GOP chairmen seek to interview top FBI officials on Clinton, Trump
Source: Politico
Reps. Goodlatte and Gowdy take the next step in an unfolding confrontation between Republicans and DOJ.
Two powerful House Republicans are asking the Justice Department to make senior FBI officials available to testify to Congress as early as this week, the latest salvo in an expanding confrontation between the GOP and the bureau.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy say they're seeking information from FBI officials about their handling of two probes: the investigation of Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information and the investigation of President Donald Trump's campaign associates and their ties to Russia.
In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein, the lawmakers ask for transcribed interviews as early as Thursday with FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, FBI chief of staff Jim Rybicki and FBI lawyer Lisa Page.
"Among other things, the Committees are investigating the circumstances surrounding the FBI's decision to publicly announce the investigation into former Secretary Clinton's handling of classified information, but not to publicly announce the investigation into campaign associates of then-candidate Donald Trump," Goodlatte and Gowdy write.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/19/gop-chairmen-seek-interviews-with-top-fbi-officials-306345
bucolic_frolic
(43,393 posts)they're after deep criminals, they just let investigations run without comment. That's often why judges put crooks back on the street, so a wider net can be cast.
jmowreader
(50,569 posts)HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES ARE THESE ASSHOLES GOING TO BEAT THIS DEAD FUCKING HORSE?
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)...Dumbasses..
C Moon
(12,225 posts)Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)This Should Be Over By T-Giving...This Will Be Over By X-Mas..
Botany
(70,618 posts)OK please go with that
burrowowl
(17,653 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)his investigation of her? And that it was Trump who was treated charitably when they hid the investigation into him?
creeksneakers2
(7,476 posts)The right wing believes there was a conspiracy within the FBI to help Hillary and harm Trump.
There was an active FBI investigation of Trump and Trump subordinates. Yet not one word of it leaked. How could that be if there was a plot to get Trump?
pecosbob
(7,545 posts)instead of defunding meals-on-wheels somewhere, then I say let them put on their Gowdy Doody Show. At least then they're only wasting our tax money and not killing people. We'll deal with Gowdy and Issa and their like come November.
justgamma
(3,667 posts)get caught trying to frame Clinton? Why is he not in jail?
NBachers
(17,155 posts)was NOT revealed, then this helps Trump.
Demsrule86
(68,735 posts)then it is our turn...better have clean hands Gowdy...we are coming to town.