At a Senate hearing, Chris Van Hollen repeatedly asks FBI Director Kash Patel whether he knows it is a crime to lie to Congress. Patel replies "I do not lie to Congress," and Van Hollen asks the record to show the Director did not answer. Near the end, Van Hollen calls Patel a disgrace.
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- Who
- Chris Van Hollen
- Where
- hearing - Senate hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel
- Original footage
- Atlanta Black Star · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 56 seconds, unedited within the cut
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- 166 on Instagram
Read the transcript
I'm glad you agreed with me to do that. You still haven't answered my final question. Do you know, Mr. Director, that it is a crime to lie to Congress? Do you know that? I do not lie to Congress. I didn't ask you that. And you're insinuating that I am because you want to correct your time in this session where you got steamrolled by the facts so you can have a Twitter narrative. Mr. Director. raise more money and spend more money on $7 ,000 more tax. Just let the record show, Mr. Chairman. The Director of the FBI apparently does not want to answer the question about whether or not it's a crime to lie to Congress. And I find that extremely troubling. I find it troubling that you lie to the Americans every day. You were a disgrace, Mr. Director. Not nearly as big as you. The fact that you can't answer that question, I will, that concludes my question, Mr. Chairman, but obviously very troubled.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.