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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI ceremony notable for its no-shows amid Russia probe
Source: Washington Post
FBI ceremony notable for its no-shows amid Russia probe
By Devlin Barrett September 28 at 6:36 PM
The ceremony installing Christopher A. Wray as FBI director went off without a hitch Thursday and without the traditional presence of the president and Wrays immediate predecessors.
Wray took over as director of the FBI in August, but Thursday in the courtyard of FBI headquarters, he was formally sworn in.
While a number of current and former law enforcement officials attended, the installation ceremony was most notable for its no-shows which included President Trump and former directors James B. Comey and Robert S. Mueller III. The president would normally make remarks, and the directors predecessors would be in the front row of the audience. Thats what happened at the last such event, held for Comey in 2013.
But under the current circumstances that would have made for an incredibly awkward public moment. The FBI is investigating the presidents interactions with Comey and others as part of the probe into whether Trump associates may have coordinated with agents of the Russian government to influence the 2016 presidential election.
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By Devlin Barrett September 28 at 6:36 PM
The ceremony installing Christopher A. Wray as FBI director went off without a hitch Thursday and without the traditional presence of the president and Wrays immediate predecessors.
Wray took over as director of the FBI in August, but Thursday in the courtyard of FBI headquarters, he was formally sworn in.
While a number of current and former law enforcement officials attended, the installation ceremony was most notable for its no-shows which included President Trump and former directors James B. Comey and Robert S. Mueller III. The president would normally make remarks, and the directors predecessors would be in the front row of the audience. Thats what happened at the last such event, held for Comey in 2013.
But under the current circumstances that would have made for an incredibly awkward public moment. The FBI is investigating the presidents interactions with Comey and others as part of the probe into whether Trump associates may have coordinated with agents of the Russian government to influence the 2016 presidential election.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-ceremony-notable-for-its-no-shows-amid-russia-probe/2017/09/28/072c940a-a487-11e7-8cfe-d5b912fabc99_story.html
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FBI ceremony notable for its no-shows amid Russia probe (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2017
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gopiscrap
(23,674 posts)1. imagine that
nolabear
(41,915 posts)2. Just one big dysfunctional family.
They hate one another so much nobody can have any get-togethers.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)3. Well, the best thing is Wray did not have to look at
trumps ugly hateful face and better yet not have to hear his voice.