Posted on 08/03/2017 4:58:00 PM PDT by wtd
Former DNC Head Debbie Wasserman Schultz finally broke her silence on arrested IT staffer Imran Awan, saying she has no regrets about keeping him on the payroll after he was blocked from working on Capitol Hill.
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz defiantly stands by her decision to keep an information technology aide on her payroll for six months after he was banned from the House network and fired by other members of Congress.
“I believe that I did the right thing, and I would do it again,” Wasserman Schultz said Thursday in an exclusive interview with the Sun Sentinel. “There are times when you can’t be afraid to stand alone, and you have to stand up for what’s right.
“It would have been easier for me to just fire him,” she said.
The Weston Democrat did fire Imran Awan last week after he was arrested on bank fraud charges at an airport while trying to leave the country.
As the former Democratic National Committee chairwoman, Wasserman Schultz is the most prominent Democrat who employed Awan. Her decision to keep employing Awan has been under fire from her Democratic primary challenger, Republicans and multiple conservative websites. They’ve suggested Wasserman Schultz is hiding something and the Awan matter is much more serious than she’s letting on.
His arrest, the congresswoman said, had nothing to do with the months-long investigation of Awan as an IT worker for a variety of members of Congress. An FBI affidavit filed with the criminal complaint said Awan and his wife claimed a property used to secure a home equity line of credit was a “principal residence,” when it was, in fact, a rental property. Wasserman Schultz said there still hasn’t been any evidence presented that he’s done anything wrong involving his work for Congress.
You have described the horror movie we constitutional law respecting Americans now live in.
I don’t believe it. I think they all knew and provided assistance. Common sense says they had to.
This is war. It is an attempted Political Assignation.
We should be occupying the DC mall by the millions right now.
That was Don Jr. Not Kurshner who ket the lawyer.
Mix up.
PING!!!
Article and comments, esp #5, also #14, #19, #20, #21, #22, #24
Anyone else notice there has been NO update on the Awan case since his request to modify conditions of his release on the 26th of July? Wonder where the hell he is? (rumor is/was his brother-in-law refused to let Imran live with him while on bail - given early reports of Imran’s threats to his step-mom - sounds plausible)
Thanks wtd
Elites are untouchable and they know it.
The establishmedia will defend her as hard as they are accusing Trump.
The establishmedia will defend her as hard as they are accusing Trump.
Why has Sessions not announced a Special Prosecutor for this?
I think PDT should flood the zone with Special Prosecutors. The swamp is a target-rich environment.
I read on another thread where a poster stated that DWS brother is investigating the Awan matter.
Anyone know if that is true?
Whenifhow, just as predicted, Senate is blocking the President from making recess appointments.
It’s coup time.
Earlier today, sent tweet to Bret Baier of Fox asking where’s Debbie and why do we not hear DAILY TV reports re why Debbie continued to pay Awan till July even tho his security clearance was pulled in Jan?
Every day FNC and other media...Russia, Russia, collusion....but nothing about Debbie and Awan. Why?
Of course she would do it again. Democrats are now immune to the law.
Whenifhow, just as predicted, Senate is blocking the President from making recess appointments.
It’s coup time.
***8
It sure appears that way. Trump needs our prayers.
An unrepentant accomplice to espionage, ie a traitor.
Lock her up forever.
The Democrat Party has sold out The United States of America.
I assume their job required top secret clearance? I don’t think they were U.S. citizens, so how did that happpen? What kind of lax oversight allowed the transfer of information to outside sources? I suspect blackmail and/or international espionage is at the heart of this case.
Excellent question.
She’s a piece of work. At least she fired him before he left the country. maybe she dropped him off at the airport. The worst part about being in this country is that people like her and clinton and obama and pelosi and reed can be elected by majority ope their constituents.
Would you consider putting me also on your alert list..?
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