Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) says FBI Director Chris Wray must explain why the agency released figures showing violent crime decreased in 2022, then quietly amended them to show an increase instead.
Democrats used the figures to rebut claims that the party’s policies had led to crime, heralding instead “historic declines.”
Media outlets cited the FBI data to claim that conservatives who said crime seemed to be going up were pushing misinformation. In the September 2024 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump said, “Crime in this country is through the roof,” only to have moderator David Muir interject to say, “President Trump, as you know, the FBI says overall violent crime is coming down.”
The House Judiciary Committee, which Jordan chairs, said “Chris Wray isn’t off the hook for cooking the books on crime stats.”
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