US President Donald Trump, in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Sunday, suggested that the department of justice could be investigating former FBI director Christopher Wray, accusing him of “inappropriate” behavior during his tenure.“I would imagine. I would certainly imagine. I would think they are doing that,” Trump said in a phone interview when asked whether the DOJ should investigate Wray.
He added that Wray “did a terrible job and we just found out about it,” calling much of his service “very inappropriate.”Trump’s comments referenced a claim he made on Truth Social the previous day, alleging that 274 plainclothes FBI agents were present in the crowd during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. He claimed the agents were “probably acting as Agitators and Insurrectionists” rather than law enforcement, directly calling out Wray by saying he “has some major explaining to do”.However, there is no concrete evidence that undercover FBI officers were embedded in the Capitol crowd on January 6. A December report from the justice department’s inspector general concluded the same. A senior former FBI official described the Blaze Media report claiming 274 agents in the crowd as “completely and utterly untrue,” emphasising no agents were authorised to be in the crowd observing citizens’ constitutionally protected rights, as per NBC News.FBI director Kash Patel offered a different account, stating on Fox News and X that agents were deployed for crowd control after the riot began, which he said went against standard FBI protocols. “274 FBI agents were thrown into crowd control on Jan 6 against FBI standards. That failure was on corrupt leadership. Thanks to agents stepping up, the truth is coming out,” Patel said.Trump’s remarks come just days after former FBI director James Comey was indicted on charges of making false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding, related to his 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee testimony. Comey has denied wrongdoing, but his indictment follows Trump’s repeated calls for the justice department to investigate perceived political enemies, including Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Sen. Adam Schiff.The US president has continued to push narratives about January 6, including allegations of a so-called “inside job” by the FBI, despite evidence to the contrary. Trump has publicly stated that he believes he can direct the justice department to pursue investigations against his targets, and Vice President JD Vance recently said there are “certainly going to be more indictments coming over the next 3½ years of the Trump administration”, reported NBC News.
