Rep. Matt Gaetz Questions FBI Cyber Chief Who Says He Can’t Find Hunter Biden’s Laptop

GAETZ So where is ░░░░░░░░ The laptop VORNDRAN Sir ░░░░░░░░ m not here to ░░░░░░░░ about the laptop I ░░░░░░░░ here to talk about ░░░░░░░░ FBI cyber program GAETZ ░░░░░░░░ are the assistant director ░░░░░░░░ FBI cyber I want ░░░░░░░░ know where Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ laptop is Where is ░░░░░░░░ VORNDRAN Sir I don ░░░░░░░░ know that answer GAETZ ░░░░░░░░ is astonishing to me ░░░░░░░░ FBI cyber assessed whether ░░░░░░░░ not Hunter Biden s ░░░░░░░░ could be a point ░░░░░░░░ vulnerability allowing America s ░░░░░░░░ to hurt our country ░░░░░░░░ Sir FBI cyber program ░░░░░░░░ based off of what ░░░░░░░░ codified in Title 18 ░░░░░░░░ Title 18 Section 1030 ░░░░░░░░ code which talks about ░░░░░░░░ intrusions right Using nefarious ░░░░░░░░ network GAETZ You ve ░░░░░░░░ about passwords here I ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden s password ░░░░░░░░ his laptop was hunter02 ░░░░░░░░ drops it off at ░░░░░░░░ repair store I m ░░░░░░░░ the receipt from Mac ░░░░░░░░ computer repair where in ░░░░░░░░ 2019 they turned over ░░░░░░░░ laptop to the FBI ░░░░░░░░ what now you re ░░░░░░░░ me right here is ░░░░░░░░ as the assistant director ░░░░░░░░ FBI cyber you don ░░░░░░░░ know where this is ░░░░░░░░ it was turned over ░░░░░░░░ you three years ago ░░░░░░░░ Yes sir That s ░░░░░░░░ accurate statement GAETZ How ░░░░░░░░ Americans supposed to trust ░░░░░░░░ you can protect us ░░░░░░░░ the next Colonial pipeline ░░░░░░░░ it seems that you ░░░░░░░░ t locate a laptop ░░░░░░░░ was given to you ░░░░░░░░ years ago from the ░░░░░░░░ Family potentially creating vulnerabilities ░░░░░░░░ our country VORNDRAN Sir ░░░░░░░░ s not in the ░░░░░░░░ of my investigative responsibilities ░░░░░░░░ But that is shocking ░░░░░░░░ you wouldn t as ░░░░░░░░ assistant director of cyber ░░░░░░░░ whether or not there ░░░░░░░░ international business deals kickbacks ░░░░░░░░ that are on this ░░░░░░░░ that would make the ░░░░░░░░ Family suspect to some ░░░░░░░░ of compromise Mr Assistant ░░░░░░░░ have you assessed whether ░░░░░░░░ not the First Family ░░░░░░░░ compromised as a result ░░░░░░░░ the Hunter Biden laptop ░░░░░░░░ Sir as a representative ░░░░░░░░ the FBI cyber program ░░░░░░░░ is not in the ░░░░░░░░ of my responsibilities to ░░░░░░░░ with the questions that ░░░░░░░░ re asking me GAETZ ░░░░░░░░ anyone at FBI cyber ░░░░░░░░ asked to make assessments ░░░░░░░░ or not the laptop ░░░░░░░░ a point of vulnerability ░░░░░░░░ Sir we have multiple ░░░░░░░░ of investigative responsibility in ░░░░░░░░ FBI They re all ░░░░░░░░ on public source GAETZ ░░░░░░░░ would think you d ░░░░░░░░ this one I mean ░░░░░░░░ would think that if ░░░░░░░░ President s son who ░░░░░░░░ international business deals referencing ░░░░░░░░ now president with the ░░░░░░░░ with Ukrainians I mean ░░░░░░░░ you assessed whether or ░░░░░░░░ the Hunter Biden laptop ░░░░░░░░ Russia the ability to ░░░░░░░░ our country VORNDRAN Sir ░░░░░░░░ we can do this ░░░░░░░░ and forth for the ░░░░░░░░ couple minutes I don ░░░░░░░░ have any information about ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden laptop or ░░░░░░░░ investigation GAETZ But should ░░░░░░░░ I mean you re ░░░░░░░░ assistant director of FBI ░░░░░░░░ VORNDRAN By my by ░░░░░░░░ block and line chart ░░░░░░░░ sir I should not ░░░░░░░░ Who should who should ░░░░░░░░ put in that chair ░░░░░░░░ ask questions about this ░░░░░░░░ that FBI has had ░░░░░░░░ three years VORNDRAN Sir ░░░░░░░░ m not I m ░░░░░░░░ in a position to ░░░░░░░░ a recommendation who should ░░░░░░░░ here GAETZ So you ░░░░░░░░ t have it You ░░░░░░░░ t know who has ░░░░░░░░ You don t know ░░░░░░░░ it is You re ░░░░░░░░ assistant director you know ░░░░░░░░ you talked about whether ░░░░░░░░ not you were the ░░░░░░░░ Hill or the Christian ░░░░░░░░ It sounds like you ░░░░░░░░ the Chris Weber trying ░░░░░░░░ call a timeout when ░░░░░░░░ don t have one ░░░░░░░░ who is it Do ░░░░░░░░ even know who has ░░░░░░░░ do you know who ░░░░░░░░ should put in that ░░░░░░░░ to ask these questions ░░░░░░░░ VORNDRAN No sir I ░░░░░░░░ t know who has ░░░░░░░░ GAETZ Well could you ░░░░░░░░ out and tell us ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ give us briefings thanks ░░░░░░░░ Mr Lieu and Mr ░░░░░░░░ s question about whether ░░░░░░░░ not the FBI was ░░░░░░░░ a 5 million test ░░░░░░░░ on the Pegasus system ░░░░░░░░ was being used to ░░░░░░░░ people in politics people ░░░░░░░░ government people in the ░░░░░░░░ people in American life ░░░░░░░░ will you commit to ░░░░░░░░ us a briefing as ░░░░░░░░ assistant director of FBI ░░░░░░░░ as to where the ░░░░░░░░ is Whether or not ░░░░░░░░ s a point of ░░░░░░░░ whether or not the ░░░░░░░░ people should wonder whether ░░░░░░░░ not the First Family ░░░░░░░░ compromised VORNDRAN Sir I ░░░░░░░░ be happy to take ░░░░░░░░ request back to our ░░░░░░░░ GAETZ Gosh I mean ░░░░░░░░ you advocate for that ░░░░░░░░ As in you will ░░░░░░░░ I will be happy ░░░░░░░░ take your request back ░░░░░░░░ the FBI headquarters GAETZ ░░░░░░░░ do you believe that ░░░░░░░░ is a briefing that ░░░░░░░░ Congress is worthy of ░░░░░░░░ I guess VORNDRAN Sir ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ that question I m ░░░░░░░░ to talk the invitation ░░░░░░░░ the invitation says oversight ░░░░░░░░ the FBI cyber division ░░░░░░░░ does not say anything ░░░░░░░░ GAETZ Well right but ░░░░░░░░ mean this is this ░░░░░░░░ a cyber asset VORNDRAN ░░░░░░░░ s not a cyber ░░░░░░░░ GAETZ This is a ░░░░░░░░ of vulnerability If there ░░░░░░░░ passwords if there are ░░░░░░░░ deals if there are ░░░░░░░░ to things that could ░░░░░░░░ our country like you ░░░░░░░░ t even sit here ░░░░░░░░ now and say that ░░░░░░░░ know that there s ░░░░░░░░ a point of vulnerability ░░░░░░░░ there are other crimes ░░░░░░░░ there are tax issues ░░░░░░░░ whatever but as it ░░░░░░░░ to our I mean ░░░░░░░░ the First Family sufficient ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure to protect You ░░░░░░░░ t even know if ░░░░░░░░ re compromised Tell you ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chairman I seek ░░░░░░░░ consent to enter into ░░░░░░░░ record of this committee ░░░░░░░░ contents of Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ laptop which I m ░░░░░░░░ possession of NADLER I ░░░░░░░░ not UNKNOWN There s ░░░░░░░░ objection to that GAETZ ░░░░░░░░ ve never had NADLER ░░░░░░░░ object pending further investigation ░░░░░░░░ What s the basis ░░░░░░░░ that objection NADLER It ░░░░░░░░ a unanimous consent request ░░░░░░░░ I object pending GAETZ ░░░░░░░░ have a subsequent question ░░░░░░░░ Chairman I seek unanimous ░░░░░░░░ to enter into the ░░░░░░░░ the receipt NADLER It ░░░░░░░░ very well GAETZ from ░░░░░░░░ Mac shop NADLER It ░░░░░░░░ very well be entered ░░░░░░░░ the record after we ░░░░░░░░ at it further GAETZ ░░░░░░░░ Chairman I have a ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk NADLER Oh I ░░░░░░░░ sorry GAETZ Mr Chairman ░░░░░░░░ seek unanimous consent to ░░░░░░░░ into the record the ░░░░░░░░ from the Department of ░░░░░░░░ to the Mac shop ░░░░░░░░ DEMINGS Mr Chairman this ░░░░░░░░ Ms Demings Am I ░░░░░░░░ Am I next NADLER ░░░░░░░░ objection —“