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that you preside over the fbi, it has the lowest level of trust in the fbi's history. people trusted the fbi more when j edgar hoover was running the place and when you are. the reason is because you don't give straight answers. you give answers that later the court teams aren't true. and then at the end of the day, you won't criticize an obvious shakedown one is directly in front of us, and it appears as though your whitewashing the conduct of corrupt -- >> respectfully congressman, in your home state of florida, the number of people applying to come work for us and develop their lives working for us is over, of over 100 percent. >> we are deeply proud of them, and they deserve better than you. >> time of the gentleman has expired, the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for five minutes. >> thank, you mister chair, and director wray. and thank you for continuing to serve with all of these attempts to sell your name. -- you've done an excellent job us ex fbi director. i don't agree with everything you've done. but mostly i. do i agree with our law enforcement agenc
that you preside over the fbi, it has the lowest level of trust in the fbi's history. people trusted the fbi more when j edgar hoover was running the place and when you are. the reason is because you don't give straight answers. you give answers that later the court teams aren't true. and then at the end of the day, you won't criticize an obvious shakedown one is directly in front of us, and it appears as though your whitewashing the conduct of corrupt -- >> respectfully congressman, in...
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our fbi director jared hoover who ran at the fbi for 48 years. the fbi did some excellent work, and it did some truly evil work at the very same time. there is no more bile episode in the history of law enforcement and what jay edmund hoover try to do to the reverend doctorate martin luther king junior. there's always been, smart at the idea, brave fbi agents, and have always been that fbi agents. and the boston field office fbi agent john connally, from south boston, was the first praise for his ability to obtain useful intelligence on some of the gangsters who grew up in the same south boston aber who that john karlyn did. if you knew john connally as i briefly said when he was thought to be a honest fbi agent you can never regard the fbi with blind admiration. john connolly maybe watching the this right now after being released at age 80 having our time for his deep criminal involvement with boston's whitey bulger, including in the conspiracy to murder. the good with the bat. you have to learn to do that. you have to take the good with a bad w
our fbi director jared hoover who ran at the fbi for 48 years. the fbi did some excellent work, and it did some truly evil work at the very same time. there is no more bile episode in the history of law enforcement and what jay edmund hoover try to do to the reverend doctorate martin luther king junior. there's always been, smart at the idea, brave fbi agents, and have always been that fbi agents. and the boston field office fbi agent john connally, from south boston, was the first praise for...
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>> we did send up a dedicated unit to focus on threats to fbi individuals, fbi employees, and fbi and facilities because of the uptick we saw during that time period. >> january 6th was beyond the weaponization of government. it was a nuclear is asian of government against the government. i believe i heard that you said you did not have any prior notice or reason to believe there would be such an event on january 6th. is that correct ? >> we did not to my knowledge at least have prior knowledge of an attempt of violent overthrow and breach of the capitol building itself. certainly we were concerned about and put out a number of intelligence products through partners and others warning of the potential for violence more generally on that date. >> so, there have been -- i think tucker carlson and some of the numbers from the other side of the aisle have said that wray was a secret government agent helping encourage this crime so as to make the president look bad. do you have any knowledge of him being a secret government agent? >> no. i will say this notion that somehow the violence at
>> we did send up a dedicated unit to focus on threats to fbi individuals, fbi employees, and fbi and facilities because of the uptick we saw during that time period. >> january 6th was beyond the weaponization of government. it was a nuclear is asian of government against the government. i believe i heard that you said you did not have any prior notice or reason to believe there would be such an event on january 6th. is that correct ? >> we did not to my knowledge at least...
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you preside over the fbi that has the lowest level of trust in the fbi's history. people trusted the fbi more when j. edgar hoover was running the place than when you, and you don't give straight answers and later a court deems not true and you won't criticize an obvious shakedown when it's directly in front of us and you're whitewashing the conduct. >> respectfully, congressman, in your home state of florida the number of people applying to come work for us is over 100%. >> we are deeply proud of them and they deserve better than you. >> the time has expired and the gentleman from d.c. is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chair and director wray, thank you for continuing to serve with all of these attempts to sully your
you preside over the fbi that has the lowest level of trust in the fbi's history. people trusted the fbi more when j. edgar hoover was running the place than when you, and you don't give straight answers and later a court deems not true and you won't criticize an obvious shakedown when it's directly in front of us and you're whitewashing the conduct. >> respectfully, congressman, in your home state of florida the number of people applying to come work for us is over 100%. >> we are...
