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Sheldon Whitehouse: “DOJ and the FBI run under close institutional checks and…”

Featuring: Sheldon Whitehouse, Democratic | U.S. Senate Rhode Island

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Published | Video Starts at 02:46

… servants who've been dismissed without cause because in fact, their colleagues understood that they in fact met those standards for fidelity, bravery and integrity and were nevertheless fired, Correct? Correct. DOJ and the FBI run under close institutional checks and balances designed to protect the integrity of the organization. Were those applicable to special counsel? I would assume so. I wasn't involved in that investigation at all. But I can speak to the process that Washington field office would follow and those are the agents that supported that investigation. (02:46–02:55)

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