Hawley says Mayorkas, Wray 'absolutely' skipped Senate hearing due to Laken Riley verdict, calls for subpoenas

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., claims that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray skipped a nationalist Senate proceeding Thursday to debar disapproval implicit the verdict successful the lawsuit of Laken Riley's murder.

Mayorkas and Wray were scheduled to attest earlier the Senate Homeland Security Committee connected Thursday, but the proceeding was postponed aft they insisted it beryllium classified and not unfastened to the public. Hawley told Fox News Digital successful a Thursday interrogation that helium is calling connected Committee Chairman Gary Peters, D-Mich., to subpoena the pair's nationalist testimony.

"Let's not hide who fto him into country," Hawley said of Riley's murderer, Jose Ibarra. "Mayorkas lied astir however helium got into country. He said authorities didn't person accusation astir his past crimes. False. Then helium claimed helium didn't retrieve the details. False. Now he's refusing to comment." Fox News Digital reached retired to the Department of Homeland Security for remark connected Hawley's remarks, but they did not instantly respond.

Ibarra was sentenced to beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole connected Wednesday.

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Sen. Josh Hawley is calling connected the Senate Homeland Security Committee to subpoena nationalist grounds from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray. (AP)

Thursday's proceeding is the 2nd clip successful arsenic galore days that Mayorkas and Wray person forced the postponement of their grounds earlier Congress by insisting connected a classified setting.

The House Homeland Security Committee punted its hearing, primitively scheduled for Wednesday, to December. A root with the committee told Fox News Digital that the proceeding volition beryllium classified.

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Hawley indicated that the Senate would not comply truthful easily, however. He said helium is formally calling connected Peters to contented subpoenas to unit some Mayorkas and Wray to attest publicly.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is facing dense disapproval for refusing to look successful a nationalist Senate hearing. (Getty Images)

Representatives for the FBI and DHS told Fox News Digital earlier connected Thursday that they judge Mayorkas and Wray person already provided "extensive testimony" to the House, Senate and the American people.

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Peters' bureau did not instantly respond erstwhile asked astir imaginable subpoenas. The legislator was heavy captious of Mayorkas and Wray successful a connection connected X, however, saying that their refusal to attest publically "robs Americans of captious information."

FBI Director Christopher Wray is facing calls to resign up of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Hawley went connected to telephone for Wray to resign up of President-elect Doanld Trump's inauguration, citing his grounds connected amerciable migration and his alleged hostility toward Catholic Americans.

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"If helium doesn't resign, Trump should occurrence him," Hawley said of Wray.