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this is the fbi statement. the conduct in 2016 and 17, that special counsel durham examine temperatured reason the current fbi leadership implemented dozens of corrective actions which have now been in place for some time. had those reforms been in place, the missteps could have been prevented. i'm summarizing there. karl, thank you very much. what a story this is. that's "the story" for today. i'll see you tonight on "the five." >> neil: the fbi went too far, a special counsel saying the fbi had no reason to launch a probe of donald trump and a possible russian connection to his election. that's the john durham report and the revelations are stunning. they point to a bureaucratic jihad against the former president at a time when he was just trying to get established as president. that was then. the revelations in this report and whether or not the fbi went too far but essentially wasted americans times and efforts is now coming with the is dotted and the ts crossed. david spunt has more from the justice depart
this is the fbi statement. the conduct in 2016 and 17, that special counsel durham examine temperatured reason the current fbi leadership implemented dozens of corrective actions which have now been in place for some time. had those reforms been in place, the missteps could have been prevented. i'm summarizing there. karl, thank you very much. what a story this is. that's "the story" for today. i'll see you tonight on "the five." >> neil: the fbi went too far, a...
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>> you mean outside the fbi? >> no, in the fbi. >> in the fbi? i think we have about 40,000 or so fbi special agents. >> and they are spread across field offices and resident agencies in the u.s. and in some cases, around the world, is that right? >> yeah. >> right. as a ford or federal prosecutor and judge, i had the opportunity to work with a number of men and women of the fbi from my home state, and one thing i know that we've heard in your testimony today is that you all have very broad responsibilities. is it correct to say the fbi, among other things, investigates counterterrorism, counter intelligence, cyber crime, public corruption, civil rights offenses, transnational organized crime, violent crime, and domestic terrorism? >> and other things as well, but yes. >> and in addition to that, would you agree with the statement the bureau provides important support to local law enforcement agencies around the country? on those subjects, and others? >> i would say indispensable support. something i hear about, i am talking with chiefs and sheri
>> you mean outside the fbi? >> no, in the fbi. >> in the fbi? i think we have about 40,000 or so fbi special agents. >> and they are spread across field offices and resident agencies in the u.s. and in some cases, around the world, is that right? >> yeah. >> right. as a ford or federal prosecutor and judge, i had the opportunity to work with a number of men and women of the fbi from my home state, and one thing i know that we've heard in your testimony today...
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this was not the fbi responding to criticism of the fbi. it was generally policing this thing called this information. eventually, they tagged things like jokes. just a ridiculous scope of information that they believed could be removed. and then third, what we have here in these -- in terms of what the government is doing -- is what we've seen before. even if you assume this does not create an agency relationship, it's wrong. it's wrong for the government to be in the business of silencing citizens. it is wrong. we saw during the mccarthy period, where the government was behind the blacklisting of individuals. we said it was wrong. it was wrong then, it's wrong now. we have to have that debate. it has to move somewhere beyond our normal partisan divisions. stephenson said that when there is a loss of faith in the government, we lose everything. i hope that, senator stevenson's words resonate with members of this committee. -- i thank you again for allowing me to appear. i look forward to working with members on both sides to look at this i
this was not the fbi responding to criticism of the fbi. it was generally policing this thing called this information. eventually, they tagged things like jokes. just a ridiculous scope of information that they believed could be removed. and then third, what we have here in these -- in terms of what the government is doing -- is what we've seen before. even if you assume this does not create an agency relationship, it's wrong. it's wrong for the government to be in the business of silencing...
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that was the fbi. within three days of receiving the information from a diplomat in australia, the fbi opened a full fledged investigation into the trump campaign. mr. durham, let's get into this. the fbi opened up crossfire hurricane without speaking to the people who provided the initial information. is that true? >> that's correct. >> the fbi opened crossfire hurricane on the sunday, only three days after reviewing that information. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> think about that for a moment, an investigation, a full investigation into a presidential campaign, over a weekend. mr. durham, the fbi had done crossfire hurricane so reviewing any of the essential witnesses, is that true? >> that's true. >> the fbi also opened it without using any of the standard analytical tools, typically employed to evaluate that, is that true? >> that's true. >> think about that, the fbi never talk to the people who gave them intelligence information, never examine their own witnesses, never interviewed the wi
that was the fbi. within three days of receiving the information from a diplomat in australia, the fbi opened a full fledged investigation into the trump campaign. mr. durham, let's get into this. the fbi opened up crossfire hurricane without speaking to the people who provided the initial information. is that true? >> that's correct. >> the fbi opened crossfire hurricane on the sunday, only three days after reviewing that information. is that correct? >> that's correct....
