FBI chief: China is the biggest threat to Trump’s second administration
In an ierview, the head of the FBI, poiing out that during his service, he was criticized by Democrats and Republicans due to the investigation of this institution, he considered the Chinese governme to be the “biggest threat” to the United States.
According to RCO News Agency, “Christopher Wray”, the head of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), stated in an ierview that the reason for his early retireme is that after facing the harsh criticism of the US Preside-elect Donald Trump, he did not wa the FBI to This is involved in coroversies.
His ierview was conducted with the CBS “60 Minutes” program, which was published in detail on Sunday evening.
Democrats and Republicans alike against the head of the FBI because of the investigations of this institution
The Axios News and analysis website reported by publishing this article: Trump chose Ray in 2017 for a 10-year term as the head of the FBI, but In rece years, Rai has criticized the US preside-elect and his close associates for freque issues with Trump and US Preside Joe Biden.
In this conversation, the head of the FBI stated that he was criticized by both Democrats and Republicans because of the investigation of this agency.
Describing the difficulties of his responsibility as the head of the FBI, he said: It is a difficult job. There is no avoiding angering differe people and sometimes very powerful people. But part of the very nature of the law is to make sure that the facts, the law, and the correct evidence drive the investigation, not who is in power or who was to be in power or not.
Describing his relationship with Trump as deteriorating after the FBI probed him and his team in 2020 for allegedly trying to change the outcome of the election, he said the job of someone investigating is “to follow eves to see where they lead and it doesn’t matter.” Who likes that.”
Christopher Wray’s ierview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” program
The vote came under fire after a 2022 search of Trump’s Maralago mansion during an investigation io Trump’s reteion of classified documes after his presidency ended. The investigation led to the filing of one of two cases against the preside-elect in federal criminal court, which was later dismissed.
In the ierview, Roy stated that the FBI was trying to follow the law in its investigation, and in his view, it did.
He also said he has had no ieraction with the Biden administration about the investigation io the former preside, and that, as far as he knows, no one else from the FBI has had coact with the White House about it.
The head of the FBI stated that during the seven and a half years that he has been the head of the FBI, he has come across people who usually claim to be independe and impartial, but when this ends in a result that they do not wa, the situation is differe.
China; America’s greatest long-term threat
In another part of this conversation, he stated that the Chinese governme’s targeting of the US’s vital and civilian infrastructure is the biggest threat that the future Trump administration is facing.
This senior official of the American governme, who is going to resign after the beginning of the presidency of Donald Trump, considered the Chinese governme to be the “biggest long-term threat” against the United States due to its “role in large-scale and governmeal cyber-attack programs.”
FBI Director Christopher Wray before a secret security meeting in the US Congress
He stated that Beijing could use these programs as a tool to target medical facilities, power grids, natural gas pipelines and telecommunications systems and other equipme and facilities.
The FBI director said he believes Beijing has been wiretapping high-ranking US officials so far, but would not confirm who China was spying on.
In this regard, Rai emphasized that the “most challenging type of terrorist threat” facing America is the promotion of extremism in cyber space by extremist groups.
He also said about the terrorist attack that happened in the New Orleans state of America on New Year’s Day that the suspect was influenced by extremist activities in cyberspace and ISIS.
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