peter stzok was a prop. they brought him in to talk about his text messages, to continue with this narrative this is an untrustworthy investigation led by untrust pore the people. they weren't interested in hearing anything. he was used today and frankly they behaved more like members of the trump defense team and members of the judiciary committee who have very serious oversight responsibilities. i'm proud on my home state to be on the judiciary committee, an honor of my life and today was very sad day when you see members of the committee abandoning their responsibilities to do real oversight and take up important issues facing our country and instead devote hundreds of hours to hillary clinton's e-mails and attacking the character of the fbi and department of justice in order to protect the president. >> you've now initiated the process for releasing the closed door transcript of stzok's testimony, which as you said was already given behind closed doors. obviously, the doj would have to make redactions. d

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 end gun violence and many other issues. but today, you stood the test of time, at least you've admitted fault, and certainly admitted that you would have wanted to do things in a better way, as i've gleaned from your testimony. but it cannot take away your service in the united states military and your service to the fbi and your willingness to offer, if you will, your deference and your concern about the