WEBVTT - Deep State on Notice with Rep. Dan Bishop

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like every day we learn more and more

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<v Speaker 1>about how broken our government is, how there are people

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<v Speaker 1>in Washington, d C. These elected leaders who they're not

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<v Speaker 1>there to serve us, They're not there to serve the

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<v Speaker 1>American people. They're there to serve themselves. And in fact,

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<v Speaker 1>in a lot of these instances, they're actually weaponizing the

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<v Speaker 1>government against us. We have a broken and dysfunctional government.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a government that has become too centralized. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>far gone is the vision of decentralization of our founding fathers,

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<v Speaker 1>of the Founding generation. And so we need more and

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<v Speaker 1>more people in Washington, d C. Or in government, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's the federal government or local and state government, who

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<v Speaker 1>are actually fighting for us, who care about us, who

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<v Speaker 1>see the challenges ahead, see the problems that we face,

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<v Speaker 1>and want to make change, and are willing to fight

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<v Speaker 1>for change. One of those people's Congressman Dan Bishop from

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<v Speaker 1>North Carolina. I want you to listen to something that

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<v Speaker 1>he recently said on the House floor. We aw would

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<v Speaker 1>to the American people to reveal the rock within our

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<v Speaker 1>federal government and out it out so that it can

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<v Speaker 1>no longer harm everyday Americans. Mr Speaker, today we're putting

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<v Speaker 1>the deep state on notice, We're coming for you on

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<v Speaker 1>behalf of everyday Americans. There you have it. Today, we're

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<v Speaker 1>putting the deep state on notice. We are coming for

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<v Speaker 1>you on behalf of everyday Americans. He is fighting for us.

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<v Speaker 1>He is standing up against the government, against the deep state,

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<v Speaker 1>serving or needs the American people, if you're in North Carolina,

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<v Speaker 1>serving your needs as you're a congressman. And we're fortunate

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<v Speaker 1>that he will likely serve on this new House committee

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to investigate the federal government, to investigate the

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<v Speaker 1>weaponization of government against us, much like the Church Committee

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<v Speaker 1>did back in the day, and we need that and

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<v Speaker 1>he will likely be on that committee, so we're thankful

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<v Speaker 1>for that. He was also part of that small group

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<v Speaker 1>of Republicans, the twenty Republicans who stood against Kevin McCarthy,

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<v Speaker 1>and not just because of Kevin McCarthy, but to try

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<v Speaker 1>to force change in Washington, d c. To try to

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<v Speaker 1>make changes to House rules to make government more transparent,

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<v Speaker 1>to try to place checks and balances against the Speaker

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<v Speaker 1>of the House, and also to fight for things like

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<v Speaker 1>this House committee that is ultimately going to investigate and

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<v Speaker 1>stand up against the federal government. So we're very fortunate

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<v Speaker 1>to have him in Congress. He's a good man and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so thankful for him to be a guest on

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<v Speaker 1>this show on this episode. So we'll talk to him

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<v Speaker 1>about all of that, why he started up to make

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<v Speaker 1>changes and make changes to the process and not voting

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<v Speaker 1>for Kevin McCarthy, who also talk to him about these

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<v Speaker 1>revelations about Joe Biden. Again, a person who's in a

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<v Speaker 1>position of power, who's not there to serve us. He's

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<v Speaker 1>there to serve his own needs, his own interests, to

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<v Speaker 1>enrich himself and his family. So we'll talk about this

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<v Speaker 1>discovery of the classified documents, what that means, what you

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<v Speaker 1>need to know, and so much more. So I hope

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<v Speaker 1>you enjoyed this interview with Congressman Dan Bishop of North

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<v Speaker 1>Carolina Congress and m Bishop. I just wanted to thank you, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>You were one of the small group of Republicans who

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<v Speaker 1>fought to make changes to the House rules in the

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<v Speaker 1>way that Congress conducts business. So thank you for doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>Than we really had a remarkable outcome, and looking back

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<v Speaker 1>on it, it was very much the right thing to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Thought so at the time, a lot of criticism from