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the fbi arrested that terrorist the 1997 people in the fbi. i gave a loud applause for what fbi accomplished that day. i know the name of the fbi agent. well, i remember the incident incredibly clearly. the cars were lined up on route 23 waiting to make that hand turn into the cia. so and this is often when people attacked, so they're kind of stuck in traffic. they can't hit the and run away. there were bumper to bumper lined up and the guy came and shot into the cars that were lined up waiting in turn. yeah so the line yeah thank you for that comment. yeah. you jack. yes. kathleen. yeah, i was curious about the work that the fbi does overseas and you said it was mentioned overseas several places. so do you have any stories you can share with us about your work in particular paris? and also when you mentioned princess diana's. you were there when she died. if we were involved, fbi was involved in anything. okay. so for the most part, the fbi not what we call operational overseas overseas, started back in world war two, believe or not, the fbi
the fbi arrested that terrorist the 1997 people in the fbi. i gave a loud applause for what fbi accomplished that day. i know the name of the fbi agent. well, i remember the incident incredibly clearly. the cars were lined up on route 23 waiting to make that hand turn into the cia. so and this is often when people attacked, so they're kind of stuck in traffic. they can't hit the and run away. there were bumper to bumper lined up and the guy came and shot into the cars that were lined up waiting...
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i would be curious to know, hugh had friends in the fbi. -- you had friends in the fbi. heav any of your friends reached out and try to support you? my point in asking that, i wonder if they are too scared. i wonder if they are scared to be associated with you. i wonder if their tactics of isolating q have worked. -- of isolating you have worked. >> my former supervisor had a meeting with my squad after i was suspended, and told to them that i was going to be arrested, fired and charged. if that is not chilling, i do not know what is. >> mr. friend? >> i echo what mr. o boyle said, if you have reached out to me. >> they are afraid to reach out to you, respected colleagues, people they worked with for years, they are afraid reach out to you. it is clear the fbi has been able to achieve that goal. mr. allen, your experience? >> i have had a few colleagues reach out who are no longer with the office, just to check in periodically. which has been appreciated. i have been pretty much ghosted by everybody. >> shame on those agents, who respect and know you, and don't have the
i would be curious to know, hugh had friends in the fbi. -- you had friends in the fbi. heav any of your friends reached out and try to support you? my point in asking that, i wonder if they are too scared. i wonder if they are scared to be associated with you. i wonder if their tactics of isolating q have worked. -- of isolating you have worked. >> my former supervisor had a meeting with my squad after i was suspended, and told to them that i was going to be arrested, fired and charged....
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the fbi. it was generally pleasing this thing called this information and eventually they tagged things like jokes, tag of ridiculous scope of information that they believed could be removed. and then third, what we have here in terms of what the government is doing is what we seen before. even if you assume that this is a great and agency relationship, it's wrong. it's wrong for the government to be in the business of silencing citizens hereg it's wrong. we sought during the mccarthy period where the government was behind the blacklisting of individuals. we said it was wrong, it was wrong then, it's wrong now. we have to have that debate and it has to move somewhere beyond our normal partisan divisions. adlai stevenson said that when there's a loss of faith in government we lose everything. i hope that senator stephen since words resonate with most of this committee. we have everything at stake. when you have the government involved through censorship. and so i you again for allowing me to ap
the fbi. it was generally pleasing this thing called this information and eventually they tagged things like jokes, tag of ridiculous scope of information that they believed could be removed. and then third, what we have here in terms of what the government is doing is what we seen before. even if you assume that this is a great and agency relationship, it's wrong. it's wrong for the government to be in the business of silencing citizens hereg it's wrong. we sought during the mccarthy period...
