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babylonsister

(171,075 posts)
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 05:54 PM Apr 2017

Gowdy: No Evidence That Susan Rice Committed A Crime, Or That Obama Wiretapped Trump

Shocked I am. I imagine he might be walking this back, weasel that he is.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/04/06/gowdy_no_evidence_that_susan_rice_committed_a_crime_or_that_obama_wiretapped_trump.html



Gowdy: No Evidence That Susan Rice Committed A Crime, Or That Obama Wiretapped Trump

Posted By Ian Schwartz
On Date April 6, 2017

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) told Greta van Susteren that he has not seen any evidence or proof that former National Security Advisor Susan Rice committed a crime or that now-President Trump was wiretapped by former President Obama.


From Wednesday's For The Record:

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN: Have you seen any evidence or do you have any proof or knowledge of any crime committed by former National Security Advisor Susan Rice?

REP. TREY GOWDY: No, ma'am, the Congress doesn't investigate crime. She's a witness that has relevant information that would be within our committee's jurisdiction and we're going to want to talk to her. But we don't investigate crime and, Greta, I don't like it when anybody accuses other people of committing crimes, Representative Castro did it this morning and I would have the same reaction to that.

When you accuse people of committing crimes, that's serious and it's not Congress' job to investigate that and it's not my job as a member of Congress to level accusations like that.

VAN SUSTEREN: Well, you were a very successful prosecutor prior to joining Congress. Put your hat on as a prosecutor for a second, have you seen any evidence if you were a prosecutor to suggest that Susan Rice had committed a crime?

GOWDY: Well, I have not but because chiefly I have not seen any of the evidence related to Ambassador Rice.

Chairman Nunes and perhaps ranking member Schiff have seen it. I'm coming up over the Easter recess to look at everything I have access to, but I'm not``` convinced that I yet have access to the underlying data that may have informed or instructed that opinion.

And unless you have overwhelming proof of a crime and it's your job to make that allegation, I just try to stay out of that realm. I mean, Congress should be investigating lots of things, but we don't investigate potential criminality. Therefore I don't think we ought to be talking about it.

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VAN SUSTEREN: Have you seen any evidence that President Obama wiretapped President Trump?

GOWDY: No, ma'am, not in the specific way in which you framed the question, no.
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Gowdy: No Evidence That Susan Rice Committed A Crime, Or That Obama Wiretapped Trump (Original Post) babylonsister Apr 2017 OP
Wow Hayduke Bomgarte Apr 2017 #1
Seems to me that is not quite what he said. pangaia Apr 2017 #2
Well, Gowdy is a prosecutor. riversedge Apr 2017 #8
also emphasized it's not HIS job to prosecute a crime wordpix Apr 2017 #10
I don't know if I can stand to see any more tonight. LOL!!!! pangaia Apr 2017 #19
I agree underpants Apr 2017 #15
Weird.. coming from Gowdy Cha Apr 2017 #3
Even little shits like Gowdy are going to have a difficult time recognizing anything but the truth. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #4
?! eleny Apr 2017 #5
You're not the o only shocked to read that from this shitbird. Stinky The Clown Apr 2017 #6
Still sounds weasel-ly to me. Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #7
When I saw the post I thought--perhaps he is trying to redeem himself. But we will see. riversedge Apr 2017 #11
He took an awful battering from the right over the OnDoutside Apr 2017 #14
Bigly hhhuje jpak Apr 2017 #9
Even Rep. Zippy the Pinhead won't carry the water for President Shistain hatrack Apr 2017 #12
Well, this is certainly sommmething...much needed on this day: a ray of Gowdy talkin sense - ? Leghorn21 Apr 2017 #13
Gowdy is hedging his words. Wellstone ruled Apr 2017 #16
In sports, we call that a "make-up call." nikibatts Apr 2017 #17
Where is reference to The Onion or Borowitz? Frustratedlady Apr 2017 #18
he's a lizard. i don't trust him. spanone Apr 2017 #20
Ha! Me neither. nt babylonsister Apr 2017 #21
I just fell out of my recliner titaniumsalute Apr 2017 #22

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
10. also emphasized it's not HIS job to prosecute a crime
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:05 PM
Apr 2017

insinuating there might be a crime connected to Susan Rice.

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Freethinker65

(10,024 posts)
7. Still sounds weasel-ly to me.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:01 PM
Apr 2017

But I am sure he does not want to look as unhinged and weak as he did during the Benghazi hearings

OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)
14. He took an awful battering from the right over the
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:25 PM
Apr 2017

Benghazi investigation. In a perverse way he was reasonably straight up when it came to announcing the non findings.

hatrack

(59,587 posts)
12. Even Rep. Zippy the Pinhead won't carry the water for President Shistain
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:08 PM
Apr 2017

My apologies to the actual Zippy the Pinhead, btw . . . . .

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
13. Well, this is certainly sommmething...much needed on this day: a ray of Gowdy talkin sense - ?
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:13 PM
Apr 2017

thanks for posting, sister!

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
16. Gowdy is hedging his words.
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 07:06 PM
Apr 2017

The Guy will make his usual fake charges,watch and see. BTW,watch this sucker delay and delay.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
18. Where is reference to The Onion or Borowitz?
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 07:45 PM
Apr 2017

Gowdy suddenly "No, ma'am/yes, ma'am'g" himself back into favor? He had to have been embarrassed over his performance to get Hillary so many times.

My, my...how polite and rule-abiding he has suddenly become.

It's a joke, right?

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