Andrew Weissmann on Fired Officials: For the People in the FBI, This Is Not a Temporary Job, ‘This Is Their Career’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Wallace Let ░░░░░░░░ play you something Andrew ░░░░░░░░ that Michael feinberg who ░░░░░░░░ he was run out ░░░░░░░░ the FBI for his ░░░░░░░░ with Pete strzok he ░░░░░░░░ about it and has ░░░░░░░░ out on my show ░░░░░░░░ I think this is ░░░░░░░░ Jen Psaki program Let ░░░░░░░░ play this FEINBERG Under ░░░░░░░░ And bongino senior FBI ░░░░░░░░ is willing to jettison ░░░░░░░░ and subject matter expertise ░░░░░░░░ the name Of ideological ░░░░░░░░ or political uniformity There ░░░░░░░░ a real sense of ░░░░░░░░ and Betrayal among the ░░░░░░░░ workforce At so many ░░░░░░░░ The senior executives who ░░░░░░░░ been forced out and ░░░░░░░░ not spoken up about ░░░░░░░░ happened to them Wallace ░░░░░░░░ experience in nine years ░░░░░░░░ covering the Trump story ░░░░░░░░ its impact on Selfless ░░░░░░░░ like both of you ░░░░░░░░ go into these agencies ░░░░░░░░ they believe in something ░░░░░░░░ than themselves is that ░░░░░░░░ every one that speaks ░░░░░░░░ there aren t numbers ░░░░░░░░ others There are dozens ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of others It ░░░░░░░░ held true for the ░░░░░░░░ for the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ for the FBI And ░░░░░░░░ wonder Andrew weissman if ░░░░░░░░ can just tell me ░░░░░░░░ it s like for ░░░░░░░░ folks that are still ░░░░░░░░ And I want to ░░░░░░░░ one more point Of ░░░░░░░░ the people that I ░░░░░░░░ had the chance to ░░░░░░░░ to either on or ░░░░░░░░ camera about leaving I ░░░░░░░░ t met one that ░░░░░░░░ a Clinton Biden or ░░░░░░░░ supporter Or if they ░░░░░░░░ they kept it deep ░░░░░░░░ So these are not ░░░░░░░░ figures being purged These ░░░░░░░░ competent figures being purged ░░░░░░░░ I wonder if you ░░░░░░░░ tell me what it ░░░░░░░░ like for the people ░░░░░░░░ behind to have the ░░░░░░░░ competent leaders of the ░░░░░░░░ purged WEISSMANN So on ░░░░░░░░ Apolitical front it s ░░░░░░░░ noting something Chris said ░░░░░░░░ people who go into ░░░░░░░░ FBI this is not ░░░░░░░░ temporary job That s ░░░░░░░░ for the agents the ░░░░░░░░ the lawyers the Staff ░░░░░░░░ are there This is ░░░░░░░░ career When I remember ░░░░░░░░ I first Got to ░░░░░░░░ FBI as the general ░░░░░░░░ and I was asking ░░░░░░░░ various meetings like how ░░░░░░░░ people had been there ░░░░░░░░ you got the answer ░░░░░░░░ years 20 years 25 ░░░░░░░░ 30 years What does ░░░░░░░░ mean Those are people ░░░░░░░░ are career people who ░░░░░░░░ served under multiple administrations ░░░░░░░░ and Democrat They do ░░░░░░░░ care They are there ░░░░░░░░ do a job They ░░░░░░░░ expertise They develop historical ░░░░░░░░ and background They can ░░░░░░░░ something which is when ░░░░░░░░ new issue comes up ░░░░░░░░ can immediately tell you ░░░░░░░░ it is different than ░░░░░░░░ been handled before And ░░░░░░░░ you re not starting ░░░░░░░░ scratch And that is ░░░░░░░░ are the kinds of ░░░░░░░░ you want there That ░░░░░░░░ what makes you better ░░░░░░░░ is what makes an ░░░░░░░░ better for the people ░░░░░░░░ are career people This ░░░░░░░░ of fear and intimidation ░░░░░░░░ one where you re ░░░░░░░░ to have people really ░░░░░░░░ about one Do they ░░░░░░░░ want to be at ░░░░░░░░ FBI Do they want ░░░░░░░░ even go into the ░░░░░░░░ If they know that ░░░░░░░░ can t really count ░░░░░░░░ having a career there ░░░░░░░░ they make a sort ░░░░░░░░ quote false move which ░░░░░░░░ just on a case ░░░░░░░░ the director later thinks ░░░░░░░░ one that should have ░░░░░░░░ brought even though they ░░░░░░░░ no choice in the ░░░░░░░░ And so it really ░░░░░░░░ going to take enormous ░░░░░░░░ on the part of ░░░░░░░░ And just to be ░░░░░░░░ we saw a lot ░░░░░░░░ that when Emil Bove ░░░░░░░░ seeking to have a ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of agents ░░░░░░░░ together and the acting ░░░░░░░░ driscoll was pushing back ░░░░░░░░ that there s no ░░░░░░░░ for them to have ░░░░░░░░ names listed for adverse ░░░░░░░░ action And you know ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and special agents in ░░░░░░░░ around the country who ░░░░░░░░ part of that effort ░░░░░░░░ push back and to ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ our institutions But the ░░░░░░░░ line here is we ░░░░░░░░ less safe because of ░░░░░░░░ This is a this ░░░░░░░░ a law enforcement and ░░░░░░░░ operation that is now ░░░░░░░░ less effective because you ░░░░░░░░ getting rid of these ░░░░░░░░ for no good reason.”