John Kennedy Confronts Top FBI Officials With The 'Cold-Issued Truth'

At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned top FBI officials about problems within the agency.

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[coreenaburke]

Thank God for the few and the good Senators who keep batteling it out for freedom! God bkess you all! Please do not think you are alone and know we appreciate your work! We know who is right we will not forget you!

[theressaweter]

That should have been I thank God for Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana🙏🏻💗

[DD-bnmx]

They should have been able to ask these questions before they had a majority

[royhi]

FIRE THEM ALL FOR LACK OF CANDOR.
Under the FBI's standard, candor is not simply telling the truth—it confers an obligation to disclose relevant information even if an investigator has not directly asked about it. The standards are strict—one former FBI official estimated 20 to 30 bureau employees were dismissed annually for matters of candor.

[pamgiacomo]

OMG fire them all an get on with it!!!!

[jonathanturek]

Rumor has it Senator Kennedy tought Yoda how to become so wise. Mad respect for Senator Kennedy.. just when I think he's going to take a certain route in interagating a witness he finds a better way to either make a point or get a message across.

[heystarfish]

Thank you great Americans living in Louisiana for electing John Kennedy to be your Senator. I love each and everyone of you. Unfortunately the sad reality is that my fellow citizens gave you Dick Durbin. It wasn’t my fault but I am deeply apologetic. 😢

[Tbone]

This is one of the only trustworthy and logical people left in America's politicians!🙏

[rambojohn]

Some of the worst atrocities in human history have been done in the name of the greater good.

[NellBuck]

So sad that you have to talk to these criminals like their five-year-old and waste so much time. But thank Mr Kennedy you're awesome and funny as hell

[Eliezer-ecbx]

"Power corrupts -- absolute power corrupts absolutely, " - Lord Acton

[ncat]

HOW ABOUT YOU START PRESSING CHARGES AND ARRESTING PEOPLE WHO LIE UNDER THE OATH? THIS HAS BECOME A PATHETIC REALITY ENTERTAINMENT.

[kicnbac]

I have a better idea. Tear the whole FBI down

[shirleyolivas]

He would be a good President! Whomever becomes President, needs to put him a strategical position. Replace Mayrokois with him!

[danutasiysz]

Very polite and with class to state the obvious double standard

[corinutza]

"The UnTouchables" NOTHING will happen to ANY of them !!!

[theressaweter]

I love this very good man as well and I think God for him and I wish we had more good men like him but sadly have men like Shumer…How sad!

[rikellis]

All of the federal government agencies will need to be restructured. Some can be completely eliminated such as the DOE, who consistently disobeys laws of the states to push ESG and DEI, the IRS could easily be a postcard for taxes, and Homeland Security is a oxymoron, useless. The individual agencies we once had we're fine, eliminate bureaucracy, extra employees, benefits and save 5trillion.

[meriennelynch]

I love to watch your direct honest approach to every person that needs to have the truth brought into being for the people. Thank you and I love you Senator Kennedy because you are heaven sent

[Linkmegax]

This is foolish. Asking corrupt people to "do better" and "try to improve" is futile because these people have no intention of doing things differently. They will continue to distract and delay and kick the can down the road while they continue to do the corrupt things that they've been doing. You can't assume that these are good people making honest mistakes.