2:17:00 And the biggest spy of all, Bob Woodward wrote the book about Millie, which you still haven't seen yet, I guess. This stinks. This whole thing stinks. It stinks. Well, what you got? Well, I got the gymnast. Now, the thing about the gymnast, and this is part of your takedown thesis, I got this clip from ESPN instead of from mainstream media because I think they do a better job. Because it's about sports. Although they talk a lot about wokeness and vaccines on ESPN these days. Oh, they talk way too much about... yes, I didn't say they weren't woke. So, and the problem is of course then when we go to the guys, the correspondent who did all the work, he's in a...
2:17:42 bucket. Why is this hearing now at this very moment so short after the Olympic Simone Biles testified? I'm gonna not gonna I have no argument against it. No, I'm asking you if it was planned. Well it's because of this take down. No, no, no. I want to know if it was scheduled. It just popped up out of nowhere that's all. I have no idea why. Well, let's see. Maybe it's answered in this... It's not, by the way. Maybe it's answered in this three-parter. No spoiler. Okay. We start with one? Today, star members of USA Gymnastics testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, painting a portrait of a system, namely, in this case, the FBI, that failed to protect the only people worthy of accommodating, the victims of Larry Nassar.
2:18:34 Today, we saw young women offer a small glimpse into the complicated and excruciating work of recovering from sexual abuse, in particular when forced to relive it publicly time and time again. Today, Simone Biles and Allie Reisman, among others, ask for the only thing that's continually evaded them since this case was made public six years ago. Accountability. Dan Murphy has more in tonight's SportsCenter Report. I didn't realize that she was one of the victims. That never came up when I was watching her during the Olympics. No one ever said, you know, you'll know her at... No, I never... I didn't know that she was one of the victims. Simone Biles? No, I didn't know that. Oh, well, you're the only one. Yeah, I thought that was the reason that she was choking or getting the yips or whatever. We also didn't discuss it when she was getting the twisties.
2:19:30 Yes, that was the twisties. That's what it was called. You're right. No, we didn't. Actually, we did not discuss it. You're right. And it's possible that he could have alluded you. But yes, she testified and she went into tears and the whole thing. It was poignant, the whole thing, but there were just one girl, Michaela, She just blasted it. She's the one who gave the best testimony. She just laced, laced into him. You'll hear her in this part two. Some of the most famous gymnasts in American history are joining US senators and asking for FBI agents to be held accountable for mishandling a major opportunity to stop the serial sexual abuse of former Team USA doctor Larry Nassar. To be clear, I blame Larry Nassar and I also blame
2:20:21 an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. Simone Biles testified at a Senate hearing Wednesday alongside fellow former national team members, Ali Raisman, Michaela Maroney, and Maggie Nichols. Nichols and her teammates first raised concerns about Nassar in the summer of 2015. But the FBI waited more than a year to interview some of them and did nothing with the information they gathered. Dozens of girls say they were abused by Nassar after the FBI received those complaints. What is the point of reporting abuse if our own FBI agents are going to take it upon themselves to bury that report in a drawer? If they're not going to protect me, I want to know who are they trying to protect?
2:21:10 This July, the Justice Department's Inspector General published a report that found the FBI not only mishandled complaints in 2015, But the two agents later made false statements to cover up their mistakes. They chose to falsify my report and to not only minimize my abuse, but silence me yet again. The inspector general found that one of those agents, WJ Abbott, showed quote, extremely poor judgment by meeting with USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny during the investigation to discuss the possibility of getting a job with the US Olympic Committee.
2:21:46 Abbott retired in 2018 and the other agent accused of wrongdoing was fired two weeks ago. Was that the one who was fired for alleged wife beating who was also involved in the Whitmer kidnapping? Or is it a different FBI agent? I don't know. I think it's maybe the same guy, maybe it's not. But both these guys got off scot-free for all practical purposes. No kidding. Considering what happened to, you know, the general. that lied to the FBI or just takes oh you mean like yes yeah I can't remember his name
2:22:26 And then there's Stone. Why can't I remember Flynn? There we go. Flynn. Michael Flynn. Yeah, it's exactly the same. He lied. He lied to the FBI. He casually said something. He gets busted. They throw the book at him. And then Stone, they throw the book at him for nothing. And then meanwhile, these guys lie and they get off scot-free. Really? So let's listen to this part three. FBI Director Christopher Wray said the Bureau needs to do better. I'm especially sorry. that there were people at the FBI who had their own chance to stop this monster back in 2015 and failed.
2:23:03 is inexcusable. It never should have happened and we're doing everything in our power to make sure it never happens again. Several of the former gymnasts and senators who spoke Wednesday asked why those FBI agents haven't been charged with crimes for lying to investigators. Attorneys from the Justice Department declined an invitation to attend Wednesday's hearing and explain why no charges have been filed. More than six years now after first raising questions, survivors of Nassar's abuse are still waiting for all of his enablers to be held accountable. For ESPN, I'm Dan Murphy.