FBI Director Christopher Wray (C) arrives for a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Stephen Curry Womens Jersey , the United States, Dec. 7, 2017. FBI Director Christopher Wray defended his agency on Thursday amid sharp criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. (XinhuaYin Bogu) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- FBI Director Christopher Wray defended his agency on Thursday amid sharp criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump.
"There is no finer institution than the FBI," Wray told a House Judiciary Committee hearing in response to questions over Trump's attacks on the agency.
The director's comments came days after Trump slammed the agency as a biased institution whose reputation is in "tatters" and "worst in history."
Wray also faced questions over revelations that an FBI agent was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller' team because of anti-Trump texts. Mueller is leading an investigation of possible Trump campaign links to Moscow.
"There is no shortage of opinions out there Klay Thompson Womens Jersey ," Wray said of the agency that he has led for four months. But he conceded that agents do make mistakes, adding that there are processes in place to hold them accountable.
Besides, Wray said Trump has not asked him to pledge his loyalty to him nor spoken to him about Mueller's investigation.
Wray predecessor, James Comey, has said that Trump asked him for his loyalty and asked him to halt an FBI investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn Draymond Green Jersey , who pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI investigators over his contacts with former Russian ambassador to the United States.
Comey was fired by Trump in May.
Wray was sworn in early August. During his four-month tenure, the country has experienced two of the deadliest shootings in its modern history.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley (L, center) speaks to Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia (R, center) before a UN Security Council meeting to vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution on extending mandate of mechanism investigating chemical attacks in Syria at the UN headquarters in New York, on Nov. 16 Nick Young Jersey , 2017. The draft text of the United States addressing the renewal of the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the UN investigating chemical attacks in Syria failed to be adopted by the Security Council Thursday. (XinhuaLi Muzi)
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The draft text of the United States addressing the renewal of the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN investigating chemical attacks in Syria, failed to be adopted by the UN Security Council Thursday.
The resolution received 11 votes in favor and two against, with two abstentions. But because one of the votes against it was from Russia, a permanent council member Kevin Durant Jersey , the resolution failed to pass. China abstained from voting on the resolution.
The Security Council had planned to put on vote two draft resolutions, each of which would renew the mandate of the JIM, which ends on November 17. Russia withdrew its draft resolution before the vote began, citing procedure reasons.
"China is firmly opposed to the use of chemical weapons by whichever country, organization or person for whatever purposes and under whatever circumstances Stephen Curry Jersey ," said Wu Haitao, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations.
He said "we have always maintained that the JIM should carry out comprehensive, objective and impartial investigations into chemical attacks in Syria."
"Base this work on solid evidence and draw conclusions that can stand the test of time and reality. Only by doing so can the perpetrators of chemical weapon attacks in Syria and those accountable be brought to justice and can the Syrian people be freed from the suffering caused by chemical weapon attacks," Wu added.
There had been a great deal of activity around the renewal of the JIM and its final report in the last few weeks. The United States put to a resolution to vote to renew the JIM with the same mandate for an additional year on October 24, two days before the release of the JIM's final report. Russia vetoed the resolution Klay Thompson Jersey , arguing a need to evaluate the effectiveness of the JIM by assessing the final report before discussing its renewal.
On November 2, Russia and the United States circulated competing drafts renewing the JIM's mandate. On November 7, Edmond Mulet, head of the JIM's leadership panel, briefed the council on its final report. During the briefing Cheap Golden State Warriors Jerseys , the existing divisions in the council were on full display. Russia criticised the JIM for falling short of the standards of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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