Sen. Whitehouse Questions FBI Director Wray on the Kavanaugh Supplemental Background Investigation

August 4 | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) questions Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on the 2018 supplemental background investigation of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

[@glendagraves1637]

Tips but no investigation. That FBI Director needs to be fired. Immediately.

[@janetritchie7499]

Agree 100%.

[@karenwhinesmore9347]

Yep!!!!

[@richardholguin2564]

Also, impeach Cavanaugh, and prosecute to the fullest extent, for his crimes. Lying to Congress is a felony!

[@glendagraves1637]

@@richardholguin2564 Amen!

[@MaryMerryKingOfTheWoodsIsHe]

You bet he does!

[@donEvans27]

Wray and anyone assisting him needs to be dismissed from their position and never allowed to work in government again.

[@prismpyre7653]

Biden doesn't have the guts or the will to get rid of all these unqualified fascist stooges who have hurt so many people. He wouldn't want to upset his 'dear friends' in the fascist party.

[@raybates3119]

Awesome! Your side hates him as much as my side does!

[@Mimmie.]

@@raybates3119 How do you know what their side is?

[@raybates3119]

@@Mimmie. I'm just that astute!

[@denveyebanks4787]

Wholeheartedly agree

[@heatherkingston1445]

I love watching a senator actually do his/her job. Senator Whitehouse is direct and to the point. No waffling, no alternative conspiracy tirade, and no digression. Just the facts!

[@willbephore3086]

Yeah. It's a good look.

[@ewat4753]

Sen. Whitehouse is possibly the most astute and learned person in the Senate, if not the entirety of Congress. He fully predicted the ruse that the GOP, and trump, would use to get their cases before SCOTUS if they were dissatisfied with rulings from lower courts, which he laid out during Kavanaugh hearings. He is deserving of our highest reverence for his commitment to integrity, truth and justice.

[@birgitlucci9419]

😅😅

[@torqzebrawoody]

Dismiss & replace Director Ray. Double speak, no answers, no action. This guy needs to go.

[@fairyprincess911]

Obvious his duplicity

[@chucktaylor4958]

Whitehouse needs to go as well.

[@No-rq4my]

Just another drone like gates n zuckerberg. Same playbook

[@suni2421]

@@chucktaylor4958okay, I'll bite, why does Whitehouse need to go?

[@robertpendergrass7996]

@@suni2421 Because hes seeking the truth ! Truth + Wisdom = Peace ✌ 🙏 👏 .

[@billmonroe8826]

So need to get rid of Christopher Wray. April 19th letter and he hasn't answered it. Now, today he's kiss'n ass saying he will. He needs to be fired!

[@LB-tw7gg]

There are also other reasons I am sure unless he was the one unicorn of the trump admin and wasn't corrupt, but please forgive if I do not beleive it.....

[@exdemocrat9038]

The entire FBI needs to be completely dismantled forever in order to save our Republic.

[@solarnaut]

@@LB-tw7gg forgive you ? ... ummm, I'd like a favor, though ... B-)

[@firingallcylinders2949]

What did you expect, when an Administration is installed they're going to install corrupt people.

[@georgeappleton9469]

Touche’

[@melkerner]

The inability of a senior person in the DOJ to just simply answer a simple yes or no question astounds me.

[@tygrahof9268]

There is nothing easy about avoiding criminal charges while violating Americans rights.

[@bingosunnoon9341]

It's not just the DOJ and it's not just administrators. Clinton lied, Reagan couldn't remember and Cheney laughed at his interrogators. Been happening for a long time.

[@mrth1702]

Senator...4yrs? "FOUR MORE YEARS".

[@rosievela9909]

Me too

[@AGDinCA]

"This is Last Call at the Factual Supplemental Saloon." LOL! Sen. Whitehouse, classy and funny. 👍

[@annchristine47]

American government is lucky to have Senator Whitehouse who truly works for all Americans.

[@eby2257]

He's a Demonrat. He works for Demonrats.

[@ppiaseck]

Senator Whitehouse is a white supremist, him and his wife belong to an all white club in Rhode Island, when asked about it, he said it was a long tradition, yep most Democrats belong to a supremist group, Black Panthers, La Raza, mecHA, Klu Klux Klan, Nation of Islam, and many others.

[@jesusislife9259]

Are you talking about the same Senator who, for 4 years told Americans that Trump stole the 2016 election by colluding with Russians and 6 years later zero, zilch evidence exists? The same senator that voted to keep black people out if his wife's country club? 💁🏿‍♂️

[@stephaniewall2011]

Now, there is a hero!

