'Where Do You Have That Authority?': Issa Grills FBI Head On Bureau's Role In Online Censorship

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) questioned FBI Directory Wray about the agency's relationship with Big Tech.

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[Crypto]

I suggest Wray receive 81 million criminal charges for violating the Constitutional Rights of at least 81 million U.S. Citizens.

[diminudivadollhaus]

Whenever he is talking, Wray seems to be smirking. This agency is rotten to the core.

[MisterTee]

The FBI In The United States and The RCMP In Canada are way overstepping their boundaries. Get rid of Biden and Get rid of Trudeau.

[c.manning]

Wasn't the FBI paying some of these social media apps millions of dollars? What were they paying them for?

[AlanRoehrich]

They assume whatever authority they want.

For decades, no one has stopped them.

[kz]

When Wray's lips are moving, he's lying.

[RobinDale]

There is no such thing as a "suggestion" when a Government Agency comes calling. Implicit force is always behind any "request" or "notification." Else, they would have no power.

[tatatatata]

Waisted time, nobody will ever never get a straight answer….. stop it!

[sfogkep]

I am shocked at the arrogance and non-answers as well as just plain lies!

[greenshp]

For the head of a major govt agency, Wray sure does say, "I don't know" a lot. . .

[kerrywoods]

Mr. Issa represents my area in southern California and I am very happy he rebuffed Mr. Wray.😅

[davef.]

Order=Threat, backed with plenty of dire consequences.

[mynameisnobodysometimeseve]

Oh of course for ....corporations. To protect the country or corporations? Explain national security threat. I want the definition. We are not just censored online but daily as we go about our business. So it seems all the people in America are security threats? Lmao! Geezus!

[rebeccadiggs]

How these people hold office and doesn't seems to know anything.

[FlipforTruth]

'We do do'.. Enough said...

[metalrules]

"We basically just imply we will make problems for them if they don't cooperate by simply asking them to cooperate with us in the first place. But being they are ideologically aligned with us anyway for the most part, we don't even really need to do that. They are all to happy to comply with whatever we want."

[jameyhooper]

There is nothing that this sick individual can say that we can believe.

[markoliver]

Liar ! Right to our face. This agency should be broken up. Totally corrupt.

[davearnold]

Christopher Ray got caught in a double talk action while answering Darrell Issa's question and I believe he thinks nobody picked up on it. His day on reckoning is coming as the walls are closing in. I just hope he is not able to resign before it happens and walk away like many others have in the past. He needs to be prosecuted in the same fashion he has done to others. Too many walk away with just a hand slap while they retire with their wealth and their taxpayer benefit packages.

[betterd]

He is reading his confusion to the question