FBI Director Christopher Wray reaffirms that Russia continues to try to meddle in elections in the United States

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The FBI director, Christopher Wray, has reaffirmed in public statements what his peers in the intelligence community have said over the past three days about Russian intervention in the [19459005Electionof2016 and ongoing efforts.

"The evaluation of the intelligence community has not changed, my opinion has not changed – that is, that Russia has tried to interfere [in the past election] and continues to carry out malignant influence operations until now. "He said, during a conversation with NBC's Lester Holt at the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday.

Wray also covered a variety of topics – candidly and with a number of throwing laughter lines – the highlights of which are as follows:

rejected the idea that the FBI would consider l? Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to allow US agents to travel to Russia to interrogate those indicted "not at the top of our list of investigative techniques," he joked.

On the investigation of the special adviser on Russian interference in the US elections and the complicity of the associates of Donald Trump's presidential campaign with Russia, Wray said: "I do not believe that a special adviser Mueller be on a witch hunt. "

The criticism of the FBI president, Wray had a sharp response: "Would we prefer not to be criticized?" Of course, but at the end of the day, the criticism we are concerned about comes from people who know our work "He said of his relationship with the president," I have a very professional relationship with the president. "

] Peter Strzok Wray said," We are talking about one person. .. there is a question of outstanding staff, and I want to make sure that we do things by the book … I will not make decisions based on shouting and shouting. decisions based on the process. "

He indicated that he would continue to work with Congress and his requests for documents for his investigations, but he has drawn limits for his cooperation." I pledge He told Holt that, for Wray, China, from the point of view of counterintelligence, represents "the the largest, most invasive and most threatening challenge we face as a country. " […] the volume of the show, its omnipresence, the importance of all this is something that this country can not underestimate. "

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