This hearing is notable, because it is mentioned in the appointment letter from Rosenstein to Mueller. Mueller's assignment is to take certain investigations then open, out of the FBI.
I have been authorized by the Department of Justice [question - who in the DoJ gave this authorization?] to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia's efforts. As with any counterintelligence investigation, this will also include an assessment of whether any crimes were committed.Because it is an open ongoing investigation and is classified, I cannot say more about what we are doing and whose conduct we are examining. At the request of congressional leaders, we have taken the extraordinary step in coordination with the Department of Justice of briefing this Congress' leaders, including the leaders of this committee, in a classified setting in detail about the investigation but I can't go into those details here. I know that is extremely frustrating to some folks. I hope you and the American people can understand. The FBI is very careful in how we handle information about our cases and about the people we are investigating.
Congress knows the exact details of the cases Mueller is investigating, and is playing "hide the ball" against the public, in order to advance a coup attempt against President Trump.
Gowdy's grandstanding appears as well. I personally find the transcript more useful to grasp the significance or lack thereof of his questions. One of his questions goes to the criminality of leaking the Flynn phone call with Russian ambassador to the press. This was an FBI leak.
Gowdy also goes after the unmasking activity that revealed the identity of US persons to numerous leakers in the Obama administration.
This is a pretty funny exchange, in light of all the crap flung at Sessions for not disclosing the contents of conversations with President Trump. Comey does it, no outrage. Sessions does it, and hit with the accusation he is stonewalling, and an insinuation he is of covering up wrongdoing.
GOWDY: Did you brief President Obama on -- well, I'll just ask you. Did you brief President Obama on any calls involving Michael Flynn?COMEY: I'm not gonna get into either that particular case that matter, or any conversations I had with the president. So I can't answer that.
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This hearing is notable, because it is mentioned in the appointment letter from Rosenstein to Mueller. Mueller’s assignment is to take certain investigations then open, out of the FBI.
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Congress knows the exact details of the cases Mueller is investigating, and is playing “hide the ball” against the public, in order to advance a coup attempt against President Trump.
Gowdy’s grandstanding appears as well. I personally find the transcript more useful to grasp the significance or lack thereof of his questions. One of his questions goes to the criminality of leaking the Flynn phone call with Russian ambassador to the press.
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This was an FBI leak.