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The attorney general would say in that circumstance but my broader concern is there wasn't bipartisan agreement in that hearing that the inspector general reached the right result and that result was that the fbi made its most important investigation decisions without political bias. that runs directly in the face of the repeated attacks on fbi as being a hoax or rich hunt or politically bias and that is the important conclusion and i wish that all on the economy democrat and republican would admit that today. >> and you pressed whether the fisa application process was abused for political pur...

Anti-trump animus. and in fact impugning the integrity of the entire fbi and law enforcement. that is striking. and it's a real disservice to law enforcement. but the important point here is the results. the attorney general of the united states is saying that the russian investigation is a bogus narrative. he is helping to support the idea that ukraine, not russia, attacked the united states. that leads to complacency, a threat to national security. and that's why today mr. horowitz has to clearly explicitly rebut and debunk this kind of conspiracy theory. >> let me just ask you, though, beca...

Fbi policy and procedures have established important safeguard to protect the fisa application process from irregularities and abuse. among the most important are the requirements and fbi policy that every fisa application must contain a quote full and accurate closed quote, presentation of the facts and that agents must ensure that all factual statements and fisa applications are quote scrupulously accurate, closed quote. these are the standards for all fisa applications, regardless of the investigation's sensitivity, regardless, i'm sorry and it is incumbent upon the fbi to meet them in ever...

I hope that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle when we take up impeachment next month have that same standard for the weight of evidence that we will be asked to look at. thank you, mr. chair. >> thank you. you identified significant issues with the fisa application process for surveillance and before this investigation, were you aware of problems with fbi's use of the fisa process? i was not personally although we have done reports, senator, since 9/11 in my office. >> well, you can't sit here and tell us there is only occurred with regard to this fisa application process. >> we hav...

Handpicked teams. >> findings of at least 17 significant errors or omissions in the fisa application for carter page. >> a lawyer at the fbi creates fraudulent evidence, alters an email, that is in turn used as the basis for a sworn statement to the court, that the court relies on. am i stating that accurately? >> that is correct. >> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called for fundamental reform to the fisa application process. >> we have to address the underlying problem of a system in the hands of a few bad people that can do a lot of damage. >> let's have a conversation after this about...