"come after the people in the media"
"the only thing that will matter if I’m confirmed is a de-weaponized, de-politicized system of law enforcement completely devoted to rigorous obedience to the Constitution and a singular standard of ju..."
"We will go and find the conspirators—not just in government, but in the media."
"Yes, we’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens to help Joe Biden rig presidential elections."
"This language is taken out of context and does not accurately or fully represent my prior statements or positions."
"A chainsaw as a symbol of government reform is not unusual."
"It was clearly intended as humor. A chainsaw as a symbol of government reform is not unusual."
"All FBI employees will be protected against political retribution."
"I don't know what's going on right now over there."
"Child sex trafficking has no place in the United States of America, and I will do everything, if confirmed as FBI director, to make sure the American public knows the full weight of what happened in t..."
"I'm the guy that's going to tell you they need major reforms. I'm going to tell you to shut down the FBI headquarters building and open it up as a museum of the Deep State the next day."
"the FBI and the rest of the U.S. intelligence community that investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election knew it didn't exist."