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the fbi has work to do. needless to say this is a real problem and we can have the fbi with a lack of trust with fbi that's why when he found the problems two years ago the attorney general, the esi director in our lawyers was to implement some changes than the way the fbi doesn't query the searches of the data. when i say this will sound obvious to this group, the way the fbi was doing a couple of years ago ands previously, they wereth conducted query of all their databases and automatically by default included raw sections of 702, if they wanted to check their open cases in at the same time they did that would automatically run the query against rawof files, a simple switch to change the default that you have to affirmatively opted instead of automatically research, that has reduced the queries by 92%. not inadvertently of big data but we will do checks and open up a new case on pse finds in the name will check all the databases and meet the standard course. we just change the one setting that you have to
the fbi has work to do. needless to say this is a real problem and we can have the fbi with a lack of trust with fbi that's why when he found the problems two years ago the attorney general, the esi director in our lawyers was to implement some changes than the way the fbi doesn't query the searches of the data. when i say this will sound obvious to this group, the way the fbi was doing a couple of years ago ands previously, they wereth conducted query of all their databases and automatically...
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by agents in the fbi. mr. page was an honest american, an innocent man. the fbi obviously abused its finds authority. they went after carter page, and it's my intent, and i hope the intent of my colleagues that we do not authorize section 702, because the fbi cannot be trusted. finally, i want to talk about charles dolan and mr. dan zhengzhou. who was the main source of the steele dossier. dolan had played multiple roles in the democrat national committee, the democrat party. he worked on both clinton campaigns, bill and hillary. on page 15 of your report, it says that in the summer and fall of 2016 they travel to moscow and connection with a business conference. the business conference was held at the bill carleton in moscow, which according to the reports was allegedly the site of salacious sexual conduct on the part of trump. parents, if you're watching, earmuffs for your kids now folks. put your marks for your children. mr. durham, was this salacious sexual conduct, what is that? >> the allegation was
by agents in the fbi. mr. page was an honest american, an innocent man. the fbi obviously abused its finds authority. they went after carter page, and it's my intent, and i hope the intent of my colleagues that we do not authorize section 702, because the fbi cannot be trusted. finally, i want to talk about charles dolan and mr. dan zhengzhou. who was the main source of the steele dossier. dolan had played multiple roles in the democrat national committee, the democrat party. he worked on both...
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that's the fbi that icy. i could get into countless examples of that, that is the real fbi. >> i thank you again for your service, and i appreciate effect that you have allowed your somewhat loquacious-ness to emerge during this hearing with that final response. thank you. >> director, we appreciate, the whole country does. in fact, i said in a tv interview this morning, to those agents that served four years in the fbi the did great work, now on the republican staff. we appreciate the work they did then, the work they do. now they share the same concerns raised by members of the committee. that is why they came to work for us. i just want a couple more questions. any of the -- improper queries of the two databases, did any of those individuals lose their clients? it >> depends on how far back you want to go in time. we've had individuals when you say 2018, i think there is the lesser remember where somebody engaged in intentional. conduct of the person, for example he's gone. i think there were security clea
that's the fbi that icy. i could get into countless examples of that, that is the real fbi. >> i thank you again for your service, and i appreciate effect that you have allowed your somewhat loquacious-ness to emerge during this hearing with that final response. thank you. >> director, we appreciate, the whole country does. in fact, i said in a tv interview this morning, to those agents that served four years in the fbi the did great work, now on the republican staff. we appreciate...
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fbi fbi. employs 37,000 people in 56 field offices, 350 resident agencies specialized facilities and analytical centers across the country as well is over 6060 legal fsa offices in 80 countries around the world. fbi worked to investigate and disrupt crime. everything from violent gang networks to cyber criminals wipe collar crimes human trafficking in domestic and international terrorism. since russia's brutal and unprovoked aggression to the invasion of ukraine last year the fbi has also worked successfully to disrupt criminal cyber and intelligence activities from russia than in danger ukraine, our partners and american citizens. this is included in investigating and supporting the indictments of individuals and corporate entities come engaging sanctions evasion export control violations and other crimes as well as identifying hundreds of millions of dollars in yachts, airplanes and luxury homes belonging to russian oligarchs leading to warrants further seizure. as the chairman of the commit
fbi fbi. employs 37,000 people in 56 field offices, 350 resident agencies specialized facilities and analytical centers across the country as well is over 6060 legal fsa offices in 80 countries around the world. fbi worked to investigate and disrupt crime. everything from violent gang networks to cyber criminals wipe collar crimes human trafficking in domestic and international terrorism. since russia's brutal and unprovoked aggression to the invasion of ukraine last year the fbi has also...
