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Independent investigations that are underway. my preference is to be one of these people who is not an act first and ask questions later kind of guy but an ask questions first and then act kind of guy. so i think these matters are being looked at as they should be by somebody outside the f.b.i. and when those findings come to me, i will take appropriate action if necessary. in the meantime, i am emphasizing in every audience i can inside the bureau that our decisions need to be made based on not...

President of the united states has said that an organization that most americans, including myself, hold in the highest esteem, the fbi, is in tatters. what can you do -- what will you do to restore confidence in the premier law enforcement agency in the world? >> congressman, i appreciate the question and the reason for the question. it goes to the heart of whether or not the bureau is following its processes and the rules and the guidelines and adhering to the independence and objectivity and ...

Team and s.w.a.t. teams that we send out into all sorts of danger with almost no notice. the fbi that i see is people, decent people committed to the highest principles of integrity and professionalism and respect. the fbi that i see is respected by our partners in federal, state, and local law enforcement, in the intelligence community, by our foreign counterparts both law enforcement and national security in something like 1220 countries around the world. do we make mistakes? you bet we make m...

That most americans, including myself, hold in the highest esteem, the f.b.i., is in tatters. what can you do -- what will you do to restore confidence in the premier law enforcement agency in the world? >> i appreciate the question and the reason for the question. it goes to the heart of whether or not the bureau is following its processes and the rules and the guidelines and adhering to the independence and objectivity and professionalism we have all come to expect and respect from the f.b.i. ...

Integrity of the special counsel investigation into russian interference in the special election. director wray defended his agency. >> i am emphasizing in every audience that i can that our decisions need to be made based on something other than the facts and the law and our rules and processes and core values not based on any political considerations by any sides of the aisle. the only loyalty i take is the one that i took when i was sworn in to the job, which is a loyalty to the constitution ...

>> well the first thing im doing is respecting outside independent investigations that are under way. my preference is to be one of these people who is not an act first and ask questions later kind of guy, but an ask questions first and act kind of guy and so i think these matters are being looked at as they should be by somebody outside the fbi and when those findings come to me i will take appropriate action if necessary. in the meantime i am emphasizing in every audience i can inside the bure...

Myself hold in the highest esteem, the fbi, is in tatters. what can you do? what will you do to restore confidence in the premier law enforcement agency in the world? >> congressman, i appreciate the question and the reason for the question. it goes to the heart of whether or not the bureau is following its processes and the rules and the guidelines and adhering to the independence and objectivity and professionalism we all come to expect and respect from the fbi and i think the best way that i ...

The intelligence community, by our foreign counterparts both law enforcement and national security and something like 200 countries around the globe. thats the f.b.i. that i see. now do we make mistakes? you bet we make mistakes just like everybody who is human makes mistakes. when we make mistakes there are independent processes like that of the outside inspector general that will drive and dive deep into the facts surrounding those mistakes and when that independent fact finding is complete, w...

Allegations, the process for staffers to come forward and report when they think there has been misconduct is incredibly arcane and slow. so it is -- it makes sense that people have not felt compelled to come forward before then. they felt like there hasnt been an outlet for them to tell their stories and there hasnt been an outlet for accountability. the question for lawmakers is can they move forward and change that process in a fast enough way to make it look like they really do take this ser...

Republicans i talked to say well, i dont like him that much or i dont approve of his conduct. im not sure about the allegations. but im still going to vote for him. that seems to be some of the republican sentiment im picking up in my reporting. its a very narrow race based on my reporting. >> micki, do you think -- what are the stakes of an actual win or loss here? i mean, i wonder sometimes whether a loss here would jar the party in someways that you cant get away with it, you cant "access hol...