Note, Goodlatte is suggesting Comey was wrong for public statements about Hillary investigations. DOJ just leaked tons of materials from IG investigation, precisely what Rosenstein said was wrong.
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DAG R: Consultation must more detailed than that. Scope publicly set forth, specific matters not in order. To extent any ambiguity, received my permission. Not expansion, clarification.
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Smith: Personal finances of Trump family members? DAG R: Not going to discuss it. DAG R says 4 people have been charged, all publicly known.
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DAG R correcting Lofgren abt when he became political appointee.
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Does it bug anyone that DAG R's flag pin is so far right on his lapel??
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DAG R: bc he's a special counsel, we'd route bank robbery to approrpriate prosecutor.
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Chabot now laying out all political contributions to Dems, but not Trump. I wonder whether Chabot donated to Trump.
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DAG R: we recognize we have employees with political opinions. we know how to manage.
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Jackson Lee: Do you have protection scheme against Saturday Night Massacre?
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Calling Trump an idiot shouldn't be considered bias against Trump but instead bias towards the truth.
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Issa: If someone made complaint thye'd have to show ID? DAG R: if we're going to conduct investigation need to know witnesses.
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DAG R: Strzok removed by Mueller. He says IG report not done [4th mention] but doesn't explain why all those texts got shared w/press.
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Issa raises OPR carve out (meaning lawyers don't get investigated by IG). DAG R doesn't know, which is pretty stunning.
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Issa: Since we've already had dismissals for wrong-doing, I'd say enough for special counsel. [Issa conflating conflict w/legal wrongdoing.]
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Cohen asks if Trump has talked abt firing Mueller. DAG R: Won't talk abt convos w/Trump but no one has talked abt firing Mueller. DAG R: No one better qualified than Mueller to be SC.
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DAG R notes Mueller lost his job at CRM under Bill Clinton. Has just laid out how appropriate he was (of course DAG R made the choice).
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King: How many people in room w/Hillary? DAG R: IG report [5th mention]
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King asking why no video/transcript. WHY DON'T HJC MEMBERS KNOW DOJ'S NON-CUSTODIAL INTERVIEW RULES?
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Why can't people who oversaw Mueller as FBI Director for years know how to pronounce "Mueller"?
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In response to poison fruit question (which is where I expect this to go) DAG R notes that cases prosecuted on witnesses and documents, not FBI Agents.
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Johnson: POTUS contacted to urge any action in pending investigation? DAG R: Not going to describe convos. Worked w/previous POTUS urging investigation [Cartwright?]
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Johnson: Are you afraid of POTUS Trump firing you? DAG R: No I am not.
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DAG R has to explain he wasn't even DAG when Sessions recused.
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Gohmert says texts saying Trump is an idiot not just political opinion. [Bc it's the truth?]
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Gohmert: Has department ever used political work product? [You mean besides Whitewater?] DAG R: Not to my personal knowledge but I don't know everything about FBI.
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DAG R dodging Karen Bass questions (as Sessions and Wray have before) about Black Identity Extremists, by saying they don't investigate ideology.
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Karen Bass asks again for FBI to retract BIE document, as she has before. DAG R silent.
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