Wray: ‘Unfounded’ Attacks on FBI’s Integrity ‘Erode Respect’ and Put Agents at Risk

Politicized attacks on the FBI’s integrity “erode respect” and put agents at risk, the agency’s director said on Thursday, hours after an armed man was shot and killed by federal agents in Cincinnati, Ohio.

“Unfounded attacks on the integrity of the FBI erode respect for the rule of law and are a grave disservice to the men and women who sacrifice so much to protect others,” Christopher Wray said in an Aug. 11 statement, adding that threatening or inciting violence against police—including the FBI—is “dangerous and should be deeply concerning” for every American.

Wray, who was appointed as the agency’s director in 2017, did not directly link his latest statement to Thursday’s incident, when an armed suspect attempted to breach the visitor screening facility at the FBI’s Cincinnati branch before fleeing the scene following federal agents’ response to the event.

“Every day I see the men and women of the FBI doing their jobs professionally and with rigor, objectivity, and a fierce commitment to our mission of protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution,” Wray said, noting that he’s “proud to serve” the agency alongside federal agents.

It was the second time in two days for the Trump-appointed director to publicly condemn threats and harsh rhetoric directed at law enforcement officers.

The FBI has been facing mounting anger and frustration over its failure to be transparent in the wake of the agency’s Aug. 8 raid on former President Donald Trump’s private Florida residence, with threats allegedly circulating online against the bureau and officials related to the incident.

So far, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI have remained mostly quiet about the purpose and probable cause behind the “search” and have repeatedly declined to publicly comment to The Epoch Times and other news outlets. Only alleged anonymous sources within the FBI and DOJ have

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