[@patmoore7959]

Lmmfao

[@fairyprincess911]

Notice how the Senator is assertive but not combative? 🙌🏽

[@jimmcloughlin]

I thin both he and Wray knew what was coming and they have produced a water tight procedure to release information.

[@janiebuck2938]

He's very effective!

[@raybin6873]

That's what makes him so good...skips/avoids the BS

[@gao57009]

Like the opposite of the likes of Rand Paul, Ted Cruz

[@triciac1019]

@@gao57009 and many others.

[@cmicheleebner830]

Sen. Whitehouse is so focused and concise and leaves nothing unsaid to make his statements clear…👍

[@roxannehale1386]

Wow, a Congressman showing capable, clear and assertive questioning, without sweating, without a temper tantrum, without verbal hostile threats, without interrupting, basically without being like a tepublicans. Refreshing.

[@terri241]

Keep going Senator Whitehouse. You're on the right track!

[@joyceroberts3886]

Four years, 4 YEARS of requesting information The stench of corruption continues. These committees have got to get more power somehow, to lay down the law, if there is non compliance after as certain length of time. The FBI dodges, the Secret Service dodges, members of the Republican party dodges. If a boss asks for a year end report, it doesn't mean that report gets handed over 4 years later. Ridiculous. Thank you Senator, even 30 days sounds pretty lenient.

[@C.M.30337]

Exactly, I'd have said 1 week and nit even asked if it was reasonable as they've delayed for 4 years - TIMES UP!!! Why is Wray still the head of the FBI? And why is Chris Miller still the head of the DOD? And why is Tony Ornato still the head of the Secret Service? All drumpf loyalists should've been gone on day one last year. This is insane!!!

[@rufustdangleberry5127]

I hope the senator or his colleagues find out if the IRS is finished TFG's audit is done yet.

[@tobagobum]

What if the report totally exonerates Justice Kavanaugh? Will you make up a committee like the Jan6 fiasco? Maybe that's why you haven't heard. They may afraid of the blow back from the Dems as to reality based information.

[@EpicAlcatraz99]

So you would be happy with rooting out the pro democrat bias within the FBI?

[@EpicAlcatraz99]

If there was any evidence agaisnt Kavanaugh i promise you some woke tard fbi agent would leak it

[@tortoro6565]

Thank you to Senator Whitehouse for being persistent in finding out the truth

[@bobjohnson3174]

Said it before this Senator is an ACE. And he should be run for President. He's the only Semator that really knows his stuff, his dosent mix words and is very up front without lies and BS. Well done ....

[@oldytacct8095]

We the People need our security investigated and cleaned out - Secret Service, FBI, CIA, ICE, The Defense Department, The State Department, the Pentagon, Homeland Security - the guard at the WH gate! Everyone! They are suppose to be working for us - not any political party, not any other country, not one individual or group of any sort - but Aserving and protecting ALL of We the People!

[@Chriscraft50]

Yes! Something the voters want from both sides. Americans agree on more than we don't.

[@g.t.richardson6311]

Senator Whitehouse is part of it all

[@douglastiffany9910]

I heard a rumor, that most of all the people in every one of the departments that you mentioned above, might have sworn an Oath to the constitution of the United States of America. It is amazing that the top echelon of every defense , security, and justice department seems compromised… I’d bet that there are close to a million employees of the above departments, that say quite often, why are our bosses compromised ??? Is the a list of names ,of the authors that wrote the NIST REPORT??? that might be a good question to ask , also…

[@Happybidr]

The high level people including all appointees are investigated. The FBI does some of those but not all parts; there’s a contractor who does that.

[@patriciawitt8174]

I agree..there's way to much shady stuff going on. Way to many "secrets" being kept from we the taxpayer funding all this nonsense

[@margarethoerl461]

Never stop senator, your work is appreciated.

[@lindarockafellow5058]

Love that man😍 honorable

[@courtneesdad]

Are you talking about that RACIST white man? He is a member of a country club that discriminates against people of color. But of course you hate brown people too

[@Mark5mith]

And so nice to get some intelligent conversation that's well delivered, his seat is well deserved.

[@TheSecondInitiate]

Are you a member of his whites-only Bailey's Beach club?

[@PatrickHildreth101]

And much needed!!! Thank you

[@JSees]

Last call at the factual correction saloon....love that line. Thank you Senator Whitehouse!

[@Ladyvet-52]

You have to love this senator!! Especially when Senator Whitehouse said “ this is last call at the correctional factual saloon”

[@jh-hh6vs]

They should all be fired.

[@jovenusdivine503]

Why is he still in FBI????

[@rjv-rw2ef]

Its insane that a federal investigation can be influenced by the executive branch. How is that even legal? The federal government should be completely separate from all branches of government.

