Posted on 12/07/2018 2:19:49 PM PST by Red Badger
Former FBI Director James Comey’s lawyers have prevented him from answering a number of questions during Friday’s closed-door testimony before House lawmakers, according to a lawmaker in the room.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., told reporters that some lawmakers have been frustrated with the testimony so far and that Comey didn’t seem upset about being told by his lawyers that he doesn’t have to answer certain questions.
"One of the disappointments of this deposition so far has been the amount of times in which the FBI believes that Congress doesn’t have a right to know," Issa said.
Issa said Comey has two attorneys, including one from the DOJ, who have “instructed” the former FBI director not to answer “a great many questions that are clearly items at the core of our investigation.” Issa said the instructions have been followed with Comey’s “gleeful acceptance.”
"The Department of Justice is going to have to agree to allow him to come back and answer a great many questions that currently he is not answering," Issa said.
Comey, who may publicly speak at some point Friday, initially fought the committee’s subpoena to appear in court but finally forged an agreement to appear. The committee is expected to release a transcript of the interview, perhaps as early as Saturday.
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Not really keeping quiet because oneself is about to be indicted.
the dems are shutting down the inquiry. Why answer? This has been a sham since it was planned.
It’s too friggin late for them. The major crap comes out next week on all the scum.
The hated GOP ran out the clock — as they planned.
They are the scum that attacked the ELECTED President
and those that stupidly elected them,
all for the DNC and globalists, beginning with
their pick of PROVEN loser-Ryan.
I’m shocked! /s
That was all a waste of time. Should have known the gutless Republicans would allow that.
Contempt of a sort?
If the FBI is not answerable to Congress, then no Fed agency is answerable to ANYONE.
I believe that’s the definition of tyranny.
I like how Issa pretends to be surprised by all this. I have said many times on this forum that he is nothing but a worthless jag off just like Trey Gowdy.
Isn’t that a roundabout way of taking the 5th?
There seems to be confusion over who is running the country. Deep State seems to think they are.
GOP Congress-critters are a bunch of p*ssies. Geeze, if Congress subpoenas someone and they don't show, hold them in Contempt and forward to DOJ. The remedies exist.
What does Comey care? No one is going to prosecute him. He can tell the Republicans on the committee to pound sand.
The DoJ, FBI, State are the same old corrupt, self serving / Rat serving organizations they were 2 years ago - no change at all. I really do wonder whether the country would be better off if these organizations were simply closed and disbanded.
None dare call it treason..................
> GOP Congress-critters are a bunch of p*ssies.
You’re giving them too much credit.
Declass th FISA Trump ! Let the chit hit the fan. F’em all.
Why is a DOJ lawyer representing Comey? Comey was fired from the FBI, and that should have ended once and for all his realationship with DOJ. This is crazy!
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