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WATCH: Rep. Johnson questions FBI Director Wray in House hearing on Trump shooting probe
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5:25Now PlayingRep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray in a House Judiciary hearing Wednesday about the investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Johnson used much of his time to discuss Project 2025, a proposal by the conservative Heritage Foundation to advance Republican and right-wing values. He asked Wray what he thought about the effects of one of the project's proposals: changing the reporting structure of the FBI so that the FBI director reports to the president.
“Independence in terms of how we do our work is what matters to me, and we need to be able to do our work in a way that is free from political interference,” Wray said.
Earlier this week, The House Oversight Committee grilled Kimberly Cheatle, director of the U.S. Secret Service at the time of the deadly shooting. Members on both sides of the aisle called for her resignation and she announced Tuesday she was stepping down. Cheatle repeatedly referred lawmakers seeking details to the investigation being carried out by the FBI.
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