[@lindarichards125]

I think u are saying that the FBI is a separate dept. of the Federal Government and not part of the Executive Office?

[@rjv-rw2ef]

@@lindarichards125 there should be no way the president should be able to tamper with an investigation regarding one of the presidents appointees. Someone explain to me how that is not conflict of interest or straight up corruption. No one cant because it makes no sense. And the scariest part of it all, is no one even flinched at the time, everyone just let it slide. Not because of this corruption, half the American population lost a basic bodily right. And it wont stop there, the SCOTUS will spend the next 50-60 years turning this country into pure fascism. Liberals need to grow a spine and stop bootlicking corporations and conservatives in general. There will never be a "center" America, they dont want that. They will not stop untill they have full power set in stone. There is no push back from the liberals, they just tell us to keep voting while laying down to the fascists. If they dont then ww2 would have been for nothing. There's nazis in nasa and fascism will be the new norm.

[@angiegolleher6230]

Thank you so much for standing up and doing what's right. It's so frustrating to watch these justices ger elected and actually sworn in and nobody with power well actually stand up and do the due diligence it takes to make sure we're not getting a paid for puppet on the supreme Court! Thank you for bringing this one back to the table.

[@jc1ness1]

Love Senator Whitehouse’ tenacity and sense of truth and integrity!!!

[@Zittylol]

His lack of ACTIONS speak louder than his fine words exposing those criminals..but it is action the Democrats need to do. Oh yea dems get some BALLS and DO IT yesterday.

[@No-rq4my]

But we need truth,honour and integrity

[@exdemocrat9038]

The same Senator Whitehouse who along with his wife sat on the board of his private club that refused black people from joining the club. Integrity? Please.

[@ruthharris9664]

@@No-rq4my yes and most are

[@robs8882]

beating a dead horse, they will never give him what he patiently asks for.

[@josephinelaure7544]

😄"Last call at the Factual Correction Saloon"! Ya' gotta love Senator Whitehouse! So grateful for his diligence in getting the Truth💙

[@suzanneharris8339]

Yes. Loved that line too.

[@courtneesdad]

Are you talking about that RACIST white man? He is a member of a country club that discriminates against people of color. But of course you hate brown people too

[@Mark5mith]

I'd like to see a Sheldon (not Brett) and Katie porter tag team, you're not getting out alive, it's such a change to witness good politicing, he's got a well deserved seat

[@TheSecondInitiate]

Are you a member of his whites-only Bailey's Beach club? ⛱

[@mimsyborogove3906]

@@TheSecondInitiate Explain that remark. WHO'S beach club? Or is this just more Republican drivel?

[@Happybidr]

Thanks for staying on top of this, Senator. I’ve worked with several Members of Congress as well as with several agencies and I know you all are busy. The agencies rely on you to lose interest, change staff personnel who drafted the letter, etc., allowing them to get away with dragging their feet. But your constituents rely on you all to be a “pain in the neck” to those agencies which you charged with overseeing, and you really seem to understand that. Neither house of Congress is set up to conduct oversight very well, and so often they don’t do it well. The GAO is not always very helpful. Committee staff are not very familiar with how the various operating and staff divisions work, so they don’t know where to look for answers, etc., etc. Thanks to you for your diligence, and for taking all aspects of your job seriously.

[@katrand5357]

Happy bid R, thank you so much for this enlightning peek into backstage strategies and other elements! And sorry about the misspelling of your moniker but I am new to iPhone and the difficulty of correcting text when it was so easy on android

[@ChooseCompassion]

Thank you Sheldon! Your relentlessness is one of your greatest qualities. You are so appreciated!

[@ocheltree1]

Good Lord! How many times have I watched Sen. Whitehouse ask information from Christopher Wray and Wray not provide the information he requested? This is ridiculous. Keep hounding him, Sen. Whitehouse, great work on YOUR part!

[@reginafetty6374]

Seems to me they should be taking stronger action towards Wray to get their information the fbi is suppose to provide them.

[@dianemitchell1717]

Whitehouse is giving Wray an ultimatum. This is your last chance to turn over the information we need. We may finally see Biden replacing Wray if he doesn’t comply. That is my heartfelt wish anyhow. I think Wray needs to be investigated for his complicity in 1-6. He had the information and kept it from Congress.

[@donnawilson9271]

It amazes me that after asking Wray for this information for over a year and Wray putting him off, that Whitehouse wasn't more demanding. Like "No excuses, I want and expect this information in 30 days. Do you understand what I am saying Mr, Wray? Don't make me ask for this information again, got it?" How he keeps his cool, I don't know.

[@mcsmith732]

@@reginafetty6374 The FBI is part of the DOJ. I imagine that Senator W.'s Committee could send it on to the DOJ and get their answers that way.

