Statement by U.S. Rep. Greg Steube on the House Intel Report on the 2017 Congressional Baseball Shooting
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today released the following statement on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence report on the 2017 congressional baseball shooting:
“As we approach the eight-year anniversary of the congressional baseball shooting, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has brought to light the FBI’s corruption and mismanagement of their investigation of the attack. This report spells out in detail a concerted campaign by the FBI to dismiss, downplay, and distort James T. Hodgkinson’s act of domestic terrorism on Republican lawmakers.
At a time when trust in our institutions is at an all-time low, this report provides the public with the full account of what happened on June 14, 2017, at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park. While the Deep State tried to twist the realities of a tragedy to fit their own agenda, the House Intel Committee let the facts and evidence guide their investigation. As the report makes clear, Hodgkinson was a ‘radical, left-wing political extremist, seeking to affect the conduct of government by assassinating Republican congressmen.’
I call on FBI Director Kash Patel to swiftly implement the committee’s recommendations in the report to hold accountable those officials who peddled falsehoods to the American people. Never again should the Bureau sacrifice its pursuit of justice on the altar of ulterior political agendas. And never should the American people be forced to question the motivations and honesty of those entrusted with the power of the law.”
Read the report here.
