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In reply to the discussion: Why isn't Trey Gowdy being prosecuted for fraud [View all]mercuryblues
(16,327 posts)37. Gowdy admitted it
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 Blumenthals 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 colleaguedebunking 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 panels Democrats, on October 17.
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 panels 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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Well the article states he admitted to it a few times and wrote a response admitting to it.
Rex
May 2016
#17
Well the OP title is a subjective question, so that doesn't really bother me that much.
Rex
May 2016
#22
Congress members are agents for the very wealthy. And the very wealthy are above the law. They WRITE
valerief
May 2016
#15