DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray decided to skip an end-of-year public hearing in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, suggesting that the threats facing the country are so grave they can only be discussed in a classified setting.
Republicans and Democrats alike reacted with outrage.
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) strongly rebuked the officials, stating that their refusal to appear is a “shocking departure” from the 15-year tradition of holding the annual hearing on worldwide threats.
Both the FBI and DHS released statements saying the officials had already “testified extensively” in public about the threats facing the U.S. and offered to discuss further threats in a classified briefing.
The FBI has repeatedly demonstrated our commitment to responding to Congressional oversight and being transparent with the American people,” the FBI’s statement said. […]
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