a hearing in the subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government to investigate abuses by the fbi. the whistleblowers testifying at the hearing to suspended fbi agents and one former agent all claim the fbi retaliated on them for speaking out on the practices at the bureau . now, if i may, maybe just as a reminder, a couple of stories on those practices. in 2020 one , the fbi counterterror division raided the home of a red cross volunteer named joseph bolaños . bolaños is sixty nine years old, anonymous hipster s claimed bolaños was at the capitol on january 6th. there s no evidence, though, that bluenose was there, much less that he did anything violent, regardless of the fbi. regardless, they showed up at bolaños house. they were armed. they seized his electronics, and the raid was so traumatizing. the bolano suffered two strokes. then there were the pro-life raids on christians. mark and paul von again. no evidence that either of these men were threats
the subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government to investigate abuses by the fbi. the whistleblowers testifying at the hearing two suspended fbi agents and one former agent all claim the fbi retaliated on them for speaking out on the practices at the bureau. if i may, may be just as a reminder, a couple of stories on those practices. in 2021 the fbi counterterrorism division raided the home of a red cross volunteer named joseph. he was 69 years old. anonymous tipsters claimed he was at the capitol on january 6. there is no evidence, though that he was there, much less that he did everything violent. regardless of the fbi, they showed up at his house. they were armed and seized his electronics. the raid was so traumatizing that he suffered two strokes. then there were the pro-life raids unchristian and paul von. no evidence that either of these men were threats to society but armed fbi agents raided their homes anyway. and then there is you and me and those of
men were threats to society but armed fbi agents raided their homes anyway. and then there is you and me and those of us who cherish america s constitution and her symbols. the media organization obtained a copy of the document which whistleblowers subsequently authenticated to the committee that is styled the fbi s domestic terrorism symbols guide on militia violent extremist. are you generally familiar with that guide? yes. was the betsy ross frag flag a terrorism guide? what about the betsy ross flag make someone more likely to be a violent extremist? i wish there was a reasonable explanation for that question. there isn t. congressman matt gaetz talking about the betsy ross flag in addition to the supporter of the second amendment or the right to bear arms as markers according to the fbi that you could be a threat to society, that you could be a
these men were threats to society, but armed fbi agents raided their homes anyway. and then there s you and me. and those of us who cherish america s constitution and her symbols. but media organization obtained a copy of a document which whistleblowers subsequently authenticated to the committee that is styled the fbi s domestic terrorism symbols guide on militia violent extremists. mr while you gentlemen familiar with that gun. yes. was the betsy ross flag in terrorism symbol guide? it was. and what about the betsy ross flag makes someone more likely to be a violent extremist? i wish there was a reasonable explanation for that question. there isn t this congressman that gates talking about the betsy ross flag, in addition to to a meaning a supporter of the second amendment or the right to bear arms as markers, according to the fbi, that you could be a threat to society, that you could be a domestic