other side of an interrogation# today by members of Congress.

Christopher Wray faced some sharp criticism# during today's House Jud Congressional correspondent Lisa# Desjardins was there and joins us now.

So, Lisa, Republicans on the committee grilled# the FBI director about the al of law enforcement agencies against former# President Donald Trump.

Tell us more about that.

LISA DESJARDINS: That's right.

They were talking about not very dense hearing.

As you will hear, there were# Threads of many different issues that overlapped.

When it came to that Republican# accusation of weaponization by the FBI,## they made a few specific allegations.# They brought up memos by the FBI that## were protecting school boards, rather than# parents, sort of implying that parents were## the threat.

The Department of Justice# has denied that that was their intent.

Also, a memo from the Richmond FBI that targeted# what they called radical traditional Catholics.## Director Wray said that that was a single# office and not at all what the FBI intended.

But one of those heated exchanges# came around the case of a man named## Mark Houck.

He's a Pennsylvania man# who was arrested and charged after## he protested or was standing outside of an# abortion clinic.

And when he was arrested,## his lawyer said he was willing to# voluntarily come in, but instead## the FBI sent over a dozen agents and held him# at gunpoint in the morning before his And Director Wray was asked, was that appropriate?

CHRISTOPHER WRAY, FBI Director:# I'm not going to second-gues judgment of the career agents on the# ground who made the determination.

(CROSSTALK) they're doing.

Your job is to review# what they do.

Your job is to protect## the American people from a tyrannical FBI# storming the home of an American CHRISTOPHER WRAY: I could not disagree more with## your description of the FBI# as tyrannical.

And (CROSSTALK) were a part of storming a father's# home in suburban (CROSSTALK) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Chairman?

The witness may respond, and then# we will move t (CROSSTALK) knocked on his door and identified themselves.# They asked him to exit.

He did without incident.

LISA DESJARDINS:## Now, that was a clas Democrats did do some defense work for him,## charging Republicans with being# political in their att GEOFF BENNETT: What about the more bipartisan## concerns about the ways in# which the FBI is using data?

LISA DESJARDINS: This was a fascinating# part of the hearing and, obviously,## of increasing importance now.

Democrats raised their concern th been collecting data on Americans.

They# asked exactly what the FBI has done with## that data.

Republicans too chimed in.# They raised a recent court filing that,## in fact, found that the FBI was# inappropriate, in fact, broke the## rules and how it was using warrantless# wiretaps in some cases after January 6.

In both of these instances, the FBI director said# he wasn't either going to get into specifics for## legal reasons, ongoing cases, or he said it was# just too complicated to get into.

But he -- the## Republicans also raised this case of sort of a# wide-ranging voluntary data ask, that Bank of## America -- Republicans showed this e-mail that the# FBI used to try and get a wide range of data from## everyone who had a transaction with a Bank of# America card between January 5 and 6 of 2021 or## anyone who had purchased a weapon, potentially in# the entire country, in the six months previously.

Republicans say that's an example of just a# very wide FBI search of what information they## think should be private.

The director himself just# kept reiterating the FBI does not break the law.

GEOFF BENNETT: And hovering over all# of this, Lisa, are some threats by## Republicans, some Republicans on the# committee, to defund the FBI entirely.

Did that come up today?

LISA DES And, indeed, some members who have said otherwise,# that they would like to defund the FBI, did not## say that today to the FBI director's face.

The# closest they came was Chairman Jim Jordan, who, in## his opening remarks, raised the idea that the FBI# should not get payment for its new headquarters.

Director Wray said, any defunding# of the FBI would be catastrophic on## a range of issues and threats# facing the country right now.

GEOFF BENNETT: What else stood out to# you about this LISA DESJARDINS: Yes, there# were some surprising points.

One was that, for the first half, I didn't r the one with -- involving Hunter Biden# or the one involving former President## Donald Trump.

It was more about other# specifics, broader American concerns.

One other surprising moment, Geoff, the# FBI director was asked about the greatest## threats that he sees, and, in particular, he# was asked about China.

Here's what he said CHRISTOPHER WRAY: There is no country,# none, that presents a broader,## more comprehensive threat to our ideas,# our innovation, our economic security## than the Chinese government and# the Chinese Communist Party.

And,## in many ways, in many ways it represents,# I think, the defining LISA DESJARDINS: That was a# standout quote and, in fact,## changed how we were reporting# this segment with you.

It just shows how much the FBI is working# on, even as the director itself is facing# very sharp political questions.

GEOFF BENNETT: Congressional# correspondent Lisa Desjardins.

Lisa, thanks, as always.

LISA DESJARDINS: You're