Hawley Calls For Mayorkas, Wray to Testify About New Orleans Attack

Sen. Josh Hawley demanded that the heads of the Department of Homeland Security and FBI testify publicly about the New Year’s Day truck ramming attack.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks during a Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight on Capitol Hill in Washington on Aug. 3, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has called for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Chris Wray to testify about the New Year’s Day truck ramming attack in New Orleans.

Hawley raised his demands in a letter to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who is due to begin chairing the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the start of this month’s next congressional session.