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>> people in the fbi knew that. they go back to fisa but they leave out the entire fact it's only credibly and making clear they rely upon its total garbage and 2017, correct? underth federal law and the rul, they know there's an error and some are incorrect and previous applications are supposed to correct that, correct? was that done here, yes or no? >> not at the time. >> was he in charge of this investigation? >> he had direct involvement. >> was peter heavily involved in the investigation and briefed on the investigation? >> the evidence that we came upon. each fisa application is a verified application and there's a final kept, correct? is it reasonable to believe the ealeadership at the doj didn't know all these failures to ensure truthful facts on an inamerican presidential campaig? is it reasonable to believe the leadership did not know these failures? >> i would distinguish between what the fbi knew and the department of justice. >> they knew this information. >> two final questions. in the russia investig
>> people in the fbi knew that. they go back to fisa but they leave out the entire fact it's only credibly and making clear they rely upon its total garbage and 2017, correct? underth federal law and the rul, they know there's an error and some are incorrect and previous applications are supposed to correct that, correct? was that done here, yes or no? >> not at the time. >> was he in charge of this investigation? >> he had direct involvement. >> was peter heavily...
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and outside of the fbi. and then -- >> brian: impactful series of testimonies about what is coming up a little later. also understand, too, pointing out fbi agents who has a problem with what is going on in the fbi and to stunningly the fbi has no problem retaliating against agents knowing this was going to be front and center and they would have a chance, their day in court knowing they will have to answer to retaliation, the fbi feels cavalier enough to do that to the agents who step forward. >> ainsley: they are seeking whistleblower protection, they have not received it, one was steve friend and you heard him saying he was ridiculed for attending a school board meeting during the time they were calling parents domestic terrorists. >> steve: the hearing will kickoff in 35 minutes and you will see it on fox. switching to something we were talking about over the last ku couple days. parents admitting they charge their 19-year-old daughter rent and are thanking one financial expert for his tips. we've been b
and outside of the fbi. and then -- >> brian: impactful series of testimonies about what is coming up a little later. also understand, too, pointing out fbi agents who has a problem with what is going on in the fbi and to stunningly the fbi has no problem retaliating against agents knowing this was going to be front and center and they would have a chance, their day in court knowing they will have to answer to retaliation, the fbi feels cavalier enough to do that to the agents who step...
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i mean, of the fbi? you know, those things are electric -- it's about 300 miles an hour, after 300 miles. how does that -- does that help or does that hurt? >> of course, the whole country is to some extent moving in a direction towards more of these types of vehicles. the reason it's in our budget is quite simply because there's an executive order and return of all the executive order. i can assure you that my priority for our people is to make sure that the mission comes first. so, they're gonna use whatever vehicles allow them to accomplish the mission. overtime, if we have to transition into different kinds of vehicles, we're gonna follow the law and follow the executive order. but our priority is mission first, but the american people first, whether that's on the border, whether that's against the chinese, whether it's any number of the other threats we talked about here. >> i wouldn't expect otherwise. thank you, i just didn't think through that executive order when it comes to law enforcement. fir
i mean, of the fbi? you know, those things are electric -- it's about 300 miles an hour, after 300 miles. how does that -- does that help or does that hurt? >> of course, the whole country is to some extent moving in a direction towards more of these types of vehicles. the reason it's in our budget is quite simply because there's an executive order and return of all the executive order. i can assure you that my priority for our people is to make sure that the mission comes first. so,...
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how did the this was realized that they could be useful to the fbi have the fbi realize that this loose could be useful to them? and how does that relationship work to this day? i think one thing that i was guilty of and a lot of people are guilty of in the first days was overestimating the fbi capabilities. right. because it came in with this big, strong message. i remember one of the things we commented, we heard in one of these early press conferences was, you know, we do big, right? we've done this before. we got this. but if you look at what they thought the scope of this was at the very beginning, they thought there were 800 people who were there like, you know, going to get arrested who were involved in this, maybe 800 entered. that's what they were sort of looking at the max and now today we have 1100 and that's only a third of the people who could be arrested. there are more than 3000 people who could theoretically be charged based on the way that prosecutors have laid this out, which means they either entered the building or committed some sort of violence or destruction outsi
how did the this was realized that they could be useful to the fbi have the fbi realize that this loose could be useful to them? and how does that relationship work to this day? i think one thing that i was guilty of and a lot of people are guilty of in the first days was overestimating the fbi capabilities. right. because it came in with this big, strong message. i remember one of the things we commented, we heard in one of these early press conferences was, you know, we do big, right? we've...
