FBI chief turns down Putin’s offer for US to tag along on Russian investigations
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Christopher Wray made clear that US law enforcement does not support a proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to have American investigators go to Russia to observe interviews of suspects wanted by the US. "I never want to say never, but it’s certainly not high on our list of investigative techniques," Wray said wryly at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on Wednesday. Wray also dismissed the other side of Putin’s proposed deal: to let Russian investigators come to the US to observe questioning of suspects that they are interested in. "That’s probably even lower on our list of investigative techniques," Wray said. Putin made the overture on investigations to President Donald Trump at their summit in Helsinki on Monday, and Trump praised it as an "incredible" offer. In exchange for the opportunity to have former American ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul and a number of other Americans questioned, the Russian president offered...
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