FBI Director Chris Wray on Bomb Conspiracy Theories: ‘These are Not Hoax Devices’
FBI director Christopher Wray was among those who delivered an update to the media on Friday during the Justice Department’s news conference on the arrest of Cesar Sayoc Jr.
The Florida resident was taken into custody today under suspicion of being responsible for the various explosive devices sent to Democrats, CNN, and various public figures throughout the week. As Wray gave thanks to various law enforcement figures for their help in addressing the recent emergency situations, he went into detail about what the FBI knows about Sayoc’s alleged IEDs.
“Though we’re still analyzing the devices in our laboratory, these are not hoax devices.”
Wray went on to say that Sayoc became a prime suspect for the attempted bombings since authorities found a fingerprint and other possible DNA connections between him and one of the suspicious packages recovered. He urged the public to remain vigilant, however, since other packages might still be in transit and “today’s arrest doesn’t mean we’re all out of the woods.”
Wray’s comments about the devices not being fake are particularly noteworthy, since there’s been a lot of speculation about why every IED failed to detonate or reach its target. Since all the targets are prominent critics of Donald Trump, numerous conservatives (and possibly the president himself) flirted with conspiracy theories that the botched bombing campaign might’ve been a pre-midterms left-wing false flag operation.
Sayoc is a major Trump supporter, as evidenced by his conduct on social media and pro-Trump decal on the van of his investigators seized today.
Watch above, via CNN.
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