[@BST-lm4po]

I've suggested to several Senator's offices that they should send a list of the questions that they want answered to the heads of these agencies a week or so in advance of these hearings. Tell them that they're expected to have answers to these questions!! If they continue to stall, then hold them in contempt of Congress!

[@sharonkaufman2748]

If he doesn't have the info to Sen Whitehouse in a month, he needs to be fired!

[@maryl.docktor7486]

He's already had enough time to reply.

[@timmyg44]

Yes, Republicans have been demanding that.

[@melindaavila498]

I believe that Senator Whitehouse is a man of integrity. He asks the questions that all Americans are asking. We deserve answers!

[@bigfootdogwood7464]

the same man that belong to an all white club for years and said or did anything about it

[@justinfleming5119]

Literally no Americans are asking about this nonsense. Several "leads" from the top line were published and each turned out to have been as false as the Blasey-Ford and Sweatnik testimony.

[@kathleenhazy6126]

The corruption in the high offices of government is staggering. Perhaps it’s time that these offices become ELECTED positions. We the people need to be able to weed out this inept unelected bureaucrats.

[@gordondwyer3641]

Christopher Wray. Member of the swamp.

[@claraedouwesdekker6389]

Sen Whitehouse you are brilliant!

[@dertbom]

I didn't realize he was on this, but this is great news, keep up the great work Senator Whitehouse!

[@catherinebrown1902]

Senator Whitehouse is brilliant. I can only admire his restraint and self-control in speaking to Mr Wray. He is appropriately assertive and no more. The delay in getting responses to reasonable questions about the Kavanaugh matter has been unconscionable.

[@mjhzen8313]

Oh, how we need to have more senators like Whitehouse. If we did, the U.S. Senate would be an institution that would actually deserve our respect.

[@bonnieprice9482]

We do...BERNIE!! but they seem to ignore him!!

[@HepCatJack]

If there's a senator called Whitehouse in the Senate, does this mean there will eventually be a President called "Senate" in the Whitehouse ?

[@michaelmurphy2602]

lol, no, no it wouldn't.

[@saverdemocracy8793]

to the 11th hour. 0 seconds ago Go watch youtube “The Scheme”. Changed me he is phenomenal.

[@mellie9633]

It would have global respect...

[@C.M.30337]

Go getum Sen. WHITEHOUSE, you are a National and worldwide treasure.

[@damienyuen7718]

Worldwide? LMAO

[@g.t.richardson6311]

Treasure of the corrupt

[@tanyagarrett8325]

Thank you Sir! For your hard work and not letting this go❤️

[@juliehendricks1348]

I respect and admire Senator Whitehouse so much. I think his timing is perfect right now for this issue; he is more likely to get the support needed to get the truth about this suspicious confirmation.

[@kimhoneychurch9616]

Thumbs up to you, Sen. Whitehouse! Hold them to account.

[@ppiaseck]

Senator Whitehouse is a white supremist, him and his wife belong to an all white club in Rhode Island, when asked about it, he said it was a long tradition, yep most Democrats belong to a supremist group, Black Panthers, La Raza, mecHA, Klu Klux Klan, Nation of Islam, and many others.

[@jesusislife9259]

Are you talking about the same Senator who, for 4 years told Americans that Trump stole the 2016 election by colluding with Russians and 6 years later zero, zilch evidence exists? The same senator that voted to keep black people out if his wife's country club? 💁🏿‍♂️

[@ur8up2jabberwocky79]

THERE IS NO ACCOUNT, FROM OUR URANIUM BEING SOLD TO RUSSIA, TO THE LAUNDRY WASHING OF MONIES THROUGH HILLARY'S FAKE OFF SHORE CHAITY. FROM FISA'S, TO MURDER (SETH RICH), TO URANIUM 1, TO UKRAINE AND BIDEN HUNTER OWNED BY CHINA, ALL IS NOT AS IT SEEMS, AMERICA IS BURNING WHILE BIDEN FIDDLES TO HIS CHAIN PULLER OBAMA 3.0

[@ppiaseck]

@@jesusislife9259 Senator Whitehouse is a white supremist, him and his wife belong to an all white club in Rhode Island, when asked about it, he said it was a long tradition, yep most Democrats belong to a supremist group, Black Panthers, La Raza, mecHA, Klu Klux Klan, Nation of Islam, and many others.

[@jesusislife9259]

@@ppiaseck Yep, you are correct 👍🏿

[@narkelnaru2710]

Senator Whitehouse has taught me more about how to be persistent than anyone else I know. His clarity, focus, expertise, deliberateness, measure and decency are exemplary.

