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Mazie Hirono: “Since President Trump's inauguration, the Executive…”

Featuring: Mazie Hirono, Democratic | U.S. Senate Hawaii

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Published | Video Starts at 06:07

Okay. Director Patel. The FBI is also the lead federal agency for investigating cyber attacks and cyber intrusions, both by foreign nation states and by non state hacker groups. Since President Trump's inauguration, the Executive Assistant Director in charge of the Criminal and Cyber Branch and the head of the FBI Cyber Division have both left the FBI. What are the names of the people who replace them in those positions? The Cyber Branch is one of the most impressive at the FBI. 409 arrests this year, 169 convictions. (06:07–06:20)

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Asserts that the Executive Assistant Director of the Criminal and Cyber Branch and the head of the FBI Cyber Division have left the FBI since President Trump's inauguration.

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