By Steve Neavling
FBI Director Christopher Wray is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and senators are expected to grill him about the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, as well as the rising threat of domestic terrorism.
The committee hearing marks his first testimony since the insurrection, which led to the deaths of at least five people, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.
The FBI has come under fire for missing warning signs before the riot.
Since the attack, the FBI has arrested more than 280 people accused of participating in the attack.
Wray also is expected to be asked about the rising threat from white nationalists and other violent domestic extremists.
During Wray’s last testimony before a congressional committee in September, he spoke about domestic extremists.
“Trends may shift, but the underlying drivers for domestic violent extremism – such as perceptions of government or law enforcement overreach, sociopolitical conditions, racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, and reactions to legislative actions – remain constant,” Wray said told the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
