Thread by @axios

McKayla Maroney, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and Maggie Nichols are testifying before Congress about the FBI's mishandlings of sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar.

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McKayla Maroney: The FBI chose to "protect a serial child molester" and "sat idly by while dozens of girls continued to be molested by Larry Nassar."

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Aly Raisman: "I cannot tell you how horrifying it is to meet young girls who look up to me ... and tell me that they went to see Larry Nassar because of me."

It "takes everything I have to work on not taking the blame for that because it is horrific." trib.al/Z3c02nR

Simone Biles: "The organizations created by Congress to oversee and protect me as an athlete ... failed to do their job."

"To be clear, I blame Larry Nassar and I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse." trib.al/Z3c02nR

Simone Biles calls out USA Gymnastics, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committees for enabling Larry Nassar’s abuse.

McKayla Maroney: "[The FBI] had legal, legitimate evidence of child abuse and did nothing. If they are not going to protect me, I want to know who are they trying to protect?"

FBI director Christopher Wray: "I am especially sorry that there were people at the FBI who had their own chance to stop this monster back in 2015 and failed, and that is inexcusable."

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