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Wray Has ‘Serious Concerns’ About Comey FBI’s Investigation of Michael Flynn

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an interview aired Wednesday that he has “serious concerns” about how the bureau handled the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.“I will say … the Flynn investigation, which took place before I started, and by the time I started was in the hands of the special counsel’s office, is something that has, in my view, raised serious concerns and questions,” Wray told Fox News anchor Bret Baier.Wray noted that&nbsp;&nbsp;to “take a look at whether or not the FBI’s policies and procedures need to be changed and if there are any current employees left to may bear any responsibility for misconduct.”Wray’s remarks are his most pointed criticism to date of the FBI’s investigation of Flynn, which started when James Comey served as director.Wray gave the interview before a federal appeals court&nbsp;&nbsp;to comply with the Justice Department’s request to against Flynn.The Justice Department&nbsp;&nbsp;to withdraw charges against Flynn for making false statements to the FBI during a Jan. 24, 2017, regarding his contacts weeks earlier with Sergey Kislyak, who then served as Russian ambassador to the U.S.Attorney General William Barr appointed U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Jensen to review the Flynn investigation after the retired general’s lawyers accused prosecutors of withholding exculpatory evidence in the case.Jensen’s review turned up an FBI memo from Jan. 4, 2017, that recommended closing a counterintelligence investigation against Flynn over possible links to Russia.Peter Strzok, the former deputy chief of counterintelligence at the FBI, to keep the investigation open.Strzok was from the FBI in August 2018, during Wray’s tenure. Wray also approved the firing of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who played a key role in the investigation.McCabe was fired after the Justice Department inspector general and FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility determined that he displayed a lack of candor regarding his authorization of media leaks in October 2016 regarding an ongoing investigation into the Clinton Foundation.Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, email&nbsp;Get Free Alerts from The Daily SignalJoin the millions of people who benefit from The Daily Signal’s fair, accurate, trustworthy reporting with direct access to:﻿

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