Progressives denounce FBI attacks by right wing but push for agency reforms

Some Democrats wonder if a cross-aisle push to include privacy protections into the reauthorization of Fisa is now possible

Christopher Wray appeared stupefied. As the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation testified on Wednesday before the House judiciary committee, Republicans on the panel painted him as a liberal stooge abusing his power to punish Joe Biden's political enemies.

The accusations stunned Wray, a registered Republican who was appointed by Donald Trump and previously served in George W Bush's administration.