AOC Tells FBI’s Wray the Capitol Riot Was Planned on Parler, Telegram

OCASIO CORTEZ Director Wray ░░░░░░░░ now know that the ░░░░░░░░ were planned out in ░░░░░░░░ open on popular social ░░░░░░░░ platforms like Parler and ░░░░░░░░ Among thousands of violent ░░░░░░░░ there were messages saying ░░░░░░░░ they certify Biden we ░░░░░░░░ storm Capitol Hill executions ░░░░░░░░ the steps Also wide ░░░░░░░░ media activity included posts ░░░░░░░░ specific details ahead of ░░░░░░░░ attack ranging from maps ░░░░░░░░ layouts of the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ and construction plans for ░░░░░░░░ gallows During the Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ hearing Director Wray you ░░░░░░░░ that none of the ░░░░░░░░ than 500 people charged ░░░░░░░░ far have been previously ░░░░░░░░ FBI investigation Does the ░░░░░░░░ regularly include social media ░░░░░░░░ as part of its ░░░░░░░░ to combat violent extremism ░░░░░░░░ Thanks Two things I ░░░░░░░░ the question So first ░░░░░░░░ s not none it ░░░░░░░░ almost none which is ░░░░░░░░ And of course our ░░░░░░░░ is very much ongoing ░░░░░░░░ the facts are changing ░░░░░░░░ even as we speak ░░░░░░░░ But second as to ░░░░░░░░ media I think it ░░░░░░░░ understandable that there is ░░░░░░░░ lot of confusion on ░░░░░░░░ subject We have very ░░░░░░░░ policies that have been ░░░░░░░░ the Department for a ░░░░░░░░ time that govern our ░░░░░░░░ to use social media ░░░░░░░░ when we have an ░░░░░░░░ purpose with proper predication ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ we can do on ░░░░░░░░ media and we do ░░░░░░░░ and we aggressively do ░░░░░░░░ what we can t ░░░░░░░░ on social media is ░░░░░░░░ proper predication and an ░░░░░░░░ purpose just monitor just ░░░░░░░░ case on social media ░░░░░░░░ if the policies should ░░░░░░░░ changed to reflect that ░░░░░░░░ might be one of ░░░░░░░░ important lessons learned coming ░░░░░░░░ of this whole experience ░░░░░░░░ that s not something ░░░░░░░░ currently the FBI has ░░░░░░░░ the authority or certainly ░░░░░░░░ resources frankly to do ░░░░░░░░ gets back to the ░░░░░░░░ I was making in ░░░░░░░░ to one of your ░░░░░░░░ earlier about OCASIO CORTEZ ░░░░░░░░ you Sorry I apologize ░░░░░░░░ interrupting We just have ░░░░░░░░ time At that same ░░░░░░░░ you also later stated ░░░░░░░░ certainly and you stated ░░░░░░░░ this hearing that you ░░░░░░░░ were aware of online ░░░░░░░░ about the potential for ░░░░░░░░ but I m not ░░░░░░░░ that we had any ░░░░░░░░ indicating that hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ were going to storm ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Now prior to ░░░░░░░░ 6th we saw and ░░░░░░░░ we saw that the ░░░░░░░░ officials previously testified to ░░░░░░░░ Senate Homeland Security Committee ░░░░░░░░ there was no such ░░░░░░░░ despite the fact that ░░░░░░░░ FBI may have been ░░░░░░░░ of those posts Would ░░░░░░░░ be able to clarify ░░░░░░░░ for us WRAY Unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ know exactly what somebody ░░░░░░░░ in earlier testimony so ░░░░░░░░ m reluctant to try ░░░░░░░░ elucidate somebody else s ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately since I don ░░░░░░░░ have the benefit of ░░░░░░░░ it OCASIO CORTEZ So ░░░░░░░░ this and I apologize ░░░░░░░░ I m you know ░░░░░░░░ this down too much ░░░░░░░░ it seems as though ░░░░░░░░ may have been either ░░░░░░░░ failure to collect intelligence ░░░░░░░░ this insurrection prior to ░░░░░░░░ happening or a failure ░░░░░░░░ act on intelligence that ░░░░░░░░ may have had Is ░░░░░░░░ given the answer that ░░░░░░░░ just gave was this ░░░░░░░░ policies that you had ░░░░░░░░ know that you just ░░░░░░░░ to was this a ░░░░░░░░ to collect intelligence prior ░░░░░░░░ the event or was ░░░░░░░░ a failure to act ░░░░░░░░ intelligence that we may ░░░░░░░░ had WRAY I don ░░░░░░░░ know that I would ░░░░░░░░ m not sure I ░░░░░░░░ put it in either ░░░░░░░░ those buckets I think ░░░░░░░░ this shows is the ░░░░░░░░ of getting sufficient information ░░░░░░░░ what is out there ░░░░░░░░ social media to be ░░░░░░░░ to have the ability ░░░░░░░░ distinguish between what we ░░░░░░░░ calling sort of aspirational ░░░░░░░░ the intentional It s ░░░░░░░░ of the wheat from ░░░░░░░░ chaff answer that I ░░░░░░░░ earlier.”