[@margarethoerl461]

Well put, ditto

[@cooper1239]

Stop! My sides are splitting. Ri,s Whitehouse is a partisan hack. An embarrassment. Doesn't give a darn about the Biden mess or hillaries Russian hoax.

[@michaelmurphy2602]

lol, Sheldon Whitehouse is a bag of AIDS. lolol. Buffoonery of it's finest order. Let's keep character assassinating Brett Kavanaugh #boofing. Also, cool lisp.

[@Rainbow-jx1ov]

^ This so much. He's a phenomenal Senator.

[@narkelnaru2710]

@@cooper1239 Poor Mr. Cooper. A lot of theories. Just no evidence. In the best traditions of Republican crazies trying to overthrow the election. Biden's mess is not in litigation here. He obviously doesn't know anything about the Russian hoax or he would know that William Barr did what he was called to do when he falsified what the Müller Report said. It's good. When the intelligent flourish, they need to know what stupidity looks like.

[@LAM77719]

Last call! I love Sen Whitehouse! He puts up with no stalling tactics.

[@Elizabeth-yp8re]

You have been more than patient, Senator. Thank you for your ever-so-dignified approach to what is clearly a stall tactic on the part of Director Wray. I pray corruption is not Mr. Wray’s motivation. Each time he fails to provide information I am less convinced of Director Wray’s integrity, and more convinced he is protecting himself and or others from further scrutiny.

[@annhobson1975]

I don't trust Wray. He sounds like he is running for office and is dodging Senator Whitehouse's questions. Wray needs to go because he is covering for Trump. I would lay money on it too.

[@jt8251]

He sounds like he is under oath.

[@judybargenquast7669]

Wray says many words and tells nothing. He's covering up.

[@dsaint372]

I don't believe he should have Honorable before is name. 4 years is terrible

[@theresarojas3351]

These people’s make me sick so much corruption sad!🤬

[@ToMPaSHKoV]

Could we get some accountability for this corruption?

[@Maggie-rr8gi]

We can’t seem to get any accountability from any of Trumps politicians.

[@andriabell6044]

Thank you! It's about time it's made more public and brought out to get him off the bench

[@letoquarles6399]

Last call at the Factual Corrections Saloon - particularly apt for the Kavanaugh investigation 😂🤣😂

[@brentwalker3300]

Senator Whitehouse never fails to impress. It is extremely angering that Kavanaugh was not adequately investigated prior to confirmation. Wray is being evasive in this questioning.

[@boatymsboatface3929]

Totally evasive!

[@ladywolfwolf]

So he is lying.

[@janetplanet8746]

Bless you, Senator Whitehouse!! Get your net ready for these slippery eels!

[@Happybidr]

A lot of comments here are critical of the FBI Director, and rightfully so. I’ve worked on public policy and legislation for many years, and I was frankly impressed that he decided not to hither and either like 99% of Agency witnesses do. He hesitates answering each time, but I think he understands that the Senator is not going to put up with yet another delay in getting their questions answered, and so he speaks comparatively bluntly in response which is exactly what the Senator wanted. Until Congressmen and Senators get serious about getting the agencies to answer their mail, they won;t do it. It’s their natural knee jerk reaction to hide and delay, and I’ve seen it firsthand, even when the staff is getting questions that didn’t involve their personal actions or decisions. That has got to stop. Cut their budgets to get their attention, if you have to.

[@tigq1430]

Can you imagine giving your employees years plus an additional month to answer questions? The company would be bankrupt!

[@erinmich5425]

Wray is such a corrupt weasel.

[@loup9356]

In the webster dictionary if you look up "weasel " Wray's picture should be placed there

[@JohnHoffman65]

FBI Director Wray has kicked this can down the road for so damn long. The delay is bordering on incredulity and lack of sincerity.

[@ocheltree1]

John Hoffman, you're too kind, John..."increduility and lack of sincerity" for sure! My view is dereliction of duty!!! Can the sh*t bag. (sorry, I'm not as nice as you, I'll work on it😇) 👍 Does Wray not understand that we kind of expect the FBI to find stuff? And the fact they don't produce documents screams of incompetency if not corruption? Thank's for letting me vent, here, John, have a good one!

[@carolhill1102]

I think it's gone beyond "bordering"!!

[@reneewilkins7717]

Snake in the grass

[@janetritchie7499]

No " bordering on it" at all. It is full blown lack of sincerity and failure to do the job. Wray should have been gone yesterday.

[@reneewilkins7717]

@@janetritchie7499 👍

[@AdamBladeTaylor]

They had information and chose not to follow up on it. That's a violation of their oath and the director needs to be fired and investigated for corruption.

