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US CONGRESS
REP. JASMINE CROCKETT

Rebel HQ: Jasmine Crockett FLIPS THE SCRIPT
on Republicans in Brilliant Fashion


Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9sahVtI1tE
Peter Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess
Jasmine Crockett FLIPS THE SCRIPT on Republicans in Brilliant Fashion

Rebel HQ

Oct 17, 2024

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During a recent congressional hearing about the weaponization of the federal government against its own employees, Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett turned the tables on the Republicans and called out the disingenuous, cynical tactics. Sharon Reed breaks it down on Rebel HQ
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Transcript
  • 0:00
  • I'm curious to know if any of you are
  • aware as to whether or not the FBI is
  • involved at all um in determining what's
  • going on in Springfield Ohio because as
  • far as I'm concerned there is domestic
  • terrorism a foot and it is at the the
  • the word of the Republican nominee and
  • his running mate so do we know if anyone
  • is checking into that on the federal
  • level I'm just curious just say yes or
  • no anybody I I I don't know okay perfect
  • um either way I want to move on Texas
  • representative Jasmine Crockett is
  • turning the tables on the Republican
  • party and the repeated abuse of
  • congressional committee hearings for
  • political theater of course that is
  • completely detached from reality
  • Crockett however is staying grounded and
  • on message during this hearing about FBI
  • employees who claim to be victims of
  • political persecution um Mr kersner I'm
  • just curious if if you were to Define

  • 1:01
  • what weaponization of the federal
  • government looks like just in a quick
  • short definition what would it be using
  • uh the Department of Justice to reward
  • your friends and your criminal
  • Associates by delivering pardons after
  • they'd been convicted by juries or
  • before their case was even concluded or
  • before their case was even charged and
  • conversely using the dep Department of
  • Justice to punish your perceived enemies
  • order investigations and prosecutions
  • even if they're not warranted by
  • evidence I'm sorry that was not brief
  • that that's okay um it was accurate um
  • because that's how I see weaponization
  • as well and it's something that we saw a
  • lot out of trump specifically because
  • all of his friends were going to prison
  • and he's probably got more friends that
  • are headed to prison soon and if we are
  • lucky he will find him a cmate soon as
  • well but nevertheless um as we talk
  • about weaponization because this whole
  • committee feels as if it's projection um
  • I want to go to something uh that's

  • 2:01
  • pretty interesting but I'm going to
  • start with Mr Allen before
  • representative Crockett begins
  • questioning the main witness of this
  • hearing now reinstated FBI specialist
  • Marcus Allen let's listen to what he had
  • to say at the start of the hearing I
  • forwarded news articles to my superiors
  • and others within the FBI about January
  • 6th it was literally one of my job job
  • duties to keep my colleagues informed
  • about open source intelligence related
  • to their cases as a result of Simply
  • doing my job the FBI accused me of
  • promoting conspiratorial views and
  • unreliable information the FBI
  • questioned my allegiance to the United
  • States suspended my security clearance
  • suspended my pay and refused to allow me
  • to obtain outside employment or even
  • accept charity this once storied
  • institution whose initials ironically
  • stand for Fidelity bravery and integrity
  • was punishing me for bravely challenging
  • their integrity or they question my
  • fidelity it became clear that the FBI
  • with endless resources the American
  • people's money was trying to destroy me
  • financially so that I would give up this
  • is a fear of countless potential

  • 3:01
  • whistleblowers who see the personal cost
  • of Integrity there are no words strong
  • enough to describe the impact the FBI's
  • lies about me have had on me and my
  • family the stress has taken a toll on
  • our health and our children have
  • suffered traumatized by the thought of
  • our door getting kicked in or dad not
  • coming home the battle for truth and
  • Justice will c will cost you but the
  • arduous good is worth it despite
  • distress and uncertainty I've never once
  • regretted standing up for truth in fact
  • I'm grateful for the experience indeed
  • my family and I persevered due to our
  • strength and Faith God's grace and the
  • sacraments if you do not worship God
  • then you will worship something else you
  • can either serve God or you can serve
  • Mammon but you can't serve both Psalm
  • 139 says where can I go from your spirit
  • where can I Fleet from your presence I
  • have been blessed to be supported by
  • God's sanctifying grace the Blessed
  • Sacrament men and women of Good Will
  • other whistleblowers the charity of the
  • American people prayers and great
  • attorneys along the way like Tristan and

