Trump FBI Director Implodes Under Cross-Exam at House Hearing
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Oof, Democrats in the House of Representatives just put the screws into FBI Director Kash Patel. I think the House Democrats were more effective than the Democrats in the Senate were yesterday in really exposing what an utter phony Kash Patel is and how Kash Patel and Donald Trump are covering up this pedo sex trafficking ring and are covering up Donald Trump's dark past. Watch as Democratic Congresswoman Lofgren had a very basic question for Kash Patel. How many times did Donald Trump's name appear in the Epstein files? One, 1,000, 10,000? Kash Patel refuses to answer. Here, play this clip.
So you're saying that none of this happened?
No, I'm saying it was inaccurate.
Okay. How many times did President Numps appear in the Epstein files? More than 100? More than 1,000? No.
And what we've been able to release is what we've been legally able to release.
No, that's not the question. I asked you, how many times did the president's name appear? I don't know. It's your testimony. You do not know that answer.
The number of times?
No.
Next up, you have Democratic Congress member Dan Goldman, who says, why aren't you releasing the witness interviews? Why aren't you releasing all of the evidence that the DOJ can release tomorrow? And Kash Patel tries to squirm out of it. But Congress member Goldman says, I'm a former prosecutor. I know you can release this. Here, play this clip.
And I want to understand what the court order prevents you from releasing witness statements that the FBI took. You should know that as a real prosecutor, when the court hand downs a protective order and a motion to seal, the material is sealed unless that testimony is that all of those witness statements are under a court order. A protective order. We are providing everything we can legally provide. Now, that's not my question. My question is, why are those witness statements that are not grand jury testimony, that if they were under a protective order, are no longer under a protective order, why are they not being released? How are they not under protective order? Why are you not going to the court like you did for the grand jury testimony to unseal those records?
The DOJ did go to the court. No, not on those records. Why aren't you going? You just went on grand jury. Time of the gentleman is expired. You are hiding the Epstein files, Mr. Patel. Time of the gentleman is expired. You are part of the cover-up. Can I respond? Sure can. Any allegations that I'm a part of a cover-up to protect child sexual trafficking and victims of human trafficking and sexual crimes is patently and categorically false in the work of my... So I hope you will talk to them when they have requested to speak with you.
Because the victims have requested and you are not responding to them.
Next up, you have Democratic Congress member Eric Swalwell cross-examining Kash Patel. Patel refuses to give a direct answer whether he told Attorney General Bondi that Trump's name is in the Epstein files. Play this clip.
Remembering your oath to tell the truth, did you ever tell Donald Trump his name is in the files? I have never spoken to President Trump about the Epstein files. Did you ever tell the attorney general that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files?
The attorney general and I have had numerous discussions about the entirety of the Epstein files and the reviews conducted by our team.
Did you tell the attorney general that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files?
And we have released where President Trump's name is in the attorney's files.
It's a simple question. Did you tell the attorney general that the president's name is in the Epstein files?
During many conversations that the Attorney General and I have had on the matter of Epstein, we have reviewed. The question is simple.
Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files? Yes or no?
Why don't you try spelling it out?
Yes or no? Use the alphabet. Yes or no?
No. A, B, C, D, F. It sounds like you don't want to tell us.
Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name was in the Epstein files?
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