Reporter confronts Republican over call to defund FBI

CNN's Drew Griffin confronts Florida Republican congressional candidate Anthony Sabatini over his calls to defund the FBI in the wake of the search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. #CNN #News

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    1. “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17

      “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:38-39□

  1. He’s (Sabatini) not even willing to listen. He’s doing exactly what he accuses the FBI of doing. Political posturing. Till I heard more information, I too thought this might be political.

    1. “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17

      “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:38-39□

  2. As someone watching from outside the American bubble, it’s terrifying that you have people like this undermining the entire foundation, and always finger pointing.

    1. @Richard unfortunately a two-party system almost always results in where we are today. Polarization is at the worst we’ve seen in modern history, knowledge and truth is actively being blocked from sharing freely, and one faction refuses to listen to reason and ethics.

      This was inevitable given our society’s constant message of always competing, fighting to destroy an enemy and conquer resources, and dehumanizing anyone who doesn’t share your faction’s views by use of derogatory labels. This results in extremism in both parties, though one is quicker to threaten than the other.

  3. Hypocrisy at its finest! Suddenly, it’s the right that wants to defund law enforcement. 🤣

    1. “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17

      “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:38-39□

    1. “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17

      “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:38-39□

    1. “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17

      “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:38-39□

  4. Any threat against law enforcement by any candidate & elected official should lead to being removed from the election & seat.

    1. “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17

      “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:38-39□

  5. Lifelong Floridian here. Sabatini is in a tight race, being accused of being a Democrat by moneyed factions who want his seat, and has to lean hard right right now to remain competitive in his district. In essence, he’s a total fraud…

    1. @david brown we can’t leave it to the nut jobs. Trust. We would love to move to a state with beaches AND farms AND great weather AND Disney World!! 😂

  6. Sabatini: “Because what they are doing is unlawful.”
    Sabatini: Doesn’t understand our legal system.

    1. “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17

      “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Matthew 5:38-39□

  7. It seems odd to me that the likes of Sabatini are aspiring to positions in the legislative branch, which makes the laws, yet fights against upholding the law. When they speak, you can hear…I never learned 7th grade civics.

    1. @Mary jean Edwards Even when they have the facts, if they don’t like them then they make up their own. Smh. These people are a national embarrassment.

  8. Threatening or intimidating witnesses or people involved in official investigations is a serious federal crime. Round those people up and charge them accordingly. This is unacceptable. And as for those public officials, this constitutes rebellion against the United States, which is also a crime.

  9. “And let red states,” he said, sounding just like the Confederate soldiers who once talked about Southern “state’s rights.”

  10. to all republicans, especially trump supporters — in light of recent events concerning mr trump—your calls for violence against law enforcement are unacceptable.

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