Posted on 01/11/2022 9:55:40 AM PST by RandFan
I think Cruz did a great job. He will be drawn and quartered in the MSM with mere references to conspiracy theories without drawing attention to the issue he was addressing. And she's just a new kid on the block, with, natch, an agenda. Here's her statement from way back in March. https://www.rules.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Testimony_Sanborn1.pdf
This absolutely makes my blood boil.
“I can’t answer that.”
How about this, Senator Cruz: You are supposed to be a hot-shot prosecutor. Why don’t you have this kind of conversation:
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CRUZ: Did any FBI agents or confidential informants actively participate in the events of January 6th? Yes or no?
SANBORN (FBI): I can’t answer that.
CRUZ: Why not?
SANBORN (FBI): I don’t know that information.
CRUZ: Really? You don’t know anything about it?
SANBORN (FBI): No.
CRUZ: What is your role at the FBI?
SANBORN (FBI): I am the Executive Assistant Director, National Security Branch
CRUZ: Why don’t you know about this, then?
SANBORN (FBI): Nobody told me.
CRUZ: Really? You are the Executive Assistant Director, National Security Branch. Why would this be withheld from you?
SANBORN (FBI): I didn’t have this job when the events took place.
CRUZ: Ohhh. I see. So, this took place on January 6th, 2021. How long have you been working at the FBI?
SANBORN (FBI): Since 1998.
CRUZ: Uh huh. What was your job role on January 6th, 2021?
SANBORN (FBI): I was FBI Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division in 2020.
CRUZ: You held the role of Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division on January 6th, 2021?
SANBORN (FBI): Yes.
CRUZ: And you were completely in the dark about projected “terrorist threats” on January 6th, 2021 when our “democracy was under domestic terrorist attack” as an “insurrection” took place on our soil?
SANBORN (FBI): Yes.
CRUZ: In your role as Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division, a very important sounding role, I might add, would you have been EXPECTED to know about these threats of terrorism, foreign or domestic, and the status of any FBI operations, including the presence of FBI agents and informants to interdict any hostile?
SANBORN (FBI): Yes, I suppose.
CRUZ: You suppose? Would that be a “Yes” or “No”?
SANBORN (FBI): Yes.
CRUZ: So. You would have been expected to know about those operations on that day, given your role?
SANBORN (FBI): Well, that...
CRUZ: A yes or no would suffice please. You are under oath.
SANBORN (FBI): Yes.
CRUZ: Yet you state you did not know. Is that a reflection of your competency, or lack thereof?
SANBORN (FBI): No, I don’t think so. I...
CRUZ: If it wasn’t your lack of competency, was your boss incompetent, or were the agents under you incompetent?
SANBORN (FBI): I see what you...
CRUZ: Ah. It doesn’t reflect on your boss, or those who reported to you. Then, it must be the FBI as a whole that is incompetent?
SANBORN (FBI): I didn’t say that. Nobody is at fault.
CRUZ: I see. It just happened. Okay. If nobody is at fault, and given your job title, would you be able to find out what FBI operations were in place that day, what FBI agents were directing them in the field, and what informants, if any, were involved and report directly back to this committee in the next session?
SANBORN (FBI): Well, these things...
CRUZ: We are overseeing this. Would that be a yes or a no?
With Cruz it’s nothing but show. Have you ever noticed that when it comes to either Cruz or Rand Paul, they go for brutal punches but they go out of their way to never ever knock anyone out? Notice Paul with FukXi didn’t mention anything about the Project Veritas information with DARPA getting involved in gain of function. All of these clowns, ALL OF THEM are utterly worthless! Even if we got a super majority, they will still act like a super minority. Not 1 leader in the bunch of them!
bttt
To damn late Ted!!!
Let’s say Trump gets in. What’s he going to do with the corrupt FBI, CIA, DOJ and a CRT Army? How does he protect himself?
If she’s there to answer questions, and she chooses not to, why isn’t she required to plead the 5th instead of “I can’t answer that”
Under Chris Wray the FIB has developed their own laws they want to follow. Ask Ray Epps.
Very FIRST order of business is to transfer EVERY damn department of government across the country!! DIVIDE AND CONQUER!! Education goes to Mississippi where the kids have the lowest scores!! Agriculture goes to Iowa!! FBI needs to be disbanded completely!! Homeland security goes to Texas where the border is out of control!! The ONLY thing that stays in DC is the Pentagon!! These bastards don’t want to transfer GREAT this will also SHRINK THE BEAST!!
That was pretty good!
“I can’t answer that.” = “Of course FBI agents or confidential informants actively participated in the events of January 6th?”
Ted was very “Gowdyesque”.
“””Cruz still trying to redeem himself. C’mon Ted. We need someone in your position to push on this and to take real concrete action against voter fraud that we all know happened in 2020.”””
You wrote what I was going to write after listening to Cruz’ grilling of the FBI.
Let’s see now, we FReepers have known about the name Ray Epps for about 8 months, and only when pressured do any of our Distinguished Senators bring up Ray Epps.
That was pretty good!
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Not good enough. The FBI is corrupted, filthy, disband them now, all of them.
Visit the Jan 6th political prisoners, Ted.
FBI's Jill Sanborn: "I can't [won't] answer that."
Fixed.
Cruz = Trey Gowdy 2.0
Gad...one could go on and on and on.
We just want him to get her to say “I can’t answer because I don’t know” or “I can’t answer because of an ongoing investigation”
The latter seems to be preferred nowadays...
The best Ted Cruz is a Ted Cruz one week after he says/does something incredibly stupid.
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