Rep. Scalise on FBI Classifying 2017 GOP Baseball Team Practice Shooting as ‘Suicide by Cop’: ‘I Was Offended’

reporter So I saw ░░░░░░░░ statement expressing some concerns ░░░░░░░░ you ve read the ░░░░░░░░ You re asking the ░░░░░░░░ director to look into ░░░░░░░░ What exactly are your ░░░░░░░░ and how high do ░░░░░░░░ think this went at ░░░░░░░░ FBI SCALISE So if ░░░░░░░░ go back to 2017 ░░░░░░░░ the baseball shooting the ░░░░░░░░ had brought in the ░░░░░░░░ of the team Roger ░░░░░░░░ was one of those ░░░░░░░░ who was part of ░░░░░░░░ briefing and at that ░░░░░░░░ they went through some ░░░░░░░░ the information Some of ░░░░░░░░ was classified some of ░░░░░░░░ wasn t but they ░░░░░░░░ let us know what ░░░░░░░░ conclusion was and that ░░░░░░░░ when they said it ░░░░░░░░ classified as suicide by ░░░░░░░░ And I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ I was offended I ░░░░░░░░ all of us there ░░░░░░░░ highly offended that that ░░░░░░░░ the conclusion that the ░░░░░░░░ in 2017 came to ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t what ░░░░░░░░ on the baseball field ░░░░░░░░ went there with the ░░░░░░░░ of killing all of ░░░░░░░░ on the baseball field ░░░░░░░░ he had a list ░░░░░░░░ his pocket of other ░░░░░░░░ he wanted to kill ░░░░░░░░ was very politically motivated ░░░░░░░░ it was clear they ░░░░░░░░ a lot of facts ░░░░░░░░ the FBI report that ░░░░░░░░ Patel s FBI came ░░░░░░░░ with today shows they ░░░░░░░░ factual evidence to reach ░░░░░░░░ different conclusion than what ░░░░░░░░ facts lead to show ░░░░░░░░ by cop was not ░░░░░░░░ conclusion They ultimately changed ░░░░░░░░ to domestic terrorism And ░░░░░░░░ applaud the new FBI ░░░░░░░░ making that change in ░░░░░░░░ justification But they also ░░░░░░░░ some of the other ░░░░░░░░ that were suppressed The ░░░░░░░░ that it was politically ░░░░░░░░ Even though they had ░░░░░░░░ of that factual evidence ░░░░░░░░ hid that because they ░░░░░░░░ t want to make ░░░░░░░░ look like it was ░░░░░░░░ motivated I mean look ░░░░░░░░ guy went there and ░░░░░░░░ only tried to kill ░░░░░░░░ of us I had ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Police officers with ░░░░░░░░ on my detail He ░░░░░░░░ to kill both of ░░░░░░░░ Suicide by cop is ░░░░░░░░ when you try to ░░░░░░░░ everybody around including the ░░░░░░░░ And by the way ░░░░░░░░ didn t even know ░░░░░░░░ were cops because they ░░░░░░░░ dressed in plainclothes He ░░░░░░░░ every intention of carrying ░░░░░░░░ a politically motivated message ░░░░░░░░ wrote about it and ░░░░░░░░ had that evidence and ░░░░░░░░ suppressed it So it ░░░░░░░░ very disappointing We walked ░░░░░░░░ of the meeting that ░░░░░░░░ because we were so ░░░░░░░░ that that was their ░░░░░░░░ I m glad that ░░░░░░░░ Patel is getting the ░░░░░░░░ back to a fact ░░░░░░░░ organization where they follow ░░░░░░░░ evidence not try to ░░░░░░░░ a pre disclosed conclusion ░░░░░░░░ where they actually look ░░░░░░░░ the facts and make ░░░░░░░░ conclusions based on the ░░░░░░░░ That s what he ░░░░░░░░ done with this new ░░░░░░░░ and I think it ░░░░░░░░ important that they got ░░░░░░░░ right It s also ░░░░░░░░ that they find out ░░░░░░░░ the people were that ░░░░░░░░ evidence for politically motivated ░░░░░░░░ reporter Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ where do you believe ░░░░░░░░ political motivation came from ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ know we saw that ░░░░░░░░ of those agencies were ░░░░░░░░ being used for political ░░░░░░░░ to go after political ░░░░░░░░ to try to carry ░░░░░░░░ political vendettas That s ░░░░░░░░ why they re there ░░░░░░░░ of you know with ░░░░░░░░ Gabby Giffords shooting all ░░░░░░░░ us I was a ░░░░░░░░ fairly new member Congress ░░░░░░░░ the time and you ░░░░░░░░ we were devastated by ░░░░░░░░ attempt on Gabby s ░░░░░░░░ but we also wanted ░░░░░░░░ know what happened We ░░░░░░░░ wanted to know the ░░░░░░░░ And if it led ░░░░░░░░ direction or that direction ░░░░░░░░ didn t it really ░░░░░░░░ t have mattered to ░░░░░░░░ people going out to ░░░░░░░░ the facts The intelligence ░░░░░░░░ should have been just ░░░░░░░░ for the facts not ░░░░░░░░ to have their own ░░░░░░░░ confirmed by suppressing evidence ░░░░░░░░ yet that s what ░░░░░░░░ did. Thank you.”