Posted on 07/25/2020 9:41:53 AM PDT by lowbridge
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., reacted to the revelation that an FBI agent involved in the "Crossfire Hurricane" Russia investigation "actively listened" for certain topics during a briefing on election interference given to the Trump campaign in August 2016, saying "they were right to do it."
"I hope they do it if a Democratic candidate ever does that with any country," Swalwell said Friday on "The Story with Martha MacCallum." "So, Martha, remember right before this meeting occurred, candidate Trump said, 'Russia, if you're listening, I hope you have Hillary's emails.' And what do they do? They actually did it. So think about it."
Fox News obtained a document that reflects type-written notes by FBI agent Joe Pientka after an August 17, 2016 briefing to then-candidate Donald Trump, Michael Flynn and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie "in support of ODNI briefings provided to U.S. Presidential candidates and two of their advisors."
The briefing, which was held at the FBI's New York Field Office, also included a "13-minute defensive briefing" delivered by Pientka. The document states that FBI officials Kevin Clinesmith and Peter Strzok "approved" Pientka's notes.
Swalwell slammed Trump and accused the president of lying about being briefed.
"By the way, he says in the meeting, 'Joe, are the Russians bad?' It's like, yes, the Russians are bad and don't eat glue," Swalwell said. "Like, should we even have to tell you that? ... He told the country for years, but he was never given this briefing."
MacCallum pressed Swalwell who, stuck to beliefs that Trump conspired with Russia.
"So President Trump was under investigation. Jim Comey said he was not. He said that to Congress under oath," MacCallum said to Swalwell. "So the president was indeed under investigation."
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Well if that’s the case, then we would all be right to illegally punch you in the face too Eric. If that’s the way you want law and order to be then so be it.
I think we have the sleaziest democrats in the nation right here in California. They’ve driven every single decent republican out of office.
Except for a few like Devin Nunes.
Good memory!! I’d forgotten all about him.
Alan Grayson was terrible, although there are a lot of very, very close seconds.
He would have denied he was a prison guard for three years—and then faced with absolute proof he was there—would have said the prisoners “had it coming”.
He is the lowest form of scum.
He’s running AGAIN!!!! Even AFTER he BEAT his wife!
Well according to Obama in the 2012 election debates basically said, Russia was a joke and no longer a threat to this nation, Eric, as Candy Crowley confirmed his position. Poor Mitt Romney sat there like the retard he is, saying nothing when he should be saying something.
That is not what he said, first of all, and second of all, the remarks he did make were made AFTER the fact to draw attention to the fact she had been using an unsecure server in her official capacity as SOS.
And Hillary hadn’t been SOS for several years when Trump said that, so obviously his comments made at that time could not have had anything to do with whether or not they had them.
I can’t stand watching her. She always has on the Trump haters, Whacko DemonRats like Swalwell. Does her cute little smile - and when someone strongly supports Trump, she does the furrowed brow (sp?).
I’d rather watch Lou Dobbs ranting than watch her in that hour.
Oh, come on. . . Adam Schiff has that tied up. . . except for Nancy Pelosi. . . Oh, and Chuckie Schumer. . . and Nadless Nadler. . . and I’m sure George Soros is in their some where, whipping them into a frenzy, Oh, wait, It’s all of them in a circular vermin caucus race into the sewer. . . as they lick and gobble each others’ rears, jockeying for position for lead position to be first into the cess pit, feeding more and more on each others’ verbal excrement. ..
My Pet Rock™ Is now quivering in the corner in his box because of the insult you offered him and all his brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles and aunts, by comparing his intelligence to Swalwell’s. He’s SO MUCH smarter than Swalwel. He’s now not talking to me. . . He wants me to throw him at you for the insult. . . He really got T’d off when I refused. . . I suggested he mount a Rock Concert protest at Swalwell’s house.
No Apologizes, Just an admission after years of denial and name calling....
You’d think that, as a minimum requirement, that a senator would have to have at least some intelligence to be on the intelligence committee. Swalwell is an absolute lying idiot. He’s so devoid of knowledge that not only does he not know anything he doesn’t even suspect anything.
UNCLE!!! You are RIGHT!
Good find, lowbridge.
I note that Rep. Swallowell is called a liar multiple times. I agree with that characterization.
HST, can anyone on this forum name a Democrat who does not LIE?
Its why I callem LIEberals!
Yes, indeed. She had left her post years before those remarks - he could *not* have been inviting them to hack her activities at SOS. She had *already* allowed by her behavior, and that was what his remarks were drawing attention to.
You can tell them that on visiting day.
President Swalwell needs to turn himself in at the Funny Farm.
Your Pet Rock is quite discerning. Certainly would not want to be a neighbor of the “box of rocks” mentioned in Swallowwell. Not all rocks are the same— a criticality of assessment. So your Pet should rest easy in this knowledge, and that they are not relegated to a lifetime under a remote stream of water, never to be “picked up”. Heh.
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