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<v Speaker 1>conservatives even that we were that we didn't just coordinate

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<v Speaker 1>the speaker to be and do the same thing and

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<v Speaker 1>the same way we've always done it. But we actually

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<v Speaker 1>saw democracy, real genuine democracy breakout in Washington, the place

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<v Speaker 1>where the endless omnibus and it never stops. But we've

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<v Speaker 1>we've gotten major reforms, We've got commitments to very important

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<v Speaker 1>and specific legislative policy strategy. We got one thing that's

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<v Speaker 1>very important to me was the Select Committees as a

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<v Speaker 1>subcommittee actually in the June a sure Uh committee under

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Jordan's on the weaponization of the federal government against

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<v Speaker 1>the against American citizens. And so there were some really

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<v Speaker 1>great wins there, and I think overall the Republican Conference

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<v Speaker 1>is stronger for it. It's a and I'm glad to

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<v Speaker 1>have been part of it. Why was that an important

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<v Speaker 1>fight for you? I think most Americans I've said this

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<v Speaker 1>to some of my colleagues there showed me the people

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<v Speaker 1>who say that Congress as an institution is working well

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<v Speaker 1>for the American people. Nobody says that. Everybody admits that

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<v Speaker 1>it is dysfunctional and broken. I got a huge kick

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<v Speaker 1>out of mainstream media talking about chaos and dysfunction on

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<v Speaker 1>the floor on January three, last week. Chaos and dysfunction,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least dysfunction is what is. What better describes

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that two weeks earlier they put out a

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<v Speaker 1>one point seven trillion dollar obvious to govern spending over

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<v Speaker 1>the next nine months and all sorts of trash in it.

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<v Speaker 1>Four thousand dollar bill drops out in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the night on one day and then basically at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the next day we're voting for it. Nobody

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<v Speaker 1>knows what's in it. It's designed by a handful of people.

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<v Speaker 1>That is not what was supposed to happen when Congress

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<v Speaker 1>was set up. And this problem is perpetual. And the

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<v Speaker 1>leadership class, I mean, Kevin McCarthy has considerable talents in

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<v Speaker 1>certain aspects of leadership, but he's been in leadership for

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen years in Congress, and we needed to know that

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<v Speaker 1>whoever the speaker was, was going to go to the

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<v Speaker 1>map for Americans, for UH fiscal discipline, for some key

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<v Speaker 1>policies that have been waiting for a House in which

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<v Speaker 1>people have more participation. Members who were elected by seven

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<v Speaker 1>thousand Americans of Peace that we were voices are being heard.

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<v Speaker 1>We have conservatives on a widespread variety of committees. All

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<v Speaker 1>of those things were necessary, and a lot of members

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<v Speaker 1>of the Republican Conference now are touting the rules changes,

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<v Speaker 1>the legislative policy we've we've had committed to, but not

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<v Speaker 1>one single change would have occurred but for the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>who were prepared to stand up for it. Well, and

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate that. And I said on Fox you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Congress is approval rating, but we're but we're beating up

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<v Speaker 1>the guys trying to change the process, like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like that doesn't make sense to me. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're at such a critical juncture as a country

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<v Speaker 1>with just a government that's broken, a government that is

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<v Speaker 1>really being weaponized against us. So you know, the time

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<v Speaker 1>to fight is now. So I appreciate what you did, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>and and and you know, we look at that broken

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<v Speaker 1>government part. And there's these revelations this week that Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Biden mishandled classified information. Despite his criticism of the former

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<v Speaker 1>president Donald Trump, he has been in businession of classified

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<v Speaker 1>information for years now, and we're just now fighting out

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<v Speaker 1>about it, just now finding out about it, and we

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<v Speaker 1>don't know precisely with the time line of the discoveries

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<v Speaker 1>was but we're as soon. We'll find out in the

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<v Speaker 1>due course, But it would appear to me that somebody

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<v Speaker 1>in the federal bureaucracy understood this, knew that the that

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<v Speaker 1>these documents were there, and they knew that before this

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<v Speaker 1>midterm election. And we have another, probably another situation in

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<v Speaker 1>which information was cultivated and suppressed and concealed until after

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<v Speaker 1>the election, so the American people couldn't take it into consideration.

