U.S. House Panel Asked to Postpone Whistleblower Deposition on Homeland Security

US News ^ | 9/18/20 | Mark Hosenball

[Libloather]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional panel has been asked to postpone a closed door deposition with a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intelligence chief because of delays in obtaining access to classified records and approval of security clearances for his lawyers.

But Adam Schiff, the Democrat who chairs the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, said on Friday his panel was "rejecting the Department’s attempt to limit the scope of its investigation" into the DHS intelligence office, which would-be witness Brian Murphy formerly headed.

Murphy said in a whistleblower complaint on Sept. 8 that President Donald Trump's acting DHS chief Chad Wolf told him to stop providing assessments of the threat of Russian interference in the Nov. 3 election in part because it "made the President look bad." Wolf also asked Murphy to play down U.S. white supremacist activity, the complaint said. In both matters, Murphy said he refused to comply with Wolf's instructions.

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Schiff said in a letter to DHS that it "should reverse its position immediately and grant Mr. Murphy access to these classified records prior to his deposition."

He added that he expected DHS to provide his committee with "responsive records, including classified documents" and said any DHS effort to prevent the witnesses from fully preparing for testimony would be "viewed as obstruction" of the committee's investigation.

[Libloather]

Schiffty's BFF, Ed Buck, goes on trial in January.

[AnthonySoprano]

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Meanwhile, the Republicans are threatening to call people for their actions in 2015.

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[a fool in paradise]

>>Murphy said in a whistleblower complaint on Sept. 8 that President Donald Trump’s acting DHS chief Chad Wolf told him to stop providing assessments of the threat of Russian interference in the Nov. 3 election in part because it “made the President look bad.” Wolf also asked Murphy to play down U.S. white supremacist activity, the complaint said. In both matters, Murphy said he refused to comply with Wolf’s instructions.

Antifa and BLM are murdering citizens monthly and cops weekly.

And the “threat” is white supremacists? Where? Name them. How many on this list? Sen. Joe McCarthy was ridiculed for lesser histrionics.

[a fool in paradise]

>>Wolf also asked Murphy to play down U.S. white supremacist activity, the complaint said. In both matters, Murphy said he refused to comply with Wolf’s instructions.

In 1998 Bill Clinton sent the FBI on a wild goose chase to investigate a “rash” of “racist” church fires in the south.

There was no elevation of white supremacist activity or targeting of minority led churches. Some were accidental. Some were self-inflicted harm for insurance claims.

So just because there is a Leftist conspiracy theory there is no justification to say that it must be investigated.

The “whistle sucker” refused the instruction. How queer.

[Rdct29]

These scumbags are really the enemy of the people. They drag out the white supremest boogie man every 4 years. This time it's even more of a joke when BLM and antifa are burning cities and murdering people. Adam schitt for brains belongs in a cell right next to his homo freak butt buddy Ed Buck. He's a disgrace.

[a fool in paradise]

I haven’t even heard of an FEC investigation into these national organizations BLM & ANTIFA for voter intimidation, threats, and murder.

[Rdct29]

It's ridiculous how the government is talking about white supremacist when we have a real violence being committed everyday by communist democrats. The white supremacist are a red herring.

[a fool in paradise]

The dirty little secret in this “white supremacist” talk is that many white supremacists vote and run as Democrats.