FBI chief calls Capitol attack 'domestic terrorism' and defends US intelligence

Christopher Wray says ‘that attack, that siege, was criminal behavior, plain and simple … and has no place is our democracy’

The FBI director, Chris Wray, has condemned the 6 January riot at the US Capitol as an instance of “domestic terrorism”, while defending the bureau’s handling of intelligence indicating that violence was likely.

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Source: The Guardian