FBI Director Christopher Wray said he wouldn't use the word 'spying' to describe the bureau's investigative work, breaking from Attorney General William Barr's use of the term
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday that he wouldn't use the word "spying" to describe the bureau's investigative work, breaking from Attorney General William Barr's use of the term in reference to the probe of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
"Well, it's not the term I would use. Lots of people have different colloquial phrases," Wray said during testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee. "I believe that the FBI is engaged in investigative activity, and part of investigative activity includes surveillance.
Wray said the FBI went through the proper channels in relation to the 2016 surveillance, adding that it's been "publicly disclosed there were a number of relevant warrants." He also said the FBI was working to help Barr "understand better" how the investigation was launched.
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