Posted on 06/07/2018 2:34:41 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A vocal bloc of House conservatives are fuming at Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) behind the scenes, after the lame-duck speaker publicly sided with Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) in the debate over the FBI’s tactics in its investigation into the Trump campaign.
Gowdy shot down allegations last week that the FBI improperly used a confidential informant to “spy” on the campaign, saying that the bureau “did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do.”
Ryan on Wednesday called Gowdy’s assessment “accurate,” dealing another blow to the claims dubbed “Spygate” by President Trump.
But Trump allies on Capitol Hill say that Gowdy, a former prosecutor, defended the FBI before reviewing key underlying documents — and they are furious that Ryan has backed him.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a freshman who has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the FBI, blasted Ryan for the statement on Thursday, calling his support of the bureau “shameful.”
House Freedom Caucus co-founder Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called Ryan’s decision “frustrating.”
“I don’t know how you can reach that conclusion based on the history of the FBI,” he told The Hill.
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It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that Ryan and other GOPe types were being briefed about this spying by the Obama admin people. They are just trying to make it look not so bad when that information is revealed.
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A vocal bloc of House conservatives are fuming at Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) behind the scenes
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Yep, there’s the ‘principled’ (R)N(C) for ya, yipping in the background. The finest elected bodies $$ can buy.
Prestige/power over politics, EVERYTHING over principles.
Ryan and Gowdy are a curse upon the patriots in Congress.
I can hardly wait for the two to begone. Now we need a real speaker who knows how to wage war on the left by passing populist legislation.
The current Ryan replacement is another deep state trope.We need someone from the Freedom Caucus.
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