FBI is denying it targeted Catholics in its search for
domestic terrorists The Bureau is essentially disavowing a memo from
1 field office and says it does not go after
people
based on their religion. Well,
some lawmakers today on Capitol Hill,
they were not convinced. Correspondent David Spot is at the
Justice Department tonight with the latest Give Me David,
Fred, good evening to you.
Lawmakers are demanding more answers from FBI Director Christopher Wray
about this controversial memo they say was used to infiltrate
the Catholic Church and see if Catholics were perhaps behind
any potential domestic violent extremism.
The FBI is denying that.
But today, FBI Director Wray got a grilling on Capitol
Hill from Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri,
who chastised him, pointing to a new whistleblower revelation that
the FBI interviewed a Virginia choir director
and priest. But the FBI director said the memo and
the interviews that happened are separate subjects.
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FBI agents did approach a priest and a choir director
to ask them to inform on parishioners.
So were you lied to
when you gave this testimony or were you
lying to Congress? Neither.
So the you are your question conflates two different things.
There was an investigation of a specific individual
who was amassing Molotov cocktails and posting about killing people
and it does not surprise me that there were people
who knew that subject in that investigation,
the FBI adding in a statement any characterization,
characterization, the FBI is targeting Catholics is false.
The interviews of the priests and choir director highlighted by
the committees report were conducted by FBI Richmond during an
investigation of an individual threatening violence who has since been
arrested. Brett Ray today said before Congress Once again he
was furious when he found out about the original memo
written by an analyst in the Richmond,
VA field office last January.
It was removed shortly after it was uploaded into FBI
systems.
He was also pressed today on the Hunter Biden laptop
and was asked point blank why the FBI did not
come out immediately and admit the laptop was real.
We have to be very careful about what we can
say,
especially in the middle of an election season.
And, the director added, he didn't come out in public
because he didn't want to follow the footsteps of his
predecessor,
James Comedy, who was on camera frequently before the election.
Brett David switching gears here to former President Trump.
His legal troubles, The special counsel in the January 6th
capital riot case,
Upping the rhetoric, upping the charges.
What can you tell us about that?
Yeah, very much so, Brett.
Just hours ago, special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion
in federal court and he said that Donald Trump,
quote, sent people to the Capitol
on January 6th, 2021. I run to read part of
it.
He said he sent supporters,
including groups like the Proud Boys,
whom he knew were angry and whom he now calls
patriots,
to the Capitol to achieve the criminal objective of obstructing
the congressional certification.
Donald Trump is set to go to trial March 4th.
That's one day before Super Tuesday.
Brett David, Spawn, Thank you.