  • 4:01
  • Jason event power oversight potential
  • whistleblowers please do not be silenced
  • by the FBI's mistreatment we are all
  • here to support you if you choose to
  • come forward the only thing necessary
  • for the Triumph of evil is for good men
  • to do nothing for some additional
  • context last year FBI acting assistant
  • director Christopher Dunham accused
  • Allen of continuing to spread quote
  • alternative theories about the January 6
  • Capital Riot both verbally and in
  • writing to fellow FBI co-workers even
  • after he was officially reprimanded for
  • spreading these theories he went so far
  • as to urge multiple co-workers to quote
  • exercise Extreme Caution and discretion
  • while pursuing leads and inquiries from
  • January 6 he also failed to provide
  • proper information about a January 6
  • suspect and prematurely closed their
  • case per Dunham's letter now to go with
  • without saying that whistleblowers must

  • 5:02
  • be legally protected from retaliation at
  • all costs they are a vital pillar in
  • sustaining whatever crumbs of democracy
  • we have left in this country but in
  • Allen's case and in the cases of his
  • fellow self-proclaimed FBI
  • whistleblowers they're claiming that
  • they were unfairly retaliated against
  • and specifically targeted because of
  • their conservative political values and
  • that's a major issue Allen and his
  • family didn't deserve to be subjected to
  • years of Frozen back pay before he and
  • the FBI eventually settled earlier this
  • year but that does not excuse him from
  • being a prop in the latest GOP stunt and
  • I have a simple question for you yes or
  • no do you believe that career employees
  • like yourself should have your job taken
  • away even if you've done your job well
  • and followed agency rules do you think
  • it's right to be fired just because you
  • have political disagreements with those

  • 6:01
  • above you no it's not right to persecute
  • anyone for their political or religious
  • belief especially in an organization
  • where they're supposed to be the free
  • flow of uh ideas okay I appreciate your
  • answer and your honesty and I absolutely
  • agree with you um it is interesting
  • though because that's exactly what Trump
  • and my Republican colleagues would do if
  • they won the election it's spelled out
  • in Project 2025 Trump would strip due
  • process rights available to Career civil
  • servants and remove suspend or reduce
  • their pay in an allout effort to oust
  • agency employees for partisan reasons
  • rather than because of issues with Merit
  • or performance and before you say Trump
  • and project 2025 aren't Affiliated I'd
  • ask unanimous consent to submit into the
  • record Trump's campaign page where he
  • claims on day one I'd reissue 2020
  • executive order restoring the
  • president's authority to fire Rogue
  • bureaucrats and I will wield that power
  • very aggressively the only reason

  • 7:00
  • democracy is standing strong today is
  • because we had public servants who
  • pledge loyalty to the Constitution and
  • rule of law and not to Donald Trump Mr
  • kersner your testimony today
  • demonstrates you're familiar with
  • project 2025 is that a fair statement uh
  • particularly as it as it as it pertains
  • to the Department of Justice okay um and
  • you are aware or maybe you're not we'll
  • see on page 547 the project 2025 states
  • its goal of implementing a top to bottom
  • overhaul of doj that quote must include
  • the FBI because anything less would
  • quote guarantee the failure of the
  • conservative administration's
  • agenda are you that does not make a lot
  • of sense to me okay but that that's in
  • Project 2025 it is it is on yes it is
  • all right just wanted to clarify that um
  • and also this agenda includes for
  • example enforcing Federal criminal laws
  • against providers and distributors of
  • abortion medication as well as resending

  • 8:01
  • policies that hold that sex
  • discrimination includes discrimination
  • on the basis of sexual orientation
  • transgender identity among other things
  • is that correct yes representative on
  • page 562 they talk about aggressively
  • going after Prosecuting quote providers
  • and Distributors of abortion pills that
  • use the male so folks who are you know
  • mailing abortion pills to women who need
  • it that is really not what is
  • endangering our country or inspiring you
  • know violent crime I absolutely agree um
  • this week the New York Times reported
  • multiple instances of Trump trying to
  • weaponize the doj to retaliate against
  • his political enemies finding that quote
  • Mr Trump told Mr mcon that he wanted to
  • order Mr sessions the Attorney General
  • to prosecute Mrs Clinton and Mr Comey
  • and if Mr sessions refused he would take
  • matters into his own
  • hands I know my time is running out so I
  • just have to ask Mr chairman given

  • 9:01
  • you've convened this
  • hearing theoretically it's you given
  • that you've convened this hearing on
  • weaponizing federal agencies will you
  • commit to publicly condemning Trump for
  • attempting to weaponize the government
  • and condemn project 2025 for its efforts
  • to do the
  • same G lady's time has expired now let's
  • get into the bigger picture here think
  • about it think about how much valuable
  • government time and resources have
  • simply been wasted on Purely political
  • stunts these stunts do virtually nothing
  • to improve the lives of Voters instead
  • they serve as free marketing for future
  • campaigns and a way to posture to the
  • party base at the end of the day
  • hearings like this aren't about
  • accountability or Justice they're about
  • power plays


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