#shorts Hawley: So now I notice you’re happy to answer those questions, but you’re not happy to answer the Hunter Biden question. They’re not qualitatively different. I’d just like to note that for the record. You familiar with this memo generated by the FBI field office in January of 2023 regarding the infiltration of Catholic parishes by the FBI? I’m sure you’ve seen this in the news.

Witness: I’ve not seen that memo, but I’ve seen news reports relating to that memo.

Hawley: Well, let me tell you what’s in the memo. In the memo, the FBI field office in Richmond recommends infiltrating Catholic parishes that it deems traditionalists associated with the Latin Mass, recruiting FBI informants within those parishes to monitor speech within the parishes. The House Judiciary Committee has later learned, this is in a letter dated April 10, 2023, that the FBI relied on at least one undercover agent to produce its analysis in this memo, and the FBI has proposed that its agents engage in outreach to Catholic parishes to develop sources among the clergy. Did any of this occur while you were at the FBI?

Witness: Senator, I’ve not been at the FBI in over—

Hawley: Semi-questions. Did any of this occur while you were at the FBI? Did you see anything like this happening while you were at the FBI?

Witness: I did not, Senator.
Hawley: Do you think it’s appropriate?
Witness: Senator, I haven’t worked at the FBI.

Hawley: And I’m not asking you that.

On 7/12/2023, U.S. Sen Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, asked the nominee about the Hunter Biden laptop. Brandon S. Long is nominee to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Long responded that under the ethics code for federal law enforcement, he is forbidden from answering questions about ongoing investigations. Hawley also asked Long if he did ever observe FBI resources being used to monitor pro-life groups or pro-life individuals.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/fncv4UBUlnw
Q: FBI MEMO infiltration of Catholic parishes? Do you think it’s appropriate?