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Mike Lee: “Every time, as sure as the sun will come up in the east…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Sen. Lee tells FBI Director Christopher Wray, "We're not going to accept that answer anymore."

Published | Video Starts at 08:10

We will work with you, has translated into opposition from inside the FBI every single time we've tried to bring about one of those reforms. Every time, as sure as the sun will come up in the east tomorrow, we've been told by the FBI, you can't do that. Don't worry, we've got it with our own internal controls. I hope you'll be sympathetic to me this time around, recognizing that I've been told that over and over and over again. (08:10–08:17)

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Asserts that the FBI consistently tells Congress they cannot implement proposed reforms.

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