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this is just the fbi. americans have concerns about the double standard that the department of justice -- american some concerns about the disinformation governance that the department of homeland security tried to form. americans have concerns about the atf and what they are doing to the second amendment. of course, they have concerns about the irs and the thousands of new agents who are coming to that organization. finally, there are concerns about what we have learned in the twitter files. big government and big tech colluded to shape and mold the narrative and suppress information and censor americans. over the course of our work on this committee, we expect to hear from government officials and experts like we have here today. we expect to hear from americans who have been targeted by their government. we expect to hear from people in the media. we expect to hear from the fbi agents who have come forward as whistleblowers. we think many of them will step in for transcribed interviews as wounded on tue
this is just the fbi. americans have concerns about the double standard that the department of justice -- american some concerns about the disinformation governance that the department of homeland security tried to form. americans have concerns about the atf and what they are doing to the second amendment. of course, they have concerns about the irs and the thousands of new agents who are coming to that organization. finally, there are concerns about what we have learned in the twitter files....
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that is not the fbi director or fbi's choice. >> if i can ask you about 702. i referred to 702 as perhaps one of the most important laws that the american people have never heard of. i know we have talked a lot about it. there is concern that the tools including surveillance act 702 can be abused. and it can be used to target u.s. citizens. let me just ask directly, is it possible to lawfully target american citizens under section 702? >> i think the so-called reverse targeting, targeting americans through the end run of 702 is prohibited. >> that is my understanding of the law as well. as a matter of fact, the foreign intelligence surveillance act is that, it targets foreigners outside of the united states. if a would-be terrorist calls an american citizen in the united states, you necessarily would know who is on both ends of the conversation, correct? >> even if it is just electronic communication, which is more often we see it periods >> it can be an email or a text -- >> correct. >> if you want to investigate that american citizen, isn't it true that you
that is not the fbi director or fbi's choice. >> if i can ask you about 702. i referred to 702 as perhaps one of the most important laws that the american people have never heard of. i know we have talked a lot about it. there is concern that the tools including surveillance act 702 can be abused. and it can be used to target u.s. citizens. let me just ask directly, is it possible to lawfully target american citizens under section 702? >> i think the so-called reverse targeting,...
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and the fbi is cooperating. rep. comer: let's look at what i have read in a lot of the media, with statements made from the white house -- there's no merit to this, this is a conspiracy theory. and you are just supposed to take my word or the fbi's word that they are investigating this? or if you are going to write that the source is unverified, whatever. remember the main reason i'm wanting to make this public is because they are concerned about the source, the highly credible -- an i have read it in a a lot of outletsd, the highly credible source that's been with the bureau since the obama administration. one more question. >> thank you very much. in addition to the proceedings, do you plan to refer to the idea of [indiscernible] ]? rep. comer: we believe due to the fact it is not classified, this is not a classified document, that this is an important part of our investigation. and we want to have this document in hand. i will do one more. >> what about beyond the investigation? rep. comer: there is an ongoing inv
and the fbi is cooperating. rep. comer: let's look at what i have read in a lot of the media, with statements made from the white house -- there's no merit to this, this is a conspiracy theory. and you are just supposed to take my word or the fbi's word that they are investigating this? or if you are going to write that the source is unverified, whatever. remember the main reason i'm wanting to make this public is because they are concerned about the source, the highly credible -- an i have...
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and i like the fbi to check. the south the law is the op to be relies number. >> that is what's motivating the fbi. the thing to think about this a lot of databases they can check for they can open cases, public information is a lot they can do. isaac collections has the context of communication. cnow we cordon that off. that requires special permission. because 98% of these looking for something terrible was going to happen they spend the time with nothing to worry about. but almost all turnout to be violations. and shocking numbers of searches are done it's those kind of searches. >> i testified the senate judiciary committee this past summer section 702 an authorization i was there with the deputy director of the cia this deputy director of an essay on the director of the fbi's the leaders of the intelligence community open hearing deputy director of an essay point previous counsel she would been previous counsel i'm sure you had the same reaction probably a three hour hearing for the number of questions the d
and i like the fbi to check. the south the law is the op to be relies number. >> that is what's motivating the fbi. the thing to think about this a lot of databases they can check for they can open cases, public information is a lot they can do. isaac collections has the context of communication. cnow we cordon that off. that requires special permission. because 98% of these looking for something terrible was going to happen they spend the time with nothing to worry about. but almost all...
