Posted on 09/23/2018 8:21:04 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said Sunday that the documents President Trump ordered declassified related to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation are unlikely to change anyone's views on the probe.
Gowdy said on CBS's "Face the Nation" that "99.9 percent" of the documents Trump ordered declassify are unrelated to the president.
"I generally am on the side of transparency, with the caveat do nothing that jeopardizes national security or impacts or relationship with our allies," said Gowdy, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee.
"I've seen all of it, and with the exception of one document, I don’t think anybody’s mind is going to be changed when they read this stuff," he added.
The White House last Monday said the president had ordered the Justice Department and Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify and release a series of documents related to the Russia probe “at the request of a number of committees of Congress and for reasons of transparency."
Trump on Friday delayed the release of the documents after "key allies" raised concerns.
In a series of tweets, the president said he recently met with Justice Department officials about his request and that they agreed to release the documents, while noting that they expressed concerns that doing so could have a "perceived negative impact" on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election.
The documents include a highly secret application for a surveillance warrant on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
Trump has also asked the Justice Department to release "all text messages" related to the Russia probe, including those from former FBI Director James Comey and a handful of current and former officials whom conservatives have accused of exhibiting political bias against Trump.
Gowdy on Sunday called it "terrible," "heartbreaking" and "sad" that Trump has often publicly feuded with his own Justice Department, particularly Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Gowdy said he understands Trump's frustration that Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation, but added that the Justice Department is a branch that depends on objectivity.
"I would prefer that they keep their differences private," Gowdy said.
WE THE PEOPLE will decide what's relevant.
The fact 99.9 percent are unrelated to the President is highly relevant.
“with the exception of one document”
What’s that supposed to mean?
Gowdy is Deep State, don’t take anything he says at face value.
The problem is Gowdy, the Left truly believes and promotes that it is all a figment of President Trump’s imagination.Let’s prove the commies wrong.
Mabey the 10 percent.
Also release the name and charge of every member of congress who sexual harassment/assault charge was covered up by a multimillion dollar taxpayer funded slush fund. Do is Monday before the Supreme Court pick hearings continue.
Wow, did Gowdy ever turn out to be a Deep State traitor.
Thanks for the tip, Deep State Trey.
Tres Gawdy, the bootlicking drama boy from fetid swampland
Gowdy is a two faced deep state apologist douche.
Yep - makes you wonder what the previous administrations FISA work pulled up on him...
Which hairdo was he wearing when he said this?
At this point, the Anti-Trump madness is so entrenched, the sides so divided, the propaganda outlets so controlled - there could be documents uncovered showing Brennan and elements in the FBI were planning to assassinate Trump and install a dictatorship - and the NY Times and MSNBC would spin it as irrelevant.
That’s a relief. Nothing to see here. Pack it up.
Democracy dies in darkness. Release these documents and much much more. I want to know if the UK or others is spying on Americans at the request of the deep state.
Trey might be right, so there is no reason not to release the information. Though it seems like Australia and England might look bad (though its their own fault)
You can always count on Gowdy for a knife in the back. He cares more about protecting British intel and the sicko 5-eyes than he does the American voter.
“”I generally am on the side of transparency, with the caveat do nothing that jeopardizes national security or impacts or relationship with our allies,”
Hey jackass, this stuff is being done in our name. If all these relationships are “secret” how can the American voter properly supervise it’s elected employees.
Make no mistake, we aren’t talking the nuclear launch codes or the plans for the latest radar system. We are talking hiding that British intel assisted US intel in it’s coup attempt.
Gowdy is a swamp creature low life.
it only takes one.
Annnnd ... like clockwork, here comes the faggoty lil pretender “pit bull” of Congress, who sports neither tooth nor claw. Trey Gowdy is nothing more than a loud mouth carnival barker, who spews his never-ending stream of back-peddling bullsh*t, no matter the evidence of conspiracy to commit sedition and outright treason against our Republic.
Leave it to Trey Gwdy to provide cover for every evil conjured by the Democrat machine.
Hey, Congressman Gowdy, why don’t you just switch parties and quit pretending to be a Republican?
“Gowdy said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” “
On “Face the Nation”, Gowdy said the facts on FISA abuse need to be kept secret. Apparently avoiding irony is not his strong suit. Hey Gowdy, you’re a lawyer, think about the meaning of the phrase “FACE the Nation”.
He cannot be gone fast enough. Not running for reelection in the year of “me too”. Draw your conclusions.
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