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<v Speaker 1>But with respect to Donald Trump, you're seeing stuff you've

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<v Speaker 1>never seen in American history. Is that another case of

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<v Speaker 1>a of the FBI, of the Department of Justice being

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<v Speaker 1>politicized and used selectively for political advantage? You know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to be responsible and my rhetoric about this as

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<v Speaker 1>we undertake this committee that I made reference to, But

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<v Speaker 1>those were exactly the kinds of events that keep coming

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<v Speaker 1>time and time and time again. And yes, Joe Biden,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they've they've tried to do everything they can

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<v Speaker 1>to make Donald Trump pariah, and yet they're doing the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing all the time. Well, you know, and and

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<v Speaker 1>they're telling us that he takes classified information seriously, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's had these documents for years, So that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>hard to believe and in multiple uh you know, in

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<v Speaker 1>multiple places, multiple locations. Um, you know it is garage,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's next to US corvette, sir, so we know

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<v Speaker 1>that much. Yeah, it's uh, it's a remarkable, remarkable development.

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<v Speaker 1>And I look forward to seeing how I mean, they

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<v Speaker 1>put themselves in a box. So let's see how they

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<v Speaker 1>deal with it. Well, you know, and it was reported

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<v Speaker 1>that these documents were discovered on November two, six days

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<v Speaker 1>before the midterm elections. How can we have any faith

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<v Speaker 1>or trust that this is being uh, this is being

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<v Speaker 1>handled in an objective way when it's been withheld from

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<v Speaker 1>the public for so long. Aspects of even that report

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<v Speaker 1>are implausible. Lisa the second of November discovered by lawyers

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<v Speaker 1>in the course of closing up his Penn Biden Center

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<v Speaker 1>office in d C. Maybe, uh, it stands to reason

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<v Speaker 1>to me that if someone discovered it probably was not

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<v Speaker 1>lawyers going through everything. But you know, maybe that'll that'll

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<v Speaker 1>hold up. I think we will. I understand Oversight Committee

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<v Speaker 1>Jamie Cohmer, folks are already reaching out to see what

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<v Speaker 1>that information was, to get a look at it in Congress,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll look behind what we're being told but lots

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<v Speaker 1>of times when you go back and look, the initial

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<v Speaker 1>story turns out to be incomplete or misleading in some way.

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<v Speaker 1>I will be willing to Well, I won't bet because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have enough information, but I won't be surprised

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<v Speaker 1>if it turns out that information the mishandling of classified

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<v Speaker 1>documents by Biden was known well in advance of the election,

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<v Speaker 1>and they left that story out there as an asymmetrical

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<v Speaker 1>way of damaging the prospects for Republicans in the election. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I also wonder if the discovery had anything to do

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<v Speaker 1>with this investigation into Hunter Biden. You know, is that

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<v Speaker 1>what sort of spurred this discovery and this admission that

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<v Speaker 1>he had these documents? You know, is that something that

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<v Speaker 1>was going to be uncovered or was uncovered and the

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<v Speaker 1>Hunter Biden investigation? You know, I wonder, you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>the timing has to do with that, and if this

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<v Speaker 1>has to do with Hunter Biden. Right, And it is

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<v Speaker 1>often the case again that there is some sort of

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<v Speaker 1>pressure that has developed. They anticipate things are coming, therefore

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<v Speaker 1>the revelation gets made. I don't know whether if there

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<v Speaker 1>were nothing else happening, we would ever have heard this,

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<v Speaker 1>But well, you know, we'll have to see what else

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<v Speaker 1>he felt. I would say, as far as your listeners

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<v Speaker 1>are concerned, and I'm sure they all know this, don't

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<v Speaker 1>make all your conclusions tentative, because I believe there will