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-- fbi? >> inside the fbi. mr. wray: we have 14,000 or so fbi special agent spirit -- special agents. >> they are spread across field agencies and around the world. mr. wray: yes. >> i've had the opportunity to work with a number of men and women of the fbi from my home state, and one thing i know that we heard in your testimony today is you all have very broad responsibilities. is it correct to say the fbi, among other things, investigates counterterrorism, counterintelligence, cyber crime, public corruption, transnational organized crime, violent crime, and domestic terrorism? mr. wray: and then other things as well, but yes. >> in addition, would you agree that the bureau provides local support to local law enforcement agency around the country? mr. wray: i would say indispensable support. i'm talking with chiefs and sheriffs probably every week in this job since i started, and if there is one refrain i hear from them consistently, it is keep it coming, we need to be in more help. >> i would like to focus on the
-- fbi? >> inside the fbi. mr. wray: we have 14,000 or so fbi special agent spirit -- special agents. >> they are spread across field agencies and around the world. mr. wray: yes. >> i've had the opportunity to work with a number of men and women of the fbi from my home state, and one thing i know that we heard in your testimony today is you all have very broad responsibilities. is it correct to say the fbi, among other things, investigates counterterrorism,...
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and having worked on fbi stories about the fbi in the past, i knew that the fbi was very talkative about cases that ended well and ended in conditions but things didn't go so well, they weren't so forthcoming. you just knew that they weren't going to share anything. there were two questions, where is he and how was the fbi involved. those were two difficult questions to answer. >> cindy, policy geek, avid reader. i am curious if you could talk about your relationship with the family as you were doing this research as well as how they responded to publication of the book. >> great question. if only because it is important not to lose sight of them. i mentioned, i had a book party recently and mentioned this. as reporters, as journalists especially when doing this sort of work we often meet people at the worst moments of their lives and it is our duty to persuade them to let us in. and carey and bill riley did let me in and i will always be grateful to them and they needed help and they didn't hold anything back. they gave me all kinds of material, all sorts of time, i got to know them ver
and having worked on fbi stories about the fbi in the past, i knew that the fbi was very talkative about cases that ended well and ended in conditions but things didn't go so well, they weren't so forthcoming. you just knew that they weren't going to share anything. there were two questions, where is he and how was the fbi involved. those were two difficult questions to answer. >> cindy, policy geek, avid reader. i am curious if you could talk about your relationship with the family as...
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that is not the fbi director or fbi's choice. >> if i can ask you about 702. i referred to 702 as perhaps one of the most important laws that the american people have never heard of. i know we have talked a lot about it. there is concern that the tools including surveillance act 702 can be abused. and it can be used to target u.s. citizens. let me just ask directly, is it possible to lawfully target american citizens under section 702? >> i think the so-called reverse targeting, targeting americans through the end run of 702 is prohibited. >> that is my understanding of the law as well. as a matter of fact, the foreign intelligence surveillance act is that, it targets foreigners outside of the united states. if a would-be terrorist calls an american citizen in the united states, you necessarily would know who is on both ends of the conversation, correct? >> even if it is just electronic communication, which is more often we see it periods >> it can be an email or a text -- >> correct. >> if you want to investigate that american citizen, isn't it true that you
that is not the fbi director or fbi's choice. >> if i can ask you about 702. i referred to 702 as perhaps one of the most important laws that the american people have never heard of. i know we have talked a lot about it. there is concern that the tools including surveillance act 702 can be abused. and it can be used to target u.s. citizens. let me just ask directly, is it possible to lawfully target american citizens under section 702? >> i think the so-called reverse targeting,...
