HEADS WILL ROLL Gowdy Secures Three Agents to Testify Against the FBI
According to reports, Trey Gowdy and Bob Goodlatte have secured three FBI agents to testify on
the FBI's mishandling of the Hillary Clinton email probe, shortly after the explosive IG
report is released.
One of the agents testifying, John Giacalone, reportedly quit the FBI in protest over how
the higher-ups were obstructing the Hillary email investigation.
From The Hill
A joint investigation run by the Judiciary and the Oversight and Government Reform committees
has set three witness interviews for June, including testimony from Bill Priestap, the
assistant director of the FBI's counterintelligence division, and Michael Steinbach, the former
head of the FBI's national security division.
Multiple congressional sources confirmed Priestap's interview.
Steinbach confirmed to The Hill that he would be appearing.
The third witness is John Giacalone, who preceded Steinbach as the bureau's top national security
official and oversaw the first seven months of the Clinton probe, according to multiple
congressional sources.
Priestap, in particular, has come under fire from conservatives.
As the head of the FBI counterintelligence division, he held a pivotal leadership position
in both the Clinton and Russia probes and was in a supervisory position over counterintelligence
agent Peter Strzok, whose text messages criticizing Trump and other political figures during the
2016 presidential race have been the focus of a maelstrom of scrutiny from the right.
Republicans are ramping back up the controversial investigation amidst what has become a direct
assault by a number of conservatives on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into
the Trump campaign and Russia.
President Trump's allies on Capitol Hill have alleged widespread misconduct within
the FBI and the Justice Department during the 2016 election and say it is evidence of
systemic bias against the president.
The allegations have spawned a number of counter-investigations and thrust a host of formerly anonymous FBI
and Justice Department career officials into the limelight.
The joint Judiciary–Oversight review — led by chairs Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Trey Gowdy
(R-S.C.), respectively — is centered on the bureau's decisionmaking in both the
investigation of Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of State and
the investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
But its progress had stalled in the months since it was first announced.
Since October, the panel is believed to have interviewed only two witnesses — of about
20 potential witnesses — infuriating conservative members who are eager to uncover what some
have characterized as "corruption."
All three interviews are scheduled separately.
Priestap will appear in the first week of June, Giacalone in the second and Steinbach
in the final week of the month, according to the congressional source.
Democrats have derided the probe as a partisan exercise designed to shield Trump by muddying
the waters around the federal investigation into his campaign.
Gowdy has described the investigation as a serious inquiry into the bureau's conduct
during the Clinton investigation — also under the microscope of Justice Department
Inspector General Michael Horowitz — rather than an effort to re-litigate the decision
not to bring charges against the former secretary of State.
Horowitz is slated to release his own report imminently, raising some question about whether
he will pre-empt the interviews.
The inspector general earlier this spring released a report from a completed portion
of the investigation that was deeply critical of former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a
top target of conservatives alleging wrongdoing at the Justice Department.
The Judiciary–Oversight inquiry is running on parallel tracks to an investigation spearheaded
by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), who has zeroed in on what
he describes as surveillance abuses by the Justice Department and the FBI during the
election.
But the two investigations — alongside similar probes from a handful of Senate Republicans
— share many of the same targets, including Strzok.
Although lawmakers have clamored for Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page to testify,
neither Strzok nor Page is expected to appear before the committee in June.
But as his subordinate, Strzok would run decisions by Priestap, his text message exchanges with
Page show.
Priestap was also involved in another hotly-contested episode during the 2016 election: The decision
by then-FBI Director James Comey to call Clinton's handling of her emails "extremely careless"
and not the potentially criminal "grossly negligent."
According to records released earlier this year by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Priestap
reviewed and provided edits to the statement Comey gave in July 2016 announcing that he
would not be recommending charges.
That statement has long fueled conservative ire. Trump and other Republicans have seized
on the wording change and the revelation that Comey began drafting the statement before
he had interviewed Clinton as evidence that the FBI was trying to shield Clinton from
prosecution.
"Comey drafted the Crooked Hillary exoneration long before he talked to her (lied in Congress
to Senator [Lindsey Graham]), then based his decisions on her poll numbers.
Disgruntled, he, McCabe, and the others, committed many crimes!" Trump tweeted last month.
Comey has said that he could not establish that Clinton acted with criminal intent — and
that "no reasonable prosecutor" would charge Clinton based on "gross negligence,"
a standard that has been used only once in the statute's 99-year history.
Priestap's name also appears in a controversial memo drafted by staff for Nunes, alleging
that the Justice Department inappropriately obtained a surveillance warrant on Trump campaign
aide Carter Page by using an opposition research dossier into Trump that was paid for in part
by Clinton.
The use of allegations from the so-called Steele dossier has been ground zero for many
of the conservative allegations of abuse.
According to the Nunes memo, Priestap told the committee that corroboration of the Steele
dossier was in its "infancy" at the time the bureau first applied for a surveillance
warrant on Page.
Steinbach, as executive assistant director of the national security division, also worked
closely with Comey and Strzok on both the Clinton and Russia investigations and was
involved in the drafting of the July statement.
He left the FBI last year and has been a public defender of a number of GOP targets at the
FBI, including McCabe and Strzok.
"To think Pete could not do his job objectively shows no understanding of the organization,"
Steinbach told The Washington Post last year.
"We have Democrats, we have Republicans, we have conservatives and liberals.
Having personal views doesn't prevent us from independently following the facts."
For more infomation >> ความล้มเหลวการจับกุมครั้งแรก คอนเนอร์ตอน 3 ซับไทย - DETROIT BECOME HUMAN Conner Story 3 - Duration: 34:47. 
