Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky, took to Twitter today, frustrated by the FBI’s and Justice Department’s continuous obstructionism, to warn both institutions that they may be discarded if they refuse to submit to congressional scrutiny and accountability.
“The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are both products of Congress. “Congress has the power to disband them,” Massie wrote, blaming the politicized climate on far-left Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“AG Garland must respond to my question about whether federal assets encouraged protestors to access the Capitol.” Massie went on.
DOJ & FBI are creations of Congress. Congress has the power to dissolve them.
The idea that they can choose which information to give Congress is an illusion perpetrated by them.
AG Garland must answer my question: Did federal assets encourage protestors to enter the Capitol?
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 12, 2022
Officials from the FBI and the Department of Justice refused to answer questions about undercover federal involvement in the Jan. 6 rebellion during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
“Sir,” FBI Assistant Director Jill Sanborn told Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, “I am sure you can appreciate that I can’t go into the intricacies of sources and procedures.”
Senator @tedcruz‘s Full Questioning Of The FBI At Senate Judiciary Hearing Today About Whether There Were FBI Informants Present On January 6th And Ray Epps
“How many FBI agents or confidential informants actively participated in the events of January 6th?”
“Who is Ray Epps?” pic.twitter.com/Haufq3kym2
— The Columbia Bugle ?? (@ColumbiaBugle) January 11, 2022
“Sir, I can’t answer that question,” Sanborn again responded when asked whether Ray Epps is an FBI informant.
Senator @tedcruz Going Over The Footage Of Ray Epps On January 5th and 6th
Senator Cruz: “Ms. Sanborn, was Ray Epps a FED?”
Jill Sanborn: “Sir, I cannot answer that question.” pic.twitter.com/yKJSHUr1eL
— The Columbia Bugle ?? (@ColumbiaBugle) January 11, 2022
Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen responded in a similar way when questioned by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
“I simply don’t have any information at all, Senator, about [Ray Epps],” Olsen told Cotton.
.@SenTomCotton‘s Full Questioning Of Matthew Olsen, Assistant AG Of The Justice Department’s National Security Division, At Judiciary Hearing Today
Sen. Cotton Asks About Ray Epps & Whether The DOJ/FBI Had Any Officers In “Plain Clothes” At The Capitol On January 6th pic.twitter.com/KRRArzoqsA
— The Columbia Bugle ?? (@ColumbiaBugle) January 11, 2022
Even as intelligence officials attempted to avoid accountability, the Department of Justice announced that it is stepping up its attempts to target conservative political dissidents.
According to the National Review, Olsen told the committee yesterday that the FBI has developed a “domestic terrorism” section in response to “a heightened threat from domestic violent extremists.”
“This specialized group of attorneys will focus on the domestic terrorist threat, assisting in the correct and effective coordination of these cases across the Department of Justice and across the country,” Olsen said.
During a House Judiciary Committee meeting on Oct. 21, last year, Massie was one of the first to bring the name “Ray Epps” to the public’s notice, asking Garland about the possible false-flag plant.
The late Angelo Codevilla’s plea for the eradication of the Deep State was echoed by Massie’s admonition to the DOJ and FBI.
“Intelligence officers exploit their positions to denigrate opposition to the Democratic Party, of which they are members,” Codevilla wrote in a February 2020 piece, as the Democrats were preparing to hold their first impeachment trial for then-President Donald Trump.
“Complicit with the media, they leverage the public’s mistaken faith in their superior knowledge, competence, and patriotism to vilify their domestic enemies from behind secrecy’s shield,” Codevilla continued.
