GOP chairmen seek to interview top FBI officials on Clinton, Trump

[MelissaB]

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]

1. When

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]

2. Does Gowdy know he's about to cut all his Hillary-investigating money out of the budget?

HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES ARE THESE ASSHOLES GOING TO BEAT THIS DEAD FUCKING HORSE?

[Grassy Knoll]

3. So Much For This Russian Investigation On Trump Coming To A Close Before Christmas...

...Dumbasses..

[C Moon]

6. Who said that was going to happen?

[Grassy Knoll]

7. Trump, Trumper Humpers, Fox News....

This Should Be Over By T-Giving...This Will Be Over By X-Mas..

[Botany]

4. So Hillary Clinton made the Trump/GOP work with the Russians to put Trump into the White House?

OK please go with that

[burrowowl]

5. k&R

[StevieM]

8. Don't these guys realize that it was HRC who was treated unfairly when Comey publicized

his investigation of her? And that it was Trump who was treated charitably when they hid the investigation into him?

[creeksneakers2]

9. I was wondering about that today

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]

10. If it keeps them occupied

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]

11. Didn't Gowdy

get caught trying to frame Clinton? Why is he not in jail?

[NBachers]

12. Wait- If the Clinton investigation was revealed, then that hurts Clinton. If the Trump investigation

was NOT revealed, then this helps Trump.

[Demsrule86]

13. I hope these Republican House bastards enjoy their little "Hillary" games for the next few months...

then it is our turn...better have clean hands Gowdy...we are coming to town.