[@Rubydoo61]

“Last call at the factual correction saloon” 😂🤣

[@pollygirl6440]

Thank you Senator White House. Keep doing what you’re doing we love you.

[@KingoftheJuice18]

It's pretty weird that the tip line is at the FBI if "standard procedure" is for the FBI to just turn it all over to the White House.

[@elaineburnett5230]

That does sound wrong....I'd the White House doesn't like the tips, they can do their own research and explain their objections.

[@nehpets216]

His claim is that the procedure is set by the person who requested the action each time. So White House asks for tips on a candidate for a position, it is then up to the person from the White House that made that request to decide how that information is dealt with. So, he's claiming that there is no requirements on the FBI on how any of that information is dealt with, and that it's on a per request. The Senator asked for any written rules on how Tips are dealt with at any point in the process including before they are separated into the requests.

[@KingoftheJuice18]

@@nehpets216 Yes, I think you're accurately describing what transpired, but I still think it's weird for the White House to have tips made at the FBI and then those tips are just turned over to the White House. The White House should have their own "tip line" if they actually wanted to receive tips that only they would deal with.

[@bartman22x1]

His people is him meaning himself !

[@nehpets216]

@@KingoftheJuice18 Yep, I believe that what he says is the regular policy isn't a competent policy so shouldn't be what the FBI does.

[@CliveNDerek]

It's "Last call at the Factual Corrections Saloon with respect to the Kavanaugh supplemental " We need more people like Senator Whitehouse in government. Next up: Christopher Wray will claim the dog ate his homework.

[@rebeccadolashewich7094]

Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department & CPS wrongfully separated my family for five months in 2017. Local authorities here held me involuntarily, denied my pleas for counsel, drugged me & interrogated me. Good ol boys who side with Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, & Three Percenters interrogated me about marching peacefully for women, minorities, disabled & LGBTQ families. They asked if I was planning on “taking out Trump” &/or “bringing down the FBI”. I’ve never made a violent threat, yet I did whistleblow on authorities in DFW who didn’t take rape seriously previously. My children were separated from me while the types of men who side with insurrectionists now, threatened me to stop writing about politics if I wanted my sons returned. It’s been so scary & I pray the men who assaulted my family are held accountable for hurting my family. It’s been hell. We are peaceful people and advocate for peace in all we do. I graduated from UNT to teach American History & teaching about MLK shouldn’t be controversial in this day & age. That the same types of people who assaulted my family are banning books on Anne Frank & MLK now is an added horror. We pray that you all look into the authorities here in DFW and help families like ours feel safe & secure in our own country again.

[@pennymunger6239]

He's trump's man in the FBI

[@johnochicago8457]

This Senator is showing how the Senate should work. He is a true American. We need many more like him.

[@jesusislife9259]

Are you talking about the same Senator who, for 4 years told Americans that Trump stole the 2016 election by colluding with Russians and 6 years later zero, zilch evidence exists? The same senator that voted to keep black people out if his wife's country club? 💁🏿‍♂️

[@ur8up2jabberwocky79]

ALL THESE INVESTIGATIONS THAT SUPPOSEDLY GO ON, THEY ARE BURIED, DON'T HAPPEN, AND ARE FORGOTTEN UNLESS THERE IS POLITCAL GAIN TO THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST PARTY.

[@caroledmonds4070]

Johno Chicago,ikr? Too bad we can't successfully clone humans,yet!!

[@mikeboate208]

he is the exact opposite of the GQP p^ckerhead senators what a shameful bunch of Fascists

[@johntuan3159]

This guy ate too many bagels

[@tawn9949]

Thank you for your persistence in this. This is amazing!

[@rrrjjj5572]

So many trails left over from the former administration that have dribbled on and on without resolution. It may be that what the former guy excels at is drawing things out so that his misdeeds can slither away unnoticed. What a con. Thank you, Senator Whitehouse for your integrity and forthrightness.

[@lewisg1736]

Do I have this correct? Trump nominates someone to the Supreme Court and then directs the FBI not to perform a background investigation, the FBI just goes along? How is Wray walking the streets as a free man?

[@sinsincere5748]

He's white

[@tansywelsh1636]

Ding, ding, ding. You got it. Men that take women should not be on the supreme court.

[@czarcastic1458]

Brett was investigated numerous times before his nomination and the FBI claimed so. So no need for another needless investigation.

[@mellie9633]

Yep!

[@johnbrattan9341]

Lewis G. Yes, you have that correct. Trump, his AG, DOJ leadership have their fingertips all over this cover-up. And indirectly 49 Republican senators confirming. Manchin, unsurprisingly, voted as well for confirmation.

[@lafayettewaltz]

Wish we had more in our government like Sen. Whitehouse.

