[inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] were calling back to order the confirmation hearing of the nominee of the fbi director of Christopher Rankin will begin with senator kearns. Thank you for the opportunities to question the witness. Mr. Ray, thank you for your Prior Service in your continued willingness to serve our country, particularly at this important a difficult time. I know this may not need repeating. Let us not forget why we are having this hearing. Your predecessor, james comey was not even at the Halfway Point of his ten year term of fbi director and President Trump abruptly fired him, without cause and without warning. President trump said when he fired director, that he was thinking about the fbis investigation of russian interference in our election, and investigation that director comey was overseen. Now, more than ever i believe it to be crucial the next fbi director be prepared to be steadfastly independent. As we had a chance to
[inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] were calling back to order the confirmation hearing of the nominee of the fbi director of Christopher Rankin will begin with senator kearns. Thank you for the opportunities to question the witness. Mr. Ray, thank you for your Prior Service in your continued willingness to serve our country, particularly at this important a difficult time. I know this may not need repeating. Let us not forget why we are having this hearing. Your predecessor, james comey was not even at the Halfway Point of his ten year term of fbi director and President Trump abruptly fired him, without cause and without warning. President trump said when he fired director, that he was thinking about the fbis investigation of russian interference in our election, and investigation that director comey was overseen. Now, more than ever i believe it to be crucial the next fbi director be prepared to be steadfastly independent. As we had a chance to
A committee on oversight management and accountability will come to order, and without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a subcommittee in recess at any point. Im going to start by thanking everyone for joining us today. We are here to discuss a topic thats becoming all too familiar to many of us in every part of this nation. That is domestic terrorism. From the hostage situation at the synagogue in coney ville, texas, earlier this year to the radically motivated shooting at a Grocery Store in buffalo, new york just last month, many, many attacks have devastated communities across the country. The response of secretary Homeland Security recently launched the new urgent review to assess the departments capabilities to address this rising threat. We are here today to discuss one of those capabilities in depth. Key piece of department Homeland Securitys toolbox has been the targeted violence and terrorism Prevention Grant program, or tvtp. Since 2011, the department has identi
The Johnson Administration and the Nixon Administration regularly tried to politicize on weapon eyes the fbi. Against civil rights activists and lots of other people who werent able to fight back against that big and overreaching state. One of the reasons why you have earned so much support for the way you conceived of this mission end of this calling today is because of the ways you have made it clear how you think this oath obligates you to work for the constitution and in defense of the constitution on behalf of the American People, not on behalf of either political party. As you have reiterated again and again, the willingness to resign and put aside the investigation, i think that is why you hear so much bipartisan support for your confirmation today. Would you also pledged to this committee that if ever directed by the white house to shut down or curtail an investigation that you would report that back to this committee . Not necessarily in a public setting but at the very least
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