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<v Speaker 1>be other additional shoes to drop. I agree as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And then also you know, I'm sure you guys are

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<v Speaker 1>looking into it and would be interested in learning more

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<v Speaker 1>about the penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that University of Pennsylvania they took tens of

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<v Speaker 1>millions of dollars in gifts and contracts from China between

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand four two twenty. And then we know that

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<v Speaker 1>the Washington Free Beacon noted that foreign donations to the

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<v Speaker 1>university tripled in the two years following the Biden Centers

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<v Speaker 1>opening in which is also even more suspicious just given

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<v Speaker 1>the Biden's family connection to China and business developments in China,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, along with business leaders in China. So you

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<v Speaker 1>know that is suspicious as well. Right, Mike Pompeo gives

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<v Speaker 1>a very compelling speech about the way in which Chinese

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<v Speaker 1>money and Chinese influence have been spread. Of course, we've

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<v Speaker 1>heard a lot of even recent stories about essentially a

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<v Speaker 1>Chinese police station in New York and so forth to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of keep tabs on Chinese citizens here in the

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<v Speaker 1>United States. But but particularly the university h channel for

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<v Speaker 1>the fund things and Confucius centers, they have been relentless

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<v Speaker 1>and aggressive about doing that. I think we should see

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<v Speaker 1>we should see some additional scrutiny on what the nature

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<v Speaker 1>and source of that funding has been and and what

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<v Speaker 1>it is, what kind of effects it is producing at

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<v Speaker 1>that university. Quick commercial break and the more with Congressman

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Bishop, what do you hope that this new committee,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, this Church Committee looking into government, looking into

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<v Speaker 1>the weaponization of government, what do you hope is accomplished there?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, in Frank Church, Senator Democratic senator from Idaho

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<v Speaker 1>back in the undertook that chair that select committee in

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<v Speaker 1>the Senate. People had a disquieting feeling that the intelligence

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<v Speaker 1>community had gotten out of control. Um, I think we

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<v Speaker 1>see that phenomenon again, maybe in a bigger way. Who

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<v Speaker 1>was ever seen at the time If you remember some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things they were concerned about then it was

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<v Speaker 1>foreign covert operations that had less than clear authorization from

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<v Speaker 1>the president, particularly assassination policy. But they also had the

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<v Speaker 1>FBI infiltrating frankly mostly left wing groups, but not entirely.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh and and a lot of just a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of very disturbing things that were going on. Now I

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<v Speaker 1>have this, you know, if you look at the Twitter

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<v Speaker 1>file story or the various pieces of it, it seems

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<v Speaker 1>to me that the FBI this foreign and foreign influenced

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<v Speaker 1>task force. I don't know how big it is, but

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<v Speaker 1>Elvis Chan San Francisco off to the FBI engaging with

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<v Speaker 1>the old raw that that Twitter, and you know what's

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<v Speaker 1>happening with other social media outlets as well. They are

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<v Speaker 1>curating the public square. They're deciding what Americans can hear

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<v Speaker 1>and say. I don't know how the FBI ever got

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<v Speaker 1>the idea that that's their job or their prerogative. They say.

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<v Speaker 1>Then then when it happens, they put this extraordinarily contemptuous

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<v Speaker 1>statement out that says they deplore the conspiracy theories, as

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<v Speaker 1>they say, and they say, we're just engaging with our

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<v Speaker 1>community partners. As far as I know, the FBI is

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<v Speaker 1>responsible for investigating and and reporting to the Department of

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<v Speaker 1>Justice the violations of federal laws, criminal law. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think they're here to engage with community partners to the

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<v Speaker 1>point that they're uh curating the public debate. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>so dangerous. And I think it's one example, but I

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<v Speaker 1>believe we see at proliferating everywhere, and and it jeopardizes

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<v Speaker 1>the very fabric of our society to have the federal

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<v Speaker 1>bureaucracy deciding to manage the population that's not supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>happen in the United States. Well, I interviewed Ron Paul

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<v Speaker 1>recently because I believe it was back in who is

