FBI director warns trump agency is fighting spies from Russian. Wall you tear us down
FBI director Christopher Reis strongly defended the agency from a recent attack by Donald Trump
He pointed out to Congress that the agency is on the front lines of the ongoing fight against terrorism crime an international espionage
after Trump s former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI
Trump attacked the agency saying its reputation is in tatters worst in history ask
Directly about Trump s tweet by representative Gerald Kneedler de New York race strongly rebuked Trump s broadside
asking the chairman of the House Judiciary
Committee for enough time to make his point clear ray hailed the tens of thousands of brave men and women working hard within the agency
To fight crime and terrorism and pointed out specifically that among those. They are combating our spies from Russia Nadler
we have heard other veterans of the FBI and the Department of Justice push back against this attack on the reputation of the FBI at
This time we haven t heard from you in the time. I have left
Will you respond to this tweet by the president is the FBI s reputation in tatters?
Rea mr. Chairman may I have time to answer this question because it asks something that matters to me a great deal
Goodlatte yes, go ahead, please
Rea
Congressman there is no shortage of opinions out there
What I can tell you is that the FBI that I see is tens of thousands of agents and analysts and staff working their tails
Off to keep Americans safe from the next terrorist attack gang violence child predators spies from Russia
China North Korea and Iran
The FBI that I see is tens of thousands of brave men and women who are working as hard as they can to keep people?
That they will never know safe from harm
And the FBI that I see was reflected in folks like the new class of agents that I swore in at Quantico two days ago
hard-charging high integrity people
People like the hostage rescue team the swap 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 and appreciated by our partners in federal state and local law enforcement in the intelligence community
by our foreign counterparts
Both law enforcement and national security and something like 200 countries around the world
That has the FBI that I see
Now do we make mistakes?
You bet we make mistakes just like everybody that as human makes mistakes and when we make mistakes there are independent
Processes like the outside
Independent inspector general that will drive and dive deep into the facts
Surrounding those mistakes and when that independent fact-finding is complete
We will hold our folks accountable if that is appropriate Reyes comments echo the sentiments of FBI agents as well
Thomas O'Connor head of the FBI agents Association previously slammed Trump and noted FBI agents are dedicated to their mission
Suggesting otherwise is simply false the Trump attack isn't to happening in a vacuum
He is under investigation
By the agency for his campaign s activities with Russia during the election
He fired then FBI director James Comey after repeatedly pressuring him to falsely claim that Trump was not the target
to deflect from the guilty pleas of his inner circle to so far with two more indicted Trump seeks to undermine the legitimacy of the
FBI like he has tried to do with the media
No matter who tells the truth or attempts to hold Trump to standards of truth and accountability he lashes out
The FBI is not perfect, but they do not deserve to be dragged through the mud by the person holding the presidency
Reyes statement made it clear the agency s. Leadership is and t buckling under Trump s attempt to bully them into silence
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