FBI Director Silent on Biden’s Documents Management

During the congressional hearing on Tuesday regarding former special counsel Robert Hur’s report on classified documents, FBI Director Christopher Wray declined to comment on whether President Joe Biden mishandled classified information after leaving the vice presidency in 2017.

In February, Hur’s investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents revealed that Biden not only retained said documents but also likely shared them with the ghostwriter of his book, “Promise Me, Dad.”

During Tuesday’s testimony, Wray acknowledged that he had “reviewed” the special counsel’s report but would not provide a direct answer when questioned by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., about Biden’s handling of classified information. Stefanikposted the full exchange transcript on her official website.

“I’m not gonna discuss the report, that’s the special counsel’s report,” Wray said in response to Stefanik.

“In your opinion, as director of the FBI, do believe he mishandled classified information?” Stefanik asked. “Are you aware, and this is breaking news right now, are you aware that there’s an audio recording of Joe Biden saying to his ghostwriter in February of 2016, ‘I just found all the classified stuff downstairs?’ Are you aware of that audio recording? … I’m asking you, are you aware, as director of the FBI? You’re either aware or you’re not.”

Wray again referred to the special counsel’s report without directly answering Stefanik’s questions and cited “counterintelligence” as the reason for his evasiveness.

Wray has a history of evasive behavior when testifying before Congress. In 2022, he admitted to cutting short his appearance at a Senate oversight hearing on Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings to go on a family vacation in the Adirondacks and used an official FBI jet for this purpose.used