Patel: The Comeys, McCabes of the FBI Were the Ones Weaponizing Lost Statutes

GOWDY All right well ░░░░░░░░ will not leave without ░░░░░░░░ that Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ one thing that s ░░░░░░░░ on my mind Obviously ░░░░░░░░ need people to cooperate ░░░░░░░░ witnesses and sometimes subjects ░░░░░░░░ the FBI seems to ░░░░░░░░ fallen in love with ░░░░░░░░ 1001 cases which is ░░░░░░░░ false statement to an ░░░░░░░░ So how do you ░░░░░░░░ what happened to Mike ░░░░░░░░ and Jeff Fortenberry and ░░░░░░░░ with legitimate 1001 cases ░░░░░░░░ actually Director had an ░░░░░░░░ agent called a mutual ░░░░░░░░ of both of ours ░░░░░░░░ and said I want ░░░░░░░░ talk to you about ░░░░░░░░ you re not related ░░░░░░░░ it and our friend ░░░░░░░░ I ll talk to ░░░░░░░░ Patel but probably no ░░░░░░░░ else which told me ░░░░░░░░ trust you to not ░░░░░░░░ 1001 but they are ░░░░░░░░ sure because they ve ░░░░░░░░ it used and abused ░░░░░░░░ you saw it as ░░░░░░░░ criminal defense attorney So ░░░░░░░░ do you balance that ░░░░░░░░ Yeah and look I ░░░░░░░░ back to my days ░░░░░░░░ a public defender when ░░░░░░░░ was deputy director of ░░░░░░░░ intelligence or even chief ░░░░░░░░ staff of the Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense All of that ░░░░░░░░ formed a unique experience ░░░░░░░░ me to serve as ░░░░░░░░ 9th Director of the ░░░░░░░░ There s never been ░░░░░░░░ public defender that has ░░░░░░░░ in this seat and ░░░░░░░░ think it s about ░░░░░░░░ we did so But ░░░░░░░░ want to remind the ░░░░░░░░ public the former leadership ░░░░░░░░ of those in the ░░░░░░░░ in the FBI in ░░░░░░░░ past years the Comeys ░░░░░░░░ McCabes the Strzoks the ░░░░░░░░ of the world and ░░░░░░░░ list goes on they ░░░░░░░░ the ones that weaponize ░░░░░░░░ statutes like the 1001 ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ victimize and politicize the ░░░░░░░░ on the books and ░░░░░░░░ of using them against ░░░░░░░░ criminals I m here ░░░░░░░░ tell you that the ░░░░░░░░ and women at the ░░░░░░░░ that I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ the building and out ░░░░░░░░ the field since I ░░░░░░░░ been in the office ░░░░░░░░ four weeks they want ░░░░░░░░ use that 1001 charge ░░░░░░░░ where the facts and ░░░░░░░░ law allows them to ░░░░░░░░ not where leadership forces ░░░░░░░░ to So me as ░░░░░░░░ FBI director I will ░░░░░░░░ force or interfere with ░░░░░░░░ decision making process of ░░░░░░░░ field investigators and the ░░░░░░░░ agents who do that ░░░░░░░░ on a daily basis ░░░░░░░░ are the pros I ░░░░░░░░ give them the resources ░░░░░░░░ they need I will ░░░░░░░░ them the runway they ░░░░░░░░ And one of the ░░░░░░░░ I learned in my ░░░░░░░░ period of being a ░░░░░░░░ leader and being an ░░░░░░░░ leader is get out ░░░░░░░░ the way of the ░░░░░░░░ We have a whole ░░░░░░░░ of a lot of ░░░░░░░░ here at the FBI ░░░░░░░░ I will remind them ░░░░░░░░ I will take the ░░░░░░░░ for them when Capitol ░░░░░░░░ or the media wants ░░░░░░░░ target or a pi ░░░░░░░░ So long as they ░░░░░░░░ using the laws to ░░░░░░░░ the bad guys we ░░░░░░░░ winning every day.”