[@kitiaram6613]

God, please let it turn out that the lack of appropriate checks/vetting on recent Justices is big enough that we can recall the last two Justices.

[@marclapine1305]

Wow, Senator Whitehouse is frank, to the point, not offensive, asks respectfully, seeks the truth. Christopher Wray, FBI head was also very professional, not defended but frank in his answers and this is the way these question answer sessions should go, always.

[@mikehisey2631]

Who paid off Kavanaugh's debts ??

[@carolhill1102]

Good question ⁉️

[@raybin6873]

Yes...I'd like to know that too.

[@tracybird8668]

Tax payers.

[@deeannlett-neal3325]

They attempted to make it look like his parents did…parents financial records need examination.

[@oaktownie5673]

Evasive, sneaky, defensive...bla, bla, bla...Christopher Wray...no bueno.

[@krismurray0723]

Our system is designed to have checks and balances. But if the people being investigated are the ones doing the checking and balancing, kind of makes it all a moot point.

[@lilyswan]

Senator Whitehouse, on behalf of so many citizens, thank you for staying with this.

[@sallyannesmith3607]

Senator Whitehouse is a gem. I love his style and wish he'd run for the Presidency in 2024.

[@troyrichard3668]

Interesting opinion..Whitehouse is wasting tax payer dollars on investigating a Supreme Court Judge that has been investigated 6 times already by the fbi before he was even elected. This is nothing but another clown show by democrats...Maybe work on fixing 40 year high inflation so people can afford groceries and gas..

[@reginaromsey]

Does it seem to everyone that he is being brought into the public view as a possible Presidential candidate?

[@deneanepoynter8334]

Whitehouse/Porter ticket?

[@reginaromsey]

@@deneanepoynter8334 Porter? Needs to get out more. In the past it has been a given that there be a North - South representation to balance the ticket. Now I think that there needs to be a change to that with an East - West being a reliable pick.

[@slister45]

I'd vote for him in a heartbeat.

[@anamerican8399]

Senator Whitehouse will go down in History as one of the Great Politicians who actually cares about the Citizens of Our United States of America🇺🇸

[@s.mcgonigal2713]

He's definitely POTUS material!!!!

[@RRRyouready]

Thank you, Senator. I’m grateful for those of you fighting for honesty, transparency, and the rule of law.

[@ClassicFIHD]

I loved when Senator Whithouse was questioning FBI Director Wray for reasons of transparency about Hunter Biden's laptop, oh, wait, never mind.

[@HOHLfmly]

Excuse me you consult the president not the Council? THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE! As is being brought out in this Investigation! Last call !

[@anneduff9294]

Yay! Senator Whitehouse! I thought everyone had dismissed this, but you are a honorable man. Watching the neglect and cover-ups with the Kavanaugh investigation was one of the most disappointing turns of the Trump admin and how he got his 'people' into high offices.

[@fairyprincess911]

Amen

[@Mobus_]

What cover-up and how is Kavanaugh his 'people'?

[@dutchdna]

Trump wants scumbags in powerful positions because then he owns them and can tell them what to do.

[@pua6095]

@@Mobus_ 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mobus_]

@@pua6095 I'm just curious how Kavanaugh and Trump are related. I know the sexual harassment accusations were made up. Do you think that was a cover up?

[@margaretegiroux687]

My dear Senator, you are a shining example what a Senator should be. You do help me to restore my love for America. We are living through dark years. Being a child of Europe after the war, America was alway the shining city on the hill for me. Thank you for your hard work on my, and every Americans, behalf.

[@krismurray0723]

When it's time for the 2024 election, I want to make sure that the Democratic candidate says that he/ she will work directly with Mr Whitehouse to get to the bottom of all of the dark money that puts supreme Court justices in place. This man is a wealth of knowledge on that issue, and it doesn't get enough attention.

[@Malmo117]

Four years!? There is no intention of answering. Ever.

[@LagrangePoint901]

I'm wondering why the FBI Director was not replace by Biden particularly for this issue. To me this was negligence if not conspiratorial for not investigating those humdreds of tips by the public. Is this dereliction or by direction?

[@OP-yl2hm]

Understand your point but the FBI should not be political as ex-president Trump made it. FBI Directors are supposed to serve for 10 years, if I remember correctly. Their time in office is supposed to overlap multiple White House administrations. On that note, I hope you realize that the FED chair is also a Trump appointee, and Biden didn't replace him. The FED has a duty of controlling inflation and Jerome Powell is currently doing the best he can given the circumstances. People who rail at Biden about the inflation, regardless that this inflation is global, fail to realize that the person in-charge is their so called "favorite" president appointee. Furthermore, not to bash Trump but to give him some credit. I would say Trump did the best he could as president without any prior government experience. He was consumed with undoing his predecessor's legacy than actually working to build his own reputable legacy. As a result, he got in his own way time and time again. Finally, Trump campaigned on running our government like his businesses. The question we should as is how did he run his businesses?

