John Brennan: FBI, that Has Been Able to Keep This Country Safe, Is Being Subjected to Unprecedented Challenges Right Now

Mitchell The agency the ░░░░░░░░ that is now so ░░░░░░░░ under fire contrary to ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel and Pam ░░░░░░░░ said at their confirmation ░░░░░░░░ but you ve got ░░░░░░░░ thousands of FBI agents ░░░░░░░░ had even minimal contact ░░░░░░░░ January 6th prosecutions maybe ░░░░░░░░ a subpoena they are ░░░░░░░░ actually trying to go ░░░░░░░░ court They filed suit ░░░░░░░░ the department trying to ░░░░░░░░ the release of the ░░░░░░░░ of people who handled ░░░░░░░░ cases to try to ░░░░░░░░ them from retaliation and ░░░░░░░░ danger What does this ░░░░░░░░ about the rule of ░░░░░░░░ right now BRENNAN Well ░░░░░░░░ think it s had ░░░░░░░░ traumatic effect on the ░░░░░░░░ in terms of trying ░░░░░░░░ find out who might ░░░░░░░░ been working on any ░░░░░░░░ these cases And as ░░░░░░░░ know FBI agents don ░░░░░░░░ get to choose and ░░░░░░░░ which cases they want ░░░░░░░░ work on They get ░░░░░░░░ and assigned to these ░░░░░░░░ And you know they ░░░░░░░░ done such heroic work ░░░░░░░░ to ensure that this ░░░░░░░░ stays strong goes after ░░░░░░░░ terrorist organizations foreign adversaries ░░░░░░░░ others And to politicize ░░░░░░░░ process and this bureau ░░░░░░░░ think really is quite ░░░░░░░░ And I know a ░░░░░░░░ of these individuals yes ░░░░░░░░ re concerned about their ░░░░░░░░ personal situation and whether ░░░░░░░░ not they re going ░░░░░░░░ be fired and what ░░░░░░░░ it mean for their ░░░░░░░░ lives but they also ░░░░░░░░ very worried about the ░░░░░░░░ of law and the ░░░░░░░░ that they ve been ░░░░░░░░ on and the disruption ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ to these cases So ░░░░░░░░ are in a very ░░░░░░░░ moment here I think ░░░░░░░░ our history And I ░░░░░░░░ the bureau the FBI ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ pillars that has been ░░░░░░░░ to keep this country ░░░░░░░░ and strong over the ░░░░░░░░ I think is being ░░░░░░░░ to unprecedented challenges right ░░░░░░░░