Posted on 05/25/2017 4:04:20 AM PDT by Helicondelta
Corpus Christi Republican Congressman Blake Farenthold considers the source behind the 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee's email server an unanswered question and believes a federal investigation is warranted.
Speaking on CNN Wednesday, the fourth-term congressman refuted a widely believed conclusion that the Russian government interfered with the U.S. presidential election to aid President Donald Trump's campaign and instead indicated a conspiracy theory about a slain Democratic National Committee staffer could be true.
"My fear is our constant focusing on the Russians is deflecting away for some other things that we need to be investigating," Farenthold said on the network. "Theres still some question as to whether the intrusion of the DNC server was an insider job or whether or not it was the Russians."
Later Wednesday, Farenthold elaborated on his opinion of how the investigation should be handled in a phone interview with the Caller-Times. The death should be investigated in the same manner Russian interference has been reviewed, he said.
"That should be a part of the ongoing investigation into alleged Russian interference in the election, because thats an alternative theory that deserves being looked at," Farenthold said.
The "insider job" theory centers on the July murder of Seth Rich, who worked for the Democratic National Committee and was shot in the back.
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Repubs should demand a special prosecutor for everything that comes up. Go toe to toe with the Dems. Get on every tv spot available and and explain.
I suspect they don’t because they are afraid it makes them look aligned with President Trump.
2018 elections, I’ll remember!
Good man for doing this.
It’s some crazy Democrat “investigator” screaming Russia on the Seth Rich case. So fine, let them have an “investigation” into this DNC mess. That’s why Farenthold is going here. The Dems do not want a full independent investigation of the Rich murder.
Mood for this man standing up.
Hannity has now lost 7 sponsors just for asking questions.
Think about how powerful the truth is if the Dems are in full meltdown already.
The seriousness of the allegations demand a Special Prosecutor.
Of Seth leaked, there’s no Russian hacking and everyone who said there was would be a proven liar.
Re:”the seriousness of the charge (or even headline) requires an investigation.”
Translation: “the seriousness of the charge (or even headline) requires a lynching.”
Throughout history NO lynch mob has never required anything more than “the seriousness of the charge” before executing sentence.
George Webb today brought up wanting to send info to Farenthold in video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WPDKLTyiOo
Looks like he did.
DNC hack bump for later.....
Need to have more Repubs like him coming out in what amounts to counter attacks instead of just saying that the fake news is fake news....
Great interview and pushback (finally! from a Pubbie) from GOP Congressman Farenthold (Corpus Christi TX).
He gave the Fake News CNN a taste of their own medicine by using the Seth Rich case as an analogy for what DOES need investigating. He compared the nothing there, stuck on Russia reports to the MSM’s calling the Seth Rich case a ‘nothing there’ case.
CNN peeps were NOT enjoying his staying on them and coming right back with excellent answers regarding Trump/Russia and Seth Rich. Hilarious how they even refused to say “Seth Rich” case.
USAA is catching heck from it’s members for announcing on Twitter that they were dropping Hannity ads.
Sponsors were leaving because he was trying to solve a crime? This is the world we live in.
Well, since Donna Brazile was working with CNN, she probably has it all lined up for CNN to NEVER give any credibility to anything nefarious at the DNC being related to the assassination of Seth Rich.
Did you notice how every time Rep Farenthold made an excellent point....the CNN gal would quickly receive a page printing out on her printer? It’s like they can’t think for themselves and have to have producers send them retorts/bs fake news.
She would grab those sheets off the printer as fast as she could...then even handed one to the co-propagandist....they must label them with their names...like grade school.
The sponsors have likely been threatened with boycotts by the dem machine. The corruption continues.
Plus they have earpieces. Not exactly a fair fight.
Bull’s-eye.
No one except the Dim’s own (lying) consultant has even examined the server.
Webb pointed out to Farenthold yesterday’s Daily Caller article for use of evidence about the Arwans since he had been called out for lack of evidence...
Absolutely, it was unreal.
Right. Farenthold held his own against these propagandist goons, though. Kudos to him.
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I've been a USAA member for fifty years; they're due a phone call from me to complain.
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