At a hearing, Eric Swalwell presses Patel on how many times Donald Trump's name appears in the Epstein files. Patel says it is not at least 1,000, 500 or 100 times, then admits, "I don't know the number, but it's not that." Swalwell asks whether it might be his job to know.
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- Who
- Rep. Eric Swalwell
- Where
- hearing - House Judiciary Committee
- Original footage
- Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 39 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
You said you don't know the number of times Trump's name appears in the files, so it could at least be a thousand times. Is that right? The number is a total misleading factor. We have not released anyone's name. We have not released anyone's name in the obscene files that has not been credible. Director, could it at least be a thousand times? We have released every piece of legally permissible information. Okay, so. You can characterize the numbers however you want it. You can claim me my time, director. Director, it sounds like if you don't know the number, it could at least be a thousand times. It's not. It's not. Is it at least 500 times? No. Is it at least 100 times? No. Then what's the number? I don't know the number, but it's not that. Do you think it might be your job to know the number?
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