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mercuryblues

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37. Gowdy admitted it
Thu May 19, 2016, 03:01 PM
May 2016

Gowdy's claim was Clinton was sending e-mails with classified info, to and from Sidney Blumenthal. The CIA released those emails to the Benghazi committee, without any redactions. Gowdy then redacted the info himself, implying that the CIA made those redactions. He then presented the emails to the GOP press machine saying that the info behind the redactions was sensitive info. The GOP press machine ran with headlines like "Clinton burned Libyan spy" He also implied this was just the beginning of what their investigation would reveal.


portion of Gowdy's letter

In addition to Sidney Blumenthal’s business interests, Secretary Clinton also apparently received classified information from Blumenthal- information she should have known was classified at the time she received it. In one email, Blumenthal writes “Tyler spoke to a colleague currently at CIA, who told him the agency had been dependent for intelligence from [redacted due to sources and methods]. This information, the name of a human source, is some of the most protected information in our intelligence community, the release of which could jeopardize not only national security but also human lives. Armed with that information, Secretary Clinton forwarded the email to a colleague–debunking her claim that she never sent any classified information from her private email address. There may be other instances as well where Secretary Clinton passed on classified information she received from Sidney Blumenthal.


Newsweek reported in OCt

http://www.newsweek.com/another-bad-day-benghazi-panel-384592

“The CIA reviewed the material in question and informed State that it required no redactions,” the agency informed Susan Sachsman Grooms, staff director and general counsel for the panel’s Democrats, on October 17.


His response:



http://www.talkleft.com/story/2015/10/18/135715/10/Election16/In-response-to-Rep-Cummings-Gowdy-confesses-he-redacted-document

Our Committee has access to career civil servants, former federal prosecutors, former intelligence experts as well as military experts who are uniquely well suited to gauge intelligence information and how it should be handled. Although the Executive Branch is ultimately responsible for classification, we remain concerned with the naming of sources and methods and will continue to protect that information now and going forward where it is readily apparent to us. As such, we will continue to redact certain information to protect sensitive information regardless of how others treat that information





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I can't find this story anywhere and the links to occupy don't link cali May 2016 #1
Here is the link to Occupy liberal N proud May 2016 #2
There is exactly nothing in that story that substantiates your claim cali May 2016 #5
This is a weird sentence... jberryhill May 2016 #7
Here you go from Rep. Cummings: Kingofalldems May 2016 #8
"Trey Gowdy Admits Faking Clinton Emails To Make Her Look Guilty" jberryhill May 2016 #14
Well the article states he admitted to it a few times and wrote a response admitting to it. Rex May 2016 #17
How about a direct quote? jberryhill May 2016 #19
The article says he wrote a letter. Rex May 2016 #20
Articles say lots of things jberryhill May 2016 #21
Well the OP title is a subjective question, so that doesn't really bother me that much. Rex May 2016 #22
Here you go: Kingofalldems May 2016 #23
Cumming must be lying!!!!11!! Kingofalldems May 2016 #24
No, Cumming is not lying jberryhill May 2016 #25
Did you read my last sentence? Kingofalldems May 2016 #29
Yes jberryhill May 2016 #30
Gowdy admitted it mercuryblues May 2016 #37
LOL! Rex May 2016 #38
So you don't trust a group with Democrat in its name? scscholar May 2016 #26
Do you trust a country with "Democratic" in its name? jberryhill May 2016 #31
We all know how Gowdy be scscholar May 2016 #32
...which is not germane to the question of "What did Gowdy admit?" jberryhill May 2016 #34
Well, we knew the RepubliCONS were liars fasttense May 2016 #3
Something no one ever brings up moonbabygo May 2016 #4
The "poor guy" pleaded GUILTY and leftynyc May 2016 #10
He faked evidence and he's still in Congress malaise May 2016 #6
because rtracey May 2016 #9
Great thread. Republicans lie about everything. Kingofalldems May 2016 #11
That is not a reliable source padfun May 2016 #12
Dont get me wrong padfun May 2016 #13
Why play the ad hominem game? scscholar May 2016 #27
YOu cant attack facts padfun May 2016 #28
Okay, let's talk about the facts jberryhill May 2016 #33
He admitted to it in writing in a letter to Rep Elijah Cummings scscholar May 2016 #35
And what did he say in the letter? jberryhill May 2016 #36
Congress members are agents for the very wealthy. And the very wealthy are above the law. They WRITE valerief May 2016 #15
very simple - IOKIYAR NewJeffCT May 2016 #16
The GOP does not care, nobody will hold them responsible for anything so they run rogue Rex May 2016 #18
Accused of altering documents "Disputed" Cyberologist Jun 2016 #39
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