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Mike Lee: “I've heard a number of accounts of individuals who were…”

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 00:29

I also believe that with this circumstance, like every other circumstance, we have to make sure that the civil liberties of the American people are protected, that we watch over them. I've heard a number of accounts of individuals who were present in Washington, D.C. but never got anywhere near the Capitol or any violence on January 6, who have inexplicably been contacted by the FBI. by agents who apparently were aware of their presence in Washington, D.C. that day with no other explanation, perhaps, other than the use of geolocation data. (00:29–00:45)

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Asserts that individuals in D.C. on January 6 were contacted by the FBI despite not being near the Capitol.

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