FBI Director Gets Uncharacteristically Heated When Republican Suggests Bureau Was Involved in Capitol Riot

SPARTZ Then we have ░░░░░░░░ similar situation different you ░░░░░░░░ talking about bad optics ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi at that time ░░░░░░░░ t want bad optics ░░░░░░░░ January 6 and we ░░░░░░░░ t have proper security ░░░░░░░░ on January 6 That ░░░░░░░░ a catastrophic failure too ░░░░░░░░ we looking at that ░░░░░░░░ one conclusion was made ░░░░░░░░ that Have we made ░░░░░░░░ adjustments Because not a ░░░░░░░░ of people you know ░░░░░░░░ hurt just being here ░░░░░░░░ was a lot of ░░░░░░░░ brought by the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice and there were ░░░░░░░░ lot of them were ░░░░░░░░ law abiding Americans that ░░░░░░░░ really just upset with ░░░░░░░░ government and they have ░░░░░░░░ reason to do it ░░░░░░░░ I think we need ░░░░░░░░ think about it before ░░░░░░░░ prosecute instead of actually ░░░░░░░░ how we can deal ░░░░░░░░ real criminals and how ░░░░░░░░ can have a proper ░░░░░░░░ when we have events ░░░░░░░░ so many people there ░░░░░░░░ did you did you ░░░░░░░░ confidential human sources I ░░░░░░░░ you never answered that ░░░░░░░░ on January 6 in ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Did you have ░░░░░░░░ Wray I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ s the SPARTZ Confidential ░░░░░░░░ sources did you have ░░░░░░░░ on January 6 in ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Wray Again I ░░░░░░░░ never gonna be getting ░░░░░░░░ when and where we ░░░░░░░░ or have not SPARTZ ░░░░░░░░ you Wray or have ░░░░░░░░ used confidential sources SPARTZ ░░░░░░░░ you willing to say ░░░░░░░░ the record that you ░░░░░░░░ you know you had ░░░░░░░░ confidential human sources that ░░░░░░░░ into Capitol on January ░░░░░░░░ Wray As I ve ░░░░░░░░ consistently I m not ░░░░░░░░ to get into where ░░░░░░░░ have or have not ░░░░░░░░ confidential human sources I ░░░░░░░░ tell you that if ░░░░░░░░ re asking if the ░░░░░░░░ at the Capitol on ░░░░░░░░ 6 was part of ░░░░░░░░ operation orchestrated by FBI ░░░░░░░░ or agency answer is ░░░░░░░░ SPARTZ No I didn ░░░░░░░░ ask you that I ░░░░░░░░ you did you investigate ░░░░░░░░ you any confidentially human ░░░░░░░░ Did you do any ░░░░░░░░ and looking at that ░░░░░░░░ you did not answer ░░░░░░░░ you had any or ░░░░░░░░ So if you had ░░░░░░░░ did you do anything ░░░░░░░░ needed to make sure ░░░░░░░░ investigate that None of ░░░░░░░░ sources did anything wrong ░░░░░░░░ they did wrong that ░░░░░░░░ were prosecuted the same ░░░░░░░░ like they re trying ░░░░░░░░ prosecute a lot of ░░░░░░░░ that really even the ░░░░░░░░ Court ruled recently that ░░░░░░░░ on unconstitutional charges Wray ░░░░░░░░ me just add that ░░░░░░░░ have now been I ░░░░░░░░ 180 individuals who have ░░░░░░░░ to trial in addition ░░░░░░░░ the 800 who pled ░░░░░░░░ SPARTZ Right but I ░░░░░░░░ the problem is they ░░░░░░░░ these charges on a ░░░░░░░░ of people who ve ░░░░░░░░ guilty But let me ░░░░░░░░ quickly because only have ░░░░░░░░ seconds really so I ░░░░░░░░ you will take seriously ░░░░░░░░ you re doing You ░░░░░░░░ related to the border ░░░░░░░░ it s also a ░░░░░░░░ You know your vice ░░░░░░░░ was leading on that ░░░░░░░░ she actually inaudible meetings ░░░░░░░░ you like weekly or ░░░░░░░░ meetings where she d ░░░░░░░░ get briefings from you ░░░░░░░░ a leading border czar ░░░░░░░░ had that function Have ░░░░░░░░ had that has she ░░░░░░░░ any meetings on the ░░░░░░░░ basis with you Wray ░░░░░░░░ Jordan The gentlelady s ░░░░░░░░ has expired The gentleman ░░░░░░░░ respond Wray Right On ░░░░░░░░ issue of confidential human ░░░░░░░░ number one I will ░░░░░░░░ there is a DoJ ░░░░░░░░ review under way that ░░░░░░░░ think addresses some of ░░░░░░░░ kinds of topics I ░░░░░░░░ but I won t ░░░░░░░░ for the inspector general ░░░░░░░░ as to this suggestion ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard all ░░░░░░░░ many times that somehow ░░░░░░░░ 6 was orchestrated by ░░░░░░░░ agents or sources I ░░░░░░░░ note that in addition ░░░░░░░░ my prior comments that ░░░░░░░░ have now been 850 ░░░░░░░░ individuals who have pled ░░░░░░░░ and another 180 who ░░░░░░░░ gone to trial they ░░░░░░░░ all had access to ░░░░░░░░ counsel discovery all the ░░░░░░░░ that the Constitution and ░░░░░░░░ rules provide them it ░░░░░░░░ been in front of ░░░░░░░░ like 15 different judges ░░░░░░░░ think dozens of juries ░░░░░░░░ not one has given ░░░░░░░░ to this notion And ░░░░░░░░ fact I don t ░░░░░░░░ any of them have ░░░░░░░░ really seriously tried to ░░░░░░░░ it So it s ░░░░░░░░ just my word for ░░░░░░░░ Look what s happening ░░░░░░░░ the cases. Thank you.”