investigations -- The Hill
FBI's Wray: Spying is 'not the term I would use' to describe Trump campaign probe -- Politico
