At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Jamie Raskin plays a clip of Kash Patel, recorded before he joined the FBI, saying Jeffrey Epstein's black book is under the "direct control of the director of the FBI." Raskin notes Patel was sworn in as director more than 200 days ago and asks why he hasn't released the names of Epstein's co-conspirators. Patel says the "Rolodex" has been released, and Raskin says that is what a journalist got five years ago.
The receipt
- Who
- Rep. Jamie Raskin
- Where
- hearing - House Judiciary Committee
- Original footage
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- Length
- 60 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
You said you emphasize that the president and FBI director each had complete authority to release Epstein's client list. You said Epstein's black book is under the quote direct control of the director of FBI. Look at this clip. This is way off the topic, but who has Jeffrey Epstein's black book FBI, but who that is that I mean there's that's under direct control. control of the director of the FBI. All right, so you were sworn in as director more than 200 days ago. Now the black book is under your direct control. So why haven't you released the names of Epstein's co -conspirators in the rape and sex trafficking of young women and girls? The Rolodex, which is what everybody colloquially refers to as the black book, has been released. Oh, and now you're talking about what the journalist got five years ago? No, that's not what we're talking about. We're talking about what you were talking about there. The Black Book under the Direct Control of FBI Director.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.