'The whole thing is for show': Ex-FBI counsel says Wray hearing wasn't for finding answers
A Wednesday hearing during which GOP representatives grilled FBI director Christopher Wray was "for show," and not for holding the agency to account for any mistakes, according to former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann. Weissmann, who previously Trump's conviction in the classified documents case, appeared on MSNBC Wednesday night alongside Rep. Eric Swalwell. Weissmann discussed how, when hearings like the recently publicized one don't have cameras present, the performative nature was downplayed and things could actually get done. "You actually get work done. People actually ask you real questions. You...
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