stzok. let's listen. >> mr. gowdy, my understanding of why i was kicked off was that based on the understanding of those texts and the perception that they might create -- >> hang on a second, agent stzok, hang on a second. you're saying it was the perception. 13 democrats on the special counsel probe including one who went to what he hoped was a victory party. that's a perception problem, too. they weren't kicked off, you were. why were you kicked off. >> i don't give a damn what you appreciate. i don't appreciate an fbi agent with this level of anmy mouse working on two investigations during 2016. >> one of the things that louie gohmert said, talking to fbi agents around the country, all of whom felt very embarrassed -- not sure embarrassed is the right word but upset about peter stzok. do you think that's an accurate representation of peter stzok within the fbi. >> i was listening in the "newsroom" when he said that. i shook my head. no way louie gohmert is talking to fbi agents around the country, it harkens

in the concluding comments, mr. stzok, again, i believe this hearing, in its long period of time, showed mow bias in the decisions regarding the final report on hillary clinton's e-mails. she was vindicated. nothing changes the russian interference in our elections of 2016. unfortunately, no questions were asked by the republicans about the russian interference. the gop, in many instances, would not let you, mr. stzok, answer the questions. finally, the hearing did not give the american people, i think, the important answers that they needed, that is how will we secure our elections in 2018? that unfortunately plays into putin's hands. it also did not respond or did not answer, what do you do when white house officials have not gotten their own security clearance? and finally, let me be very clear, when our country was attacked, i want to make sure the fbi and not the kgb shows up. we need to do a better job of answering the concerns of children snatched away from their parents, the violation of voting rights, the need en