FBI Director Christopher Wray claimed the FBI is working just as hard to punish participants in the 2020 George Floyd riots as those involved in the Capitol riot, though neither the numbers nor his own boss’s words seem to back him up.

Wray made the improbable claim in response to questions during an appearance earlier this week at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

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