Top FBI Official Asked About Alleged Anti-Immigrant Social Media Posts By Trump's Would-Be Assassin

At today's joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) questioned Deputy FBI Director Paul Abbate about reported social media posts by the man who attempted to assassinate former President Trump.

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[stephennutter]

This "senator" is an embarrassment to HI

[patriciadouglas]

Amazing how he does not want to talk about the GAB account where he was a biden supporter

[debrasamaha]

Ms Hirono needs to stop trying to push gun rights and stick to the case at hand, PERIOD she must be up for re-election 😊

[johnmims]

Let’s make speculation about something he knows nothing about. Gross.

[kingyeti]

He was also asked about pro immigration and pro Biden views on other less known social media platforms

[mudzombie]

Your views must align with the government in order to have "those types of fire arms" get her out of that chair

[R-towne]

Leave the guns alone and focus on the person! Many if not most states and cities have more strict gun laws and the only people who are killing people are not interested in the gun laws! Grow up and get real!

[trishmac]

Locals have pooled their phone images and have solved the case. This hearing is way, way off the truth.

[TrinityMcClaine]

The guy was 14 years old. They forgot to tell the public when he was an adult, he was far left.

[Teresa.Says.It.Here.]

Why do our representatives ask questions, or make speeches, that are not directly related to the fact finding process?

That question asking about guns and whether there should be more gun control is just "seed planting."

How is she fact finding with that question? IMHO he answered that question correctly - she asked his opinion about "gun control."

[KDTDAWG]

Completely irresponsible to raise that issue without proof of identity.

[Changetheworld]

Assault rifles should be banned in America.

[brandonnhunxho]

Addressing a failed murder attempt of one person vs a mass shooting common weapon is dumb.

[FrankGallagherr]

$525 billion to Ukraine and $750 billion to illegals and $700 to Maui people that’s your president America.!.

[noneyabizz]

Like his republican registration, guy was cosplay trolling.

[Ghost-mgxz]

IMPORTANT INTEL. The police in the overwatch building behind Crooks were locked out! Planned or accident??

[davidmende]

It's called Free Speech.

BONZAI !!

[bobbylink]

They always call something antisemitic...but they never say its a lie.

[kingrichard]

What about Don-Old's anti-immigrant statements? Karma baby, karma!

[JimboJazz]

I don’t like Trump but the end of all this will lead to him being blamed-victim blaming 🙄🤡If this happened to Biden when trump was in office trump would be investigated