Yesterday, during a Homeland Security Committee hearing, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned, “We cannot and do not discount the possibility that Hamas or another foreign terrorist organization may exploit the current conflict and conduct attacks here on our own soil.”
In his warning, Wray referred to investigations of Hamas-affiliated individuals in the United States financing terrorism. “Historically our Hamas cases have identified individuals here who are facilitating and financing terrorism overseas, [and] we continue to scrutinize our intelligence to assess how that threat may be evolving.” He indicated that the FBI is monitoring the possibility of those domestic threats evolving from financial support to violent attacks.
Also during the annual hearing on threats to the homeland, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) used his time to question Wray about FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters on January 6, 2021: “Can you confirm that the FBI had that sort of engagement with your own agents embedded within … the crowd on January 6th?” Wray denied the claim.
Higgins then presented evidence of “ghost buses” allegedly used to transport undercover FBI informants to the Capitol on January 6, 2021. “These buses are nefarious in nature and were filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters, deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.” Higgins finished his statements warning, “Your day is coming Mr. Wray.”
