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Enter into the realm of any action i took. furthermore, this isnt just me sitting here telling me, you dont to have take my word for it. at every step, at every investigative decision, there are multiple layers above me, the assistant director, executive assistant director, multiare layers of people below me. section chiefs, unit chiefs, case agents and analysts, all of whom were involved in all of these decisions. they would not tolerate any improper behavior in me any more than i would tolerat...

Unit chiefs, case agents, and analysts. all of whom were involved in all of these decision. they would not tolerate any improper behavior in me any more than i would tolerate it in them. that is who we are as the fbi. the suggestion that i in some dark chamber somewhere in the fbi would somehow cast aside all of these procedures, all of these safeguards and somehow be able to do this is astounding to me. it simply couldnt happen. the proposition that that is going on, that it might occur anywher...

Hyperbole. i, of course, recognize that millions of americans were likely to vote for candidate trump. i acknowledge that is absolutely their right. that is what makes our democracy such a vibrant process that it is. but to suggest somehow that we can parse down the words of shorthand textual conversations like theyre some contract for a car is simply not consistent with my or most peoples use of text messaging. i can assure you, mr. chairman, at no time in any of these texts did those personal ...

Mrs. page. its interesting to me that when -- you were so damaging to the investigation that you had to go that bob mueller, the person that brought in all of these people that had connections to the hillary clinton campaign did not ask you about a single text message. i tend to believe mr. chairman, its because he didnt want to know the answer and there was bias and your perception of bob muellers perception of you is totally unreliable. i yield back. >> time has expired. the chair recognizes m...

So you continued working on the russian case while also leading the reopened hillary clinton case. >> a colleague of mean, co-lead, and i were bringing the team back together. again -- >> the month before -- >> if i may. people misunderstood. at that time im a deputy assistant director. you have multiple layers of people -- >> i understand that. a months before you told the i.g. that your russia work load prevented you from addressing the issue on the laptop -- >> thats not what i said. >> now y...

>> sir, what im saying, im here under oath. im not lying. i never lied under oath and i never will. so the direct comment that you somehow say that you have an integrity issue is insulting. i take offense. its incorrect. nothing i -- >> i never mentioned your personal life. i simply said the amount of time you spent on the taxpayers dollars wasting it when you were supposed to be doing your job -- >> what im saying -- >> the gentleman answered that question. so the now the gentleman from marylan...

If theres something larges going on, im going to have a role in it. the decision to assign me was certainly made by by boss. >> this is -- >> how many other people went to the russia case? >> i cant get to the numbers. of the senior managers, several of the senior managers with involved. the inspector general doesnt appreciate -- >> did anyone in the fbi or the doj question the overlap of personnel? >> not that im aware of. >> nobody questioned it. at the end of october, you were brought to the ...

Maker of this case? >> no. >> in your opinion what kind of impact do statements like this -- because i care how it affects the law enforcement community. my friends on the other side of the aisle, i never thought as a law enforcement officer i would have to defend the department of justice from my republican colleagues. what kind of effect do statements like this have on the morale on the good men and women that do a tough job every day? >> congresswoman, i think i they have a significant impact...

You called bernie sanders and idiot. hillary clinton and martin omalley that you called a freak show. theres a first amendment here in america. you can still insult government officials without being thrown into jail or held in contempt of congress by our side of the aisle. theres no kings here and we have freedom of speech. the right that is cherished by the people and feared by tyrants. theres a couple of facts they cant get around. number 1, the i.g. found no bias affecting the official inves...

In the oversight. there were people below me, unit chiefs, supervisory agents, case agents working on this. theres many things you said about the i.g.s record that were absolutely misrepresentations. the response and the facts. if you look at them in the report is that within hours of hearing from new york that there was material that was relevant, i had assigned subordinates and attorneys and others to look into it which they did in hours. as a result less than a day, i sent in a motion a team ...