Utterly fixated on re-writing history.
President Trump told NBC News on Sunday that he believed it was possible that the Department of Justice could be investigating former F.B.I. Director Christopher A. Wray.
The president’s statement came just days after the indictment of James B. Comey, another former F.B.I. director and perceived foe of Mr. Trump’s.
In a phone interview, Mr. Trump accused Mr. Wray of “inappropriate” behavior and said he “would think” the Justice Department is investigating him.
“I would imagine. I would certainly imagine. I would think they are doing that,” Mr. Trump told NBC. He added: “Don’t forget, we just found out about all of these F.B.I. agents being there.”
Mr. Trump appeared to be referring to reports in conservative media that 274 plainclothes F.B.I. agents were at the Capitol during the pro-Trump riot on Jan. 6, 2021, leading Mr. Trump, Kari Lake and others to accuse the agency of being involved in an inside job aimed at inciting a riot and framing Trump supporters.
Those claims are false.
The Department’s inspector general has already found that there is no evidence that undercover agents were in the crowd when the riot broke out.
F.B.I. Director Kash Patel tried to clarify the matter on Fox News, saying that agents had been sent to the Capitol for “crowd control” purposes after the riot was already underway. But he nevertheless accused Mr. Wray of lying to Congress.
In 2023, Mr. Wray said in testimony to a House committee: “If you are asking if the violence at the Capitol was part of some operation orchestrated by F.B.I. sources or agents, the answer is no.”
(NYT)