DNI Gabbard Says the FBI Burn Bags Discovered that Contained the Newly Released Durham Annex Are Clear Evidence of an Intelligence Community Cover-Up Attempt

Johnson Could you elucidate ░░░░░░░░ us who are not ░░░░░░░░ familiar with what a ░░░░░░░░ bag is why would ░░░░░░░░ keep documents in one ░░░░░░░░ is the intended purpose ░░░░░░░░ a burn bag GABBARD ░░░░░░░░ have for example have ░░░░░░░░ intelligence that comes across ░░░░░░░░ desk every day These ░░░░░░░░ different intelligence reports that ░░░░░░░░ being generated from across ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community Sometimes the ░░░░░░░░ way to deal with ░░░░░░░░ documents after I ve ░░░░░░░░ them of course I ░░░░░░░░ t have the only ░░░░░░░░ is to put them ░░░░░░░░ a burn bag in ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ don t end up ░░░░░░░░ the wrong hands either ░░░░░░░░ or unintentionally So I ░░░░░░░░ a bag next to ░░░░░░░░ desk that is a ░░░░░░░░ bag this is common ░░░░░░░░ many of the offices ░░░░░░░░ those who work in ░░░░░░░░ national security space or ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ it s about securing ░░░░░░░░ and making sure that ░░░░░░░░ goes to its intended ░░░░░░░░ not the janitor who ░░░░░░░░ in to empty the ░░░░░░░░ for example But for ░░░░░░░░ highly classified documents to ░░░░░░░░ placed in a burn ░░░░░░░░ within the FBI where ░░░░░░░░ they re at least ░░░░░░░░ this point I m ░░░░░░░░ aware of other copies ░░░░░░░░ those documents existing this ░░░░░░░░ where we have to ░░░░░░░░ what appear to be ░░░░░░░░ of very clear malintent ░░░░░░░░ try to cover up ░░░░░░░░ bad actors within the ░░░░░░░░ community.”