They did. They suspended you. They took your pay.

These are not whistleblowers. They've been determined by the agency not to be whistleblowers.

The leadership of the FBI and the DOJ are corrupt. I will name names. Christopher Wray and Merrick Garland are corrupt.

The Biden Administration, they thought this was going to be a win for them politically.

They want to make you an example, don't they?

Mr. Friend raised concerns about using the SWAT team to arrest someone who was willing to turn themselves in, and the FBI takes his clearance.

To be blunt, the leadership of the FBI and the DOJ are corrupt. I will name names. Christopher Wray and Merrick Garland are corrupt.

This nonsense must stop or we're going to lose the greatest republic that's ever existed in the history of the world.

If you're one of those good employees, driven by your commitment to the Constitution and your conscience and you come forward, they're going to come after you.

Thank you for your commitment to the Constitution, the First Amendment, the rule of law, and for your willingness to come forward and tell Congress what you've seen, what you've witnessed.

They want to send a message, don't they?

You're not sharing information that you've obtained with the minority.

These guys today, they were brave enough. They took their oath seriously. They believe in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the rule of law.

You reported on the first big screw-up they had in this administration.

Congress needs whistleblowers like you so that we can conduct our oversight and correct course on these abusive Federal agencies.

When it comes to whistleblowers, you're not.

Mr. O'Boyle was selected for a new unit, moved his family from Kansas to Quantico, Virginia. The first day he arrives here, after being selected for this new unit, serving in our military, serving well in the FBI, the first day he arrives…

They want to send such a message that they said: If we can get this guy, we can get this guy to be quiet, we can get everybody to be quiet.

They will attempt to impugn your integrity. Make no mistake, they are simply trying to cover up the unforgivable and the indefensible.

Politics is driving the addenda in Federal agencies.

Thank you for your willingness to stand on the wall.

Make no mistake, they are simply trying to cover up the unforgivable and the indefensible, which is the creation of a two-tiered justice system based on political beliefs and the corruption of our political elites.

They don't care. They want to send that message so hard, so strong.

The American people know it.

The retaliation isn't limited to the FBI. Democrats on this Committee also engaged in it.