00:00Did you ever tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files?
00:04The Attorney General and I have had numerous discussions about the entirety of the Epstein files and the reviews conducted
00:09by our team.
00:10Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files?
00:13And we have released where President Trump's name is in the Epstein files.
00:15It's a simple question. Did you tell the Attorney General that the President's name is in the Epstein files?
00:19During many conversations that the Attorney General and I have had on the matter of Epstein, we have reviewed.
00:25The question is simple.
00:27Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein Files?
00:33Yes or no?
00:34Why don't you try spelling it out?
00:35Yes or no, Director.
00:36Use the alphabet.
00:37Yes or no?
00:38No?
00:38A, B, C, E, F?
00:39Director, it sounds like you don't want to tell us.
00:42Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name was in the Epstein Files?
00:45Why don't you try serving your constituency by focusing on reducing violent crime in this country
00:50and the number of pedophiles that are legally covered in sanctuary cities in California?
00:56I'll work with you on that.
00:57Do you want to work with us on that?
00:59I'm the longest gentleman from California.
01:01Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein Files?
01:05The question has been asked and answered.
01:06You have not answered it and we will take your evasiveness as a consciousness of guilt.
01:11Director, the first time you saw Donald Trump's name was in the Epstein Files.
01:15Did you close the files or keep reading?
01:20I have reviewed not the entirety of the files.
01:24So you haven't reviewed all of the Epstein Files?
01:27Personally, no.
01:28You're the Director of the FBI.
01:29This is the largest sex trafficking case the FBI has ever been a part of.
01:34Buck stops at the top.
01:35And your testimony today is you have not reviewed all the files.
01:38What I've been doing is busy providing the safest country this country has seen in modern U.S. history
01:44in historic speed because the men and women of the FBI are given the resources to reduce the homicide rates,
01:49to reduce the drug trafficking rate, to reduce the amount of children that are being trafficked
01:53and the number of pedophiles that we've missed is record high.
01:54Well, it sounds like those children being trafficked would appreciate the Director reviewing the files.
01:58You said you don't know the number of times Trump's name appears in the files,
02:01so it could at least be a thousand times.
02:04Is that right?
02:05The number is a total misleading factor.
02:08We have not released anyone's name in the Epstein Files that has not been credible.
02:14Director, it could at least be a thousand times.
02:15We have released every piece of legally permissible information.
02:19You can characterize the numbers however you want it.
02:22Can you claim me my time, Director?
02:23It sounds like if you don't know the number, it could at least be a thousand times.
02:27It's not.
02:28It's not.
02:29Is it at least 500 times?
02:30No.
02:30Is it at least 100 times?
02:31No.
02:32Then what's the number?
02:33I don't know the number, but it's not that.
02:34Do you think it might be your job to know the number?
02:37My job is to provide for the safety and security of this country.
02:40My job is not to engage in political innuendo so you can go out to the sticks
02:45and get your 20-second hit in your fundraising article.
02:48Don't reclaim my time, Director.
02:48Keep going, reclaiming your time, because the people of California are being underserved by your representation.
02:54If the President is not implicated, why not release everything that involves government?
02:57We have released everything, the President and anyone else's side,
03:00that is credible and lawfully be able to be released.
03:04Your fixation on this matter and baseless accusations that I'm hiding child pedophiles is disgusting.
03:10Anyone that says that needs to look at the stats alone.
03:13And go back to the state of California, who's receiving the biggest surge in FBI resources
03:17through my redeployment because the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco need it.
03:21Director, remembering your oath to tell the truth, did you ever tell Donald Trump his name is in the files?
03:28I have never spoken to President Trump about the Epstein files.
03:32Did you ever tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files?
03:37The Attorney General and I have had numerous discussions about the entirety of the Epstein files
03:41and the reviews conducted by our team.
03:43Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files?
03:45And we have released where President Trump's name is in the Epstein files.
03:52During many conversations that the Attorney General and I have had on the matter of Epstein, we have reviewed.
03:58The question is simple.
04:00Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files?
04:06Yes or no?
04:06Why don't you try spelling it out?
04:08Yes or no, Director.
04:09Use the alphabet.
04:10Yes or no?
04:11No? A, B, C, E, F?
04:12Director, it sounds like you don't want to tell us.
04:14Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name was in the Epstein files?
04:17Why don't you try serving your constituency by focusing on reducing violent crime in this country
04:23and the number of pedophiles that are legally harbored in sanctuary cities in California?
04:28I'll work with you on that.
04:30Do you want to work with us on that?
04:32I'm the longest gentleman from California.
04:34Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files?
04:37The question has been asked and answered.
04:39You have not answered it and we will take your evasiveness as a consciousness of guilt.
04:43But, Director, did Donald Trump ever say to you, just find and release the entire truth?
04:49Don't worry if I'm in it.
04:50The instructions from the administration were to release all credible information and we have done that.
04:55Did Donald Trump ever provide information about Jeffrey Epstein as an informant?
05:00Donald Trump has not been and I can only speak for the FBI as an informant of the FBI.
05:04So, Director, you've played this cute shell game where you say you can't release everything
05:08because the court has said that it legally is not allowed to be released.
05:13But the court calls bullshit.
05:16Judge Richard Berman said that when you went to the court, quote,
05:19information contained in the Epstein grand jury transcripts pales, pales in comparison to Epstein
05:27investigation information and materials in the hands of the Department of Justice.
05:33So, let's move on, Director.
05:34You wrote a book called Government Gangsters.
05:36You identified 20 individuals in that book.
05:39You put me on that list at the top of the list.
05:42My children find it flattering.
05:4420 of those individuals have been investigated or have had adverse actions.
05:49Director, considering that you have identified these people as, quote, government gangsters,
05:54will you recuse yourself from making any investigation decisions about these individuals?
05:59Anyone that has been terminated at the FBI has been done so.
06:01No, no, the question again.
06:02Because they failed to meet the muster in their constitutional obligation.
06:04I will work on the audiovisual capabilities.
06:07I'm going to borrow your terminology and call bullshit on your entire career in Congress.
06:11I'm reclaiming my time, Director.
06:11It has been a disgrace to the American people.
06:13I'm reclaiming my time on that.
06:14You can reclaim your time all you want.
06:16Mr. Chairman, you're going to allow a witness to speak this way?
06:19Mr. Chairman, would you recuse yourself?
06:21The gentleman has no time.
06:23Mr. Chairman, would you admonish the witness not to insult members?
06:26The gentleman has no time.
06:27The committee will remember.
06:29Quick point of order.
06:30Could the gentleman be extended an additional 20 seconds to complete his thoughts since the
06:34witness decided to interrupt him continuously?
06:37And the witness will be able to respond if he wants.
06:39We'll make sure he has time to do that.
06:40My question is, will you, Director, recuse yourself, yes or no, from investigating or
06:45making decisions about the 60 individuals, including myself, that you identified as government
06:50gangsters?
06:51Yes or no?
06:51Time of the gentleman has expired.
06:53The witness may respond if he would like.
06:55And the answer was no, as I heard.
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