GOPer: Info On Sessions-Russia Contact 'Should Never' Have Become Public

[riversedge]

Source: TPM




March 2, 2017, 6:49 PM EDT


House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said Thursday that information about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' conversations with a Russian ambassador "should never have made it to the public domain."

"We cannot overlook the fact that the methodology of the collection and the content of that transcript never should have made into the public domain," Gowdy said in an appearance on MSNBC. "And people may like that it did today, because it hurts Republicans, but what it really does is it hurts our country because you are leaking classified information."

He said that "all facets" of Sessions' contacts are important, but the leak particularly so.

"I'm not focused on the leak, but the leak is really, really, important," Gowdy said.

Gowdy also said that "Congress is not equipped to investigate crime."
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He called for an investigation of "every facet" of Russia's attempts to interfere with anything "from elections to ..................................................................................

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[Chasstev365]

1. But Benghazi was fair game to publicly make political hay over a non-scandal!

The GOP has become a cult of evil.

[mdbl]

2. Gowdy also said that "Congress is not equipped to investigate crime."

That's because he and the rest of the repugs are too busy committing them.

[Marthe48]

44. good point!

hahahahaha

[The Wielding Truth]

3. That's an interesting spin. Sh.... No one should know.

[Scarsdale]

4. Gowdy?

He lostall credibility when he took over the investigation of Hillary Clinton. He thought he could march in, get her convicted, then go on to be a shining star in the corrupt leadership of the gop. That 11 hour fiasco was definitely a WIN for our side. Gowdy looked like a complete fool. He is "not focused on the leak" Who does he think he is fooling, they are ALL focused on finding out who blew the whistle on their underhand schemes.

[truebluegreen]

5. A Senator's unofficial/unsanctioned meetings with the Russian ambassador

is "classified" information? WTF?

Your slip is showing, Gordy: you just demonstrated that the "classified" BS is really about not embarrassing government officials, not national security. Asshole.

[King_Klonopin]

6. Typical sociopathic response.

Getting CAUGHT was the issue, not committing the crime. Disgusting POS political hack !

[Duppers]

25. Exactly! They're all sociopathic in some way.

Including their supporters.

[WePurrsevere]

7. Of course it "should never have become public", you can't get away with treason when that happens.

It's always better for the criminals if they can keep their crimes on the QT.

Sorry KGOPers, but treasonous crap like Russiagate should abso-friggin-lutely become public. You all to often seem to forget that YOU are a PUBLIC servant and WE, the U.S. citizens are YOUR bosses. If you're colluding with/selling info to our enemy that is info we, your employers, have a right to know so we can kick your ass to the curb and/or throw it in prison.

At least Gowdy finally remembers that "Congress is not equipped to investigate a crime" so we get an independent special investigator NOW right.

[Else You Are Mad]

8. Let me fix that

"Congress is not equipped to investigate crime."

Gowdy forgot to finish that sentence. He must have meant: "Congress is not equipped to investigate crime, unless you are a Democrat. Then we will use the full power and resources of Congress to investigate you."

[riversedge]

15. well said.

[brush]

52. "...in hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing..."

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Dirty little inside deals

that the public should be shielded from so thievery can go on unabated

Oil .. oil companies .. Russia .. deregulation .. federal lands .. political
party seeking domination .. billionaire in debt over his ears

Why shouldn't the public start to connect the dots? At this point isn't
it reasonable to ask, aren't they all in on it?

[Marthe48]

45. All the repugs are traitors

just clean house. And the Senate. Filthy, disgusting, Russian sympathizers. Handing our countryto the Russians.

[underpants]

10. What? Us?

[littlemissmartypants]

11. Gowdy. Ugh.

Imagine him, Carter Page, Stephen Miller and Bannon at a poker game. The cheating would be tremendous.

[Cosmocat]

12. He fuckface Mcdumbass

Session was a senator, not a fucking CIA operative.

AND, this is how stupid this country is - 1/3 of the dumbass, brain washed GOP pods will now think that ELECTED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS engage in clandestine international operations subject to the standards of secret service, and another 1/3 of the country will bleat and say this is just partisan politics.

[still_one]

28. It is hard to determine who is more stupid, rick perry, or gowdy

[Achilleaze]

13. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH - KGOpee

[FailureToCommunicate]

14. "KGOPee" !

[geek tragedy]

16. There's transcript? nt

[SansACause]

23. Yeah, where?

I haven't seen a transcript either.

[Vinca]

17. The GOP doesn't want us to know they're now the POP. Party of Putin.

[dalton99a]

34. +1

[Paladin]

18. Jaw-dropping hypocricy, from an evil little shit-weasel. (nt)

[Perseus]

22. Where is the hypocrisy?

He is actually being very sincere...he doesn't care about the country, about the democratic system, he would have been very happy if no one had known about these acts of treason, if it had been kept in the dark.

[Ilsa]

40. Unless it's a D that he suspects did something wrong.

Then he's willing to spend milliins on investigating unsubstantiated gossip from Breitbart, et al.