For more infomation >> Ford Transit Custom 300L 2.0 TDCI 105PK L2H1 Trend Airco/trekhaak/Schuifdeur L + R - Duration: 1:03. 
For more infomation >> Nissan Pixo 1.0 5drs, Airco! APK 3-2019! Vak. Geld Dagen! Zondag open! - Duration: 1:10. 
For more infomation >> Toyota Aygo 1.0-12V COMFORT 5drs Airco 7x op voorraad! - Duration: 1:01. 
For more infomation >> Toyota Yaris 1.0 5drs, APK-2-2019! Vak. Geld Dagen! Zondag open! - Duration: 0:56. 
For more infomation >> Opel Corsa 1.4-16V EDITION 5drs Airco - Duration: 1:12. 
For more infomation >> Why Haven't You Started?
For more infomation >> Assinado acordo de cooperação naval Brasil-São Tomé e Príncipe - Duration: 3:14. 
For more infomation >> ORLANDO, FLÓRIDA: Orlando Eye e Disney Springs - Duration: 7:38. 
For more infomation >> Discreto, Carille vai ao CT e se despede do elenco do Corinthians|n123snow - Duration: 2:45. 
For more infomation >> Albano Carrisi: "Sì, sposo Loredana Lecciso" – Intervista e audio esclusivi - Duration: 6:34. 
For more infomation >> Do "BBB18": Ana Clara, Gleici, Kaysar e como estão os participantes depois do reality!|n123snow - Duration: 5:31. 
For more infomation >> Chirurgia della tiroide senza tagli, il nuovo metodo innovativo: - Duration: 2:14. 
For more infomation >> COSA NOSTRA,GASPARE MUTOLO E FRANCESCO DI CARLO,RACCONTANO DEIRAPPORTI CON BERLUSCONI - Duration: 13:56. 
For more infomation >> Kabir Bedi: Il ballo del Qua Qua con Romina Power sul palco di Signore e Signori | K.N.B.T - Duration: 4:57. 
For more infomation >> Peugeot 3008 1.6 E-THP GT LINE Connect Nav, DAB+ Pack City1, Keyless, Electrische Achterklep, Dodeho - Duration: 1:13. 
For more infomation >> Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse 300 BLUETEC PRESTIGE AVANTGARDE * AMG-Style * Panoramadak * Leer * 53.038 Km - Duration: 1:07. 
For more infomation >> Citroën C1 1.0 E-VTI STYLE EDITION NL AUTO! 20.000km! Airco/Tel.Bluet./Elek.Ramen - Duration: 1:06. 
For more infomation >> Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse Estate 350 D PRESTIGE AMG-Styling Night Line - Duration: 1:10. 
For more infomation >> Consigli e rimedi per ridurre il doppio mento - Duration: 7:33. 
For more infomation >> Peugeot 508 SW BWJ 2014 1.6 E-HDI 115 PK BLUE LEASE EXECUTIVE CLIMA/CRUISE/LMV/PDC/PANORAMADAK/NAVI/ - Duration: 1:14. 
For more infomation >> Túlio Gadêlha brinca com foto de Fátima Bernardes e estátua de poeta - Duration: 4:40. 
For more infomation >> Memorial Day - Duration: 3:01. 
For more infomation >> Últimas notícia de hoje : Petroleiras defendem liberdade de preços - Duration: 1:49. 
For more infomation >> Come eliminare gli scarafaggi da casa in modo semplice - Duration: 8:29. 
For more infomation >> Ascolti tv, Al Bano e Romina non bastano alla Rai: quasi 7 milioni per la finale di Champions - Duration: 4:08. 
For more infomation >> Volvo C30 1.6 D2 R-Edition - Duration: 0:54. 
For more infomation >> Últimas notícia de hoje : Apontado como operador do PSDB, Paulo Preto pode fazer delação premiada - Duration: 2:36. 
For more infomation >> Fiat Panda 1.2 CLASS ELEK RAMEN LMV 14'' 46.000 KM APK T/M 4-2019 - Duration: 1:06. 
For more infomation >> Opel Mokka T 140pk Lmv Airco Navi Cruise Mistl. Cv 1.4 T Edition Org.NLse auto - Duration: 1:13. 
For more infomation >> Alfa Romeo Giulietta BWJ 2013 1.4 T 170 PK BUSINESS EXECUTIVE CLIMA/CRUISE/LMV/NAVI/D.N.A. - Duration: 0:55. 
For more infomation >> Opel Mokka 1.4 T 140pk COSMO 4X4 Trekhaak-Xenon-Navigatie-Privacy glas-Stoelverwarming - Duration: 1:08. 
For more infomation >> Fiat Tipo 1.4T 120pk Stationwagon Fin.Lease v.a 268,-p.mnd 1.4T 120pk Stationwagon Fin.Lease v.a 268 - Duration: 0:47. 
For more infomation >> Our experience as a couple in the UAE | Scary day in DUBAI - Duration: 14:59. 
For more infomation >> Meghans persönliches Geschenk an Herzogin Kate - Duration: 2:25. 
For more infomation >> Failboat's Greatest Threat「Paper Mario 📄 Ep3」 - Duration: 56:20. 
For more infomation >> Wie das Pärchenfoto von Meghan und Harry entstand ! - Duration: 3:18. 
For more infomation >> Ford Focus Wagon BWJ 2013 1.6 TDCI 105 PK ECONETIC LEASE TITANIUM CLIMA/CRUISE/LMV/PDC/PARKEERHULP/T - Duration: 1:14. 
No comments:
Post a Comment