[@botanisex]

Same reason he keeps top Trump people at DHS and USPS.

[@DonoVideoProductions]

@@botanisex The reason he keeps DeJoy is he does not have the power to remove him. Are you sure that is the same reason in the other cases?

[@ninaverenac7266]

Senator Whitehouse - true patriot and fighter for justice and American people. Thank you Sir for all you do!

[@ginobedard8848]

White House is biggest dink ever, liberal crooked

[@benkempf]

Are you joking? Obviously not from RI.

[@MichaelrennieG]

Whitehouse is an excellent interviewer and Honest Senator, I would vote for him..

[@SethKash]

Watching Whitehouse is like watching a Maserati pull up and nobody get out.

[@drewspinoso4849]

A senator with integrity....RARE!

[@francoisbouvier7861]

Wray is obviously compromised. If he is still active, he shouldn't be. Hopefully under oath and even that makes him slippery.

[@sophiabright8371]

I don't understand how these people are allowed to continue in their jobs. This happened with Obama. And now with Biden. Let's keep playing whackamole, ok? AAAAGGGHHHHH.

[@robharris6874]

@@sophiabright8371 One word....Scandal !!!!

[@uptick888]

thank You Senator we need your wonderful work..

[@pblogger9065]

The doggedness of Whitehouse to pin down the details of corruption is incredible especially since any number of Kavanaugh's public answers made it patently clear he did not have the temperament to be the referee of a touch football game let alone a Supreme Court judge.

[@toneyingram732]

White in satan country they can do know WRONG under the law of the land they live by satan law of the land

[@josephroberts6865]

It would be admirable except that Whitehouse has no interest in pressing the FBI or DOJ to investigate democrat corruption such as Hunter Biden/Joe Biden, the murder of an unarmed female in the capitol, Pelosi insider trading that enriched her husband, and the refusal to enforce border law just to name a few.

[@eby2257]

The Whitehouse is corrupt.You must be a young little wokie snowflake.

[@Todiisms]

Can’t wait till they kick him out. He was never anything but a Supreme liar.

[@pblogger9065]

@@josephroberts6865 except those things have been investigated. And that unarmed woman at the capitol was part of a mob attacking the building.

[@michaelvaladez6570]

If more people that ran for such office like Whitehouse with his insight,integrity and truthfulness I truly believe we would have less people that be less skeptical of the government. People that are for the betterment of the cause and not for the wealthy.

[@jesusislife9259]

Are you talking about the same Senator who, for 4 years told Americans that Trump stole the 2016 election by colluding with Russians and 6 years later zero, zilch evidence exists? The same senator that voted to keep black people out if his wife's country club? 💁🏿‍♂️

[@gloriasmith7797]

This is how the government was ran before trump came along with all the lies and made people believe that everything and everybody was fake!!!.

[@slp589]

Senator Whilehouse has been covering all the main issues in these hearings - he is amazing, articulate and an incredible leader. Sure, he would do well as president, but then he would be missed in the senate.

[@angelainamarie9656]

If these people can't be bothered to do their job on a Supreme Court Justice why do we need them. A person who certainly should have been investigated and there were many reasons to do so and yet

[@pascal8277]

This is the person who we need as president!

[@richardzauner1845]

Senator Whitehouse conducts himself admirably and effectively. What a great job he does!!!!!!

[@catherinekasmer9905]

Thank you Senator Whitehouse for your diligence. There are citizens like me who care about this.

[@timhuffmaster3588]

Wray, as a trump holdover, needs to be offered “an opportunity to seek other employment for his professional growth”.

[@OscarTheGrouchy]

You're a good man, Whitehouse, and your work is much appreciated.

[@John1960Video]

FBI has some ‘splainin’ to do. For me, it is a big surprise that the background checks on candidates for the Supreme Court are (a) not available to the people (Senators) who are charged with evaluating the competency and integrity of those nominees and (b) subject to being micromanaged (which “tips” the FBI follows up on, and what questions the FBI will ask them). If as Mr. Wray says this has been SOP for decades, it certainly hasn’t been the Public’s understanding of how superficial the FBI has been.

[@vivianbobka5239]

Senator Whitehouse i am with you 100%. Thank you for questioning Wray about this shameful matter. The investigations were wrongly curtailed

[@robingales6126]

Dear God thank you Sheldon this miscreat does not belong on the court let alone supreme court

[@ronniew3028]

Wray needs to go! He dodges like the rest of them!