ICYMI: CONGRESSMAN LIEU QUESTIONS FBI DIRECTOR COMEY DURING HOUSE OVERSIGHT HEARING ON FORMER SECRETARY CLINTON’S EMAILS
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ICYMI: CONGRESSMAN LIEU QUESTIONS FBI DIRECTOR COMEY DURING HOUSE OVERSIGHT HEARING ON FORMER SECRETARY CLINTON’S EMAILS
Online, Congressman Lieu questions the validity of the House Republicans’ decision to
hold an “emergency” hearing regarding the FBI investigation of Secretary Clinton’s use of a personal email server.
“I have heard some sound and fury today from members of the committee, and the reason they largely signify nothing is because of two fundamental truths that are self-evident. The first of which is none of the members of this committee can be objective on this issue.”
“The second fundamental truth today about this hearing is that none of the members of this committee have any idea what we are talking about because we have not reviewed the evidence personally in this case.”
“When I served on active duty in the US Air Force in the 1990s, one of my duties was a prosecutor. One of the first things that I learned as a prosecutor is, it is unprofessional and wrong to make allegations based on evidence that one has not reviewed.”
“At the end of the day when the American people look at this hearing, they need to ask themselves this question: Do they trust the biased partisan politicians on this committee who are making statements based on evidence that we have not reviewed, or do they trust the distinguished FBI Director? I would trust the FBI Director.”
BACKGROUND:
FBI Director James Comey was called to testify at a hearing this morning, which was noticed to members of the Committee as “Oversight of the State Department” with less than 24-hours advance notice.
This is only the second time during the 114th Congress that the Committee has chosen not to follow the House Rule XI requirement that at least seven days’ notice be given for hearings.
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THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF REP. LIEU’S QUESTIONING HERE.
THE FULL VIDEO OF REP. LIEU’S QUESTIONING HERE.
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