FBI’s Wray Defends Agents After Threats Over Trump Mar-a-Lago Search

Memo to staff defends FBI actions after Mar-a-Lago search
‘We ask the tough questions,’ Director Wray told employees

Christopher Wray
Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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By Chris Strohm and Benjamin Penn

August 19, 2022 at 5:44 PM UTC

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FBI Director Christopher Wray defended the actions his agents have taken as part of an investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents in response to heightened criticism and threats of violence.

“We don’t cut corners,” Wray said in an email obtained by Bloomberg News and sent last week to all FBI personnel.