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James Traficant: “reports say that the FBI lied to Congress about Waco. They withheld a memo that ``warned FBI bosses to not use teargas…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2000
reports say that the FBI lied to Congress about Waco. They withheld a memo that ``warned FBI bosses to not use teargas because it would provoke a massive disaster.'' Let us tell it like it is. The FBI and Janet Reno must answer for the 80 murders at Waco. The FBI and Janet Reno must answer for the murders of the Weaver family in Idaho. And another thing, Congress must grow a backbone. Do Members realize when the FBI is accused of committing a crime, the FBI investigates the FBI and finds no crime? Beam me up. I yield back the crimes of the FBI at Waco, Texas, and Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the FBI's actions during the Waco siege and Ruby Ridge incident.

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