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, the full fbi and fbi agents in vitriolic terms. since in the fbi have observed an increase in violent threats posted on social media against federal officials and facilities including a threat to place a dirty bomb in front of fbi headquarters issuing general calls for civil war and armed rebellion. we have heard those calls before in this chamber august 11, lester person wearing a technical vest and armed with an ar style rifle and nail gun attempted to forcibly enter the fbi cincinnati field office when officers responded he fled the scene andd a pursuit followed. during a prolonged standoff with fbi the man fired multiple shots at ohio state highway patrol. mr. chairman the public is skeptical about this strange new venture with the strange new name that's being launched. so many members involved have done everything they can to block the generally sixth committee investigation of the worst violent attack on an american election and the american congress in our history. the public wonders whether members refuse to comply with co
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we can't have the fbi in a position where there's a lack of trust of the fbi. that's why we looked to implement changes in the way the fbi does these searches of the data. a very simple one. this will sound obvious. the way the fbi was doing it two years ago and previously was that they would do the query of all their databases automatically by default, including raw section 702. if they want to test their open cases, it would automatically run that query against raw fisa. a simple flip of the switch to change that setting from, you have to opt in instead of automatically being searched, that has reduced the number of queries by 93%. it's early in the case. that would check all the databases and if they didn't meet the standard. we just change that one setting from having to opt in, right your reasons, record your reasons for searching it. we've seen a dramatic reduction in the number of queries. now the compliance rate is in excess of 98%. >> there are a lot of people on the hill and civil society who would like to help you with solving this problem. the solut
we can't have the fbi in a position where there's a lack of trust of the fbi. that's why we looked to implement changes in the way the fbi does these searches of the data. a very simple one. this will sound obvious. the way the fbi was doing it two years ago and previously was that they would do the query of all their databases automatically by default, including raw section 702. if they want to test their open cases, it would automatically run that query against raw fisa. a simple flip of the...
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fbi agent, -- and as an fbi agent mr. friend spent seven , years working human trafficking, investigations and investigating crimes against children. he received several awards from the fbi for his performance. he is a graduate of the university of notre dame and again, after his service, the fbi questions his loyalty to the country. mr. allen is a whistleblower and staff operations specialist with the fbi charlotte field office. he has 20 years of experience as an intelligence professional in the fbi and the united states armed services. prior to joining the fbi, mr. allen served in the united states marine corps including service in iraq, kuwait, and japan. in the marines, he received several awards including the navy and marine corps commendation medal and the marine corps achievement medal. mr. allen received an honorable discharge from his marine corps duty. and in the letter we got from the fbi, they are questioning his commitment to our country. i find that astounding. prior to blowing the whistle, mr. allen receiv
fbi agent, -- and as an fbi agent mr. friend spent seven , years working human trafficking, investigations and investigating crimes against children. he received several awards from the fbi for his performance. he is a graduate of the university of notre dame and again, after his service, the fbi questions his loyalty to the country. mr. allen is a whistleblower and staff operations specialist with the fbi charlotte field office. he has 20 years of experience as an intelligence professional in...
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and among those was the fact this involved the fbi and having worked on fbi stories, the fbi in the past, i knew that at the fbi was very talkative about cases that ended well. that ended and then it ended in convictions. but then when things didn't go so well, they weren't so forthcoming and i just i just. you just knew that they weren't going to really share anything about this case because that that that was there were sort of two questions. where is he? and was how was the fbi involved? so those were two very difficult questions to answer. it looks like they one high cindy, policy geek, avid reader. i'm curious if you can talk a little bit about your relationship with the family just in terms of as you were doing this research as well as how they've responded to the publication of the book? that's a great question. if only it's important not to lose sight of them and their struggle. you know, i mentioned well, i had a book party recently and i mentioned this and i'll just reiterate it that, you know, as reporters, as journalists, especially when you're doing this sort of work, we oft
and among those was the fact this involved the fbi and having worked on fbi stories, the fbi in the past, i knew that at the fbi was very talkative about cases that ended well. that ended and then it ended in convictions. but then when things didn't go so well, they weren't so forthcoming and i just i just. you just knew that they weren't going to really share anything about this case because that that that was there were sort of two questions. where is he? and was how was the fbi involved? so...
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as are the 38,000 men and women of the fbi. sometimes it is hard not to be dragged down by the cable news and social media environment that we find ourselves in. in some respects, this is actually not that new. late last year, i shared a few quotes from prior fbi directors with a room full of retired agents about this size. given how much words still resonate that group was surprised to hear that the quotes came from prior eras and not today. i think many of you might be surprised as well. let me take one. i'm quoting. " to my amazement there are voices that claim repression by government and fear of government. these claims have been aired by some and given wide coverage. federal law enforcement officers in particular have been described as thugs by some advocacy groups. sadly, i am astounded at these developments, as i think most americans are. " with that -- with that -- would that tries you to know that was 1995 describing the police that had motivated timothy mcveigh and a small noisy portion of the public who sympathized
as are the 38,000 men and women of the fbi. sometimes it is hard not to be dragged down by the cable news and social media environment that we find ourselves in. in some respects, this is actually not that new. late last year, i shared a few quotes from prior fbi directors with a room full of retired agents about this size. given how much words still resonate that group was surprised to hear that the quotes came from prior eras and not today. i think many of you might be surprised as well. let...