Retired Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman called for an independent investigation into the handling of sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar by the FBI and other organizations, recounting on TODAY how an FBI agent kept"diminishing" her reports of abuse after sharing similar stories in emotional testimony Wednesday.testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee
She described requesting not to be interviewed by the FBI in the presence of the U.S. Olympic Committee and having that rejected. She also said her accusations against the former USA Gymnastics team doctor were not taken seriously and that she didn't feel supported when going into"graphic detail" about her abuse to an FBI agent.
"It was just not a good experience, and listening to McKayla Maroney's testimony was just gut-wrenching to hear her experience as well. It's devastating." "I began crying at the memory over the phone and there was just dead silence," Maroney said in her testimony Wednesday."I was so shocked at the agent's silence and disregard for my trauma. After that minute of silence he asked, 'Is that all?'"
TODAYshow All of you have been wronged by our Democracy. You have already changed the past for so many,now what you stand for will protect those after you.Stand tall and be proud WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER
TODAYshow What a disgrace.....Larry Nassar was enabled by the people around him. They too are responsible.
TODAYshow FBI and our military are corrupt!!
TODAYshow I'm proud of you. Hang in there. Trying to Clean America up is an Unbelievably Humongous Task. This Country was Founded on Filth, Immorality, and Corruption which is what you see Today. That's why they allowed Larry Nasser to continue to Rape all of you. They knew about it
TODAYshow The FBI has screwed up everything it's touched over the last decade including Parkland and many of the other things they were warned in advance about and completely ignored
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