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<v Speaker 1>warning that the FBI's purpose is really des by on Americans,

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<v Speaker 1>despy on us? And you know, I had asked him,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, how does it feel to be vindicated? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>because he was criticized so much for you know, saying

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<v Speaker 1>these sorts of things, and it turns out that he

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<v Speaker 1>was very very right. Had I've been involved at the time,

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<v Speaker 1>I might have been one of his critics, because I

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<v Speaker 1>am one who has been rather converted. I have always

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<v Speaker 1>been and continue to be a supporter of law enforcement.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that that we see too much demonizing of

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<v Speaker 1>the cop on the street, and even though maybe the

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<v Speaker 1>line FBI agent, but these high level executive functions and

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<v Speaker 1>uh sort of the imposing of personal will and the

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<v Speaker 1>American people from the position of the bureaucracy, whether it

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<v Speaker 1>be FBI or other agencies, is damaging and dangerous. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think Ron Paul Ron Paul has proven, as you say,

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<v Speaker 1>is being vindicated and and and what I intend to

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<v Speaker 1>do in this committee, and I anticip I expect to

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<v Speaker 1>be on it, Jim Jordan to run it is We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna make a major effort. We're gonna dig in hard,

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna face stonewalling. So I don't those folks who

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<v Speaker 1>get up there and say, well, I'll you know, believe

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<v Speaker 1>it when you show me what you can do. We

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure the United States Congress has the capacity

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<v Speaker 1>to fix everything about this, but we darnwell kinnocks can

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<v Speaker 1>work hard to expose it and make great progress in

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<v Speaker 1>that direction, and then the American people will make their choices.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't think we want to live in the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of world or in the kind of United States

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<v Speaker 1>where the deep State decides what you can here, think

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<v Speaker 1>and say. And I think to one thing that would

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<v Speaker 1>be really important or one thing I would love to

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<v Speaker 1>see from you guys, is also putting forth, how can

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<v Speaker 1>we make changes and really making it about the American

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, I think sometimes these committees and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>these hearings and it's explosive, and it could end up

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<v Speaker 1>looking very like a show, you know, and produced. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think the American people would love to know that

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<v Speaker 1>this is in their interests. And also, how can we

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<v Speaker 1>make changes? You know, what are the recommendations, what are

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<v Speaker 1>you know, what are tried and true things that we

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<v Speaker 1>can do, and actual reforms in a real way to

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<v Speaker 1>make government work for us, we the people. I agree

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<v Speaker 1>with that totally, and I already have some ideas on

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<v Speaker 1>the cable for my consideration as we work through this.

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<v Speaker 1>For example, the you know, people saying some I think

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<v Speaker 1>disturbing things in the January six prosecutions. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>pre trial detention law needs to be re examined and

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps amended. I think the FBI's you know, since nine eleven,

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<v Speaker 1>it has been centralized and work turned much more into

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<v Speaker 1>an intelligence agency itself. Maybe the FBI needs to be

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<v Speaker 1>split into some separate functions. The separate functions ought to

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<v Speaker 1>be split into separate agencies. Maybe we ought to return

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<v Speaker 1>to an FBI it was more decentralized that it depended

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<v Speaker 1>for a decision making more on the field offices special

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<v Speaker 1>agents in charge rather than the seventh floor in Washington.

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<v Speaker 1>I think there are a variety of reforms like that

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<v Speaker 1>that ought to be considered. We need to be very

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<v Speaker 1>judicious about whether we reauthorize FISA, because we know that

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<v Speaker 1>the procedural protections that are designed to protect Americans rights

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<v Speaker 1>have been violated time and time and time again. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's not even in dispute. I mean, the Thighs a

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<v Speaker 1>Chord itself has detailed how that has occurred. So has

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<v Speaker 1>the Inspector General. So I agree with you. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think now. I will say one other thing. Sometimes some

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<v Speaker 1>of the reforms Congress is engaged in, including itself the

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<v Speaker 1>creation of the Intel committees in Washington, I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>that led a greater oversight and greater control of of intel.

