Protest at Detroit Federal Building over FBI’s ‘Rogue’ Conduct.

A small but vocal group of demonstrators gathered on June 3 outside the Detroit office of the FBI to demand the firing of Christopher Wray, the bureau’s director.

“Wray must be fired, and the FBI must be decentralized and moved out of Washington DC,” said protest organizer and Trump supporter Brian Pannebecker. “As long as the FBI and DOJ continue to illegally withhold subpoenaed evidence from Congress, we will continue to fight.”

Ironically, Wray was nominated by former president Donald Trump to succeed FBI Director James Comey who he fired in the summer of 2017.

When asked about that by The Epoch Times, Pannebecker said, “Yeah, Trump made some really bad appointments. He’ll know better in his next term.”

Suppressing Potential Evidence

Pannebecker, a U.S. Army veteran with a son currently serving in the Army National Guard in the Middle East, said he is outraged by what he sees as the FBI protecting Joe Biden by suppressing potentially incriminating evidence allegedly linking Biden to an international influence peddling scheme.

“We are here today in the hope of awakening the people of Detroit, who are the victims of so much crime and violence, to the need to be rid of Wray and replace him with someone who will work for them,” he said.

Voices of the People

• Suburbanite Dana Coyne told The Epoch Times, “I’m here because our government is completely corrupted. We are not a government of the people anymore.
• “We are a country run by globalists who do not love America and who disrespect the sovereignty of the United States.”
• John Zupanc of Macomb County said he came to downtown Detroit on a Saturday because he believes the government “is crooked and corrupt and must be held accountable.”

Wray’s Offer

Facing a contempt of Congress citation, Wray announced on June 2 that he would permit a piece of evidence subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee to be viewed only by Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).

Coming on the eve of the protest, Wray’s move did nothing to appease the demonstrators.

“At this point, does anybody trust Wray to follow through? He has a history of stonewalling and then finally producing documents requested by Congress that are near totally redacted,” Pannebecker told The Epoch Times.

“I feel there is a two-tiered system of justice in this country. There should not be one set of rules for the favored few and different rules for the rest of us. Government should do the right thing,” said demonstrator Angelic Johnson of the group Faith, Education, and Commerce United of Michigan (FEC).

Differing Opinions

Trump flags and “Fire Wray” picket signs adorning the Federal Building Plaza during the protest provoked responses from passing cars, with some honking and shouting, “Go Trump!” while others hollered obscenities and “Lock him up!”

The demonstration also caught the attention of a few walkers who were passing by.

A pedestrian on his way to lunch who stopped to listen to the speakers said, “I saw the Trump flags and knew something good must be happening so I walked over to see what was going on.”

One cyclist who stopped briefly to check things out pointed to the small crowd and told The Epoch Times, “I can’t believe Trump has even