Wray: FBI created new unit on threats to personnel after Mar-a-Lago search

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 12 July 2023

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FBI Director Christopher Wray faces off with his toughest critics during a heated congressional hearing in which he answered questions regarding the handling of the investigations into former President Donald Trump and the son of President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden. Plus, during the NATO summit, more promises are made to Ukraine but President Zelenksy is not getting what he really wanted, entry into NATO. Also, a new report reveals it’s not just Uncle Sam who is getting your sensitive tax information. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The FBI Director on Defense, the lead starts right now.
0:08.1	Are you protecting the Biden's?
0:10.1	Absolutely not.
0:11.1	The FBI does not.
0:12.1	You won't answer the question.
0:17.1	The FBI Christopher Ray on the Hill questioned by some of his harshest Republican critics.
0:22.0	I'm going to talk to one Republican member, calling for a culture shift at the FBI.
0:27.4	More promises for Ukraine but President Zelensky is not getting the one thing he really wanted
0:32.9	entry into NATO.
0:34.2	Why not?
0:35.2	Plus, taxpayer, beware, it's not just Uncle Sam getting your financial data, the alarming
0:40.5	report today revealing who else can see your most sensitive tax information.
0:50.1	Welcome to the lead object tap where we start today with our politics lead and that explosive
0:54.0	and combative hearing on Capitol Hill with FBI Director Christopher Ray today House Republicans
0:58.9	unleashed tsunami of accusations and attacks against the FBI and its Trump appointed Director
1:05.9	Christopher Ray accusing Ray of weaponizing the bureau against conservatives, lambasting
1:10.8	the bureau's participation in last year's search of Trump's Florida home.
1:16.7	American speech is censored, parents are called terrorists, Catholics are called radicals
1:20.4	and I haven't even talked about the spying that took place of a presidential campaign
1:25.4	or the rating of a former president's home.
1:28.9	Ray also today making a stunning announcement about the unprecedented number of threats and
1:34.6	attacks against the bureau since the August search of Mar-a-Laga revealing the threats against
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