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<v Speaker 1>So we ought to approach it with a with a

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<v Speaker 1>humble and u humble perspective, recognizing that many times government

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<v Speaker 1>legislates more and protects people less despite their best efforts.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a good point and a and a worthy point.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, and you talk about the need for decentralization,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you just look back on our founding fathers

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<v Speaker 1>and our founding generation and how they saw the importance

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<v Speaker 1>of decentralization. And you look at how centralized and vast

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<v Speaker 1>and big our federal government is now, and it's boy

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<v Speaker 1>where they right. You know, it's like we got to

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<v Speaker 1>get back to, you know, somehow fighting a way to

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<v Speaker 1>clar ourselves back to you know, a more decentralized government.

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<v Speaker 1>And and you know in any way that we can. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I wanted to get your take real quick

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<v Speaker 1>before we go, because I know you're a busy guy. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you make of the evolutions that your colleague

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<v Speaker 1>got him? Schiff had a role in the censorship of

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<v Speaker 1>American citizens with with Twitter. Apparently his his staff, his team.

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<v Speaker 1>They quite often went to Twitter and asked them to

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<v Speaker 1>take down tweets they did not like. I can't say

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<v Speaker 1>enough bad about Adam Schiff based on everything I've seen

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<v Speaker 1>before and since coming to Congress. Um, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>what you know, the specific thing to which you refer

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<v Speaker 1>in which he's uh talking about taking Paul Sperry, an

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<v Speaker 1>investigative reporter, off off the Twitter. In fact, about six

0:20:37.080 --> 0:20:39.600
<v Speaker 1>months later that happened to Paul. He eventually has been

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<v Speaker 1>now under Elon Musk restored. Um it is look at

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<v Speaker 1>that epitomizes I think, unfortunately the left today, at one point,

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<v Speaker 1>at least much of my life, I always understood, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>war in court and everything. The liberals, the left of

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<v Speaker 1>the country, we're the ones who wanted to disposedly open

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<v Speaker 1>up and give him maximum for action individual rights. Understand

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<v Speaker 1>that that time has passed. The left is authoritarian and

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<v Speaker 1>they seek to use control or developed control by any

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<v Speaker 1>means necessary. And Adam Ship is the worst of the worst.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad that Kevin McCarthy said he is not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be serving on INTEL because he has repeatedly used

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<v Speaker 1>that perch to lie to the American people. UM. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we've got to be tough enough to face down

0:21:28.760 --> 0:21:33.160
<v Speaker 1>enemies like that, uh and and and to not lett

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<v Speaker 1>them continue to continue to roll over the American people. Yes, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>before we go, is there anything you'd like to leave

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<v Speaker 1>the audience with? You know, I would say that I

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<v Speaker 1>think the American people are way ahead of Congress in many,

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<v Speaker 1>many ways. My impression has been and surprisingly really at times,

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<v Speaker 1>that the American people fully know the score. Many of

0:21:53.080 --> 0:21:57.440
<v Speaker 1>them have an impulse to say they just don't believe

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<v Speaker 1>in anybody anymore. They don't anybody's gonna do anything. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>give up hope. I'd say that above all, keep hope,

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<v Speaker 1>keep faith in the Lord as your guide post, but

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<v Speaker 1>continue to work hard for the improvement of the country,

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<v Speaker 1>and to count on the fact that there are people

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<v Speaker 1>trying to do that. You're one of them. And um,

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate what you do well. You were too, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a good man, and I am so glad that

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<v Speaker 1>we people like you in Washington, d C. Fighting for

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<v Speaker 1>us and standing up for this country. So thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for what you do, and thank you so

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<v Speaker 1>much for giving us your time. I really appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Glad to be with you. That was Congressman Dan Bishop

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<v Speaker 1>of North Carolina, fighting for you, fighting for a country.

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<v Speaker 1>Truly a good man. We are very lucky to have

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<v Speaker 1>him in Congress. I want to thank you guys at

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<v Speaker 1>home for listening to the show every Monday and Thursday,

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