[VaBchTgerLily]

19. Gowdy needs to GET OVER IT! POOR, POOR GOP- let the leaks keep coming!!!

[TNNurse]

20. Yeah, that is the problem

they are not sneaky enough.

[Perseus]

21. There you go

You cannot be more clear about where your loyalty and patriotism lies...he, and most of the GOP do not care about their country...this is pathetic!

Someone who loves his/her country would be outraged about the Russian connections before-during-after the election, that is treason, and they should be very upset regardless of the party that committed the criminal acts.

Why do some people still believe and trust these criminals?

[Botany]

24. Gowdy also said that "Congress is not equipped to investigate crime."

Oh eat shit and die Gowdy. How many heartings did you have into Benghazi?
And how many millions of $s did you piss away on your Bengahzi witch hunt?


Does it bother these weasels that it was a coup and we had treason?

[still_one]

26. This has nothing to do with leaking classified information. This has to do with lying

under oath before Congress, you two-faced, hypocritical, asshole gowdy

[NewRedDawn]

27. Howdy Doody Gowdy

Another little jug head Neo Confederate Fascist mother fucker!I wished my union ancestors would of exterminated more of you fucking rebel cockroaches& totally crushed your fucking triatorous confederacy & their leaders.

[democratisphere]

29. When republiCONs are doing our country wrong it needs to be exposed.

republiCONs believe they should be able screw their constituents and this country and not be accountable for it. The republiCON party is bringing itself down.

[George II]

30. If every time a republican lies it should be kept secret....

....all of the news outlets would be out of business in a week.

[jetcat]

31. What the hell is "classified" about this?

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It wasn't "classified" when Sessions was questioned about it during his public confirmation hearing. And Sessions neither objected to the questions about his Russian contacts as inquiring into classified territory, nor floated as an excuse for his answer that he had to keep those contacts secret because they were (or are) classified.

Trump tossed around the "leaks of classified information" bullshit as well. How about some Republican step up and tell us exactly what classification this information falls into? The "hurts Trump" classification? The "damn I thought they'd never find out" classification?

[nolabels]

43. LOL, in a nutshell

[Me.]

53. And Sessions Was The One Who Volunteered The Info

He made it public

[Mc Mike]

32. Right, pinhead. The problem isn't that repugs are hurting our country by

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committing treason and selling us out to the Russians.

The problem is that someone revealed that you repugs are hurting our country by committing treason and selling us out to the Russians.

It 'hurts our country' to show our country how the repugs are hurting our country. That's why repugs are concerned about the leaked info.

They just don't want to see our country get hurt.

[sinkingfeeling]

33. Maybe the real problem is a government that over classifys information.

That was the core issue with Hillary's email that the GOP kept digging at. Why would an irrelevant conversation be 'classified'?

Or did they stamp 'SECRET' on these conversation transcripts to protect Russian interests and their GOP moles?

[Nitram]

36. the fact is, a lot of diplomacy depends on conversations remaining private.

No one will speak to you about sensitive matters if everything they say will become public. We would have no nuclear weapons reduction agreements, trade deals, etc without the trust that depends on confidentiality. But when someone like Sessions breaks the law, such conversations must be made public.

[Nitram]

35. Don't look over there, look over here. The Leaks! The Leaks!

[raging moderate]

37. Neo-feudalism.

Only the rulers deserve to know what is really happening.

[beachbum bob]

38. the conservatives are all covered with the dirty stench of trump, russia...and selling out america

[LakeArenal]

39. Liars, crooks and thieves... 'Nuf said.

[mountain grammy]

41. Howdy, Gowdy!

and DNC emails should never have made it to the public domain, you stupid fuckwit.

[gordianot]

42. I am so glad Gowdy said that.

I am also grateful someone unknown released the information on that rascist weasel Sessions. You can bet the source or persons unknown who did this service were professionals and get a government check. Every indiscretion assholes such Gowdy, Sessions, McConnell, Ryan commits is now fair game. Pure payback.

[heaven05]

46. STFU gowdy!!

AmeriKKKans being led by these clowns just don't understand the iceberg has been hit, November 8, 2017 and on January 20, 2017 the size of the hole in the hull of this ship of state was realized.

[DK504]

47. He makes my head hurt.

Damn!!! He is one dumb SOB. Will they please elect someone new for the Congress?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

48. He then added, "It was Hillary's fault."

Then he passed a mirror and exclaimed, "Yikes! Why didn't anyone tell me my hair looks like that?"

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Trey_Gowdy,_Official_Portrait,_112th_Congress.jpg

[Skittles]

49. WTF PART OF THIS DOES THE GOP NOT GET

*REAL PATRIOTS DO NOT LIKE FASCISM*

THERE WILL BE LEAKS AS LONG AS THERE ARE *ANY* REAL PATRIOTS WHO CAN EXPOSE FASCISM

[truthisfreedom]

50. Face it. It's no longer the grand old party. It's the New Putin Party. The New Putin Pee Party.

The NPPP.

[dalton99a]

51. In other words, Americans must be kept in the dark like mushrooms and fed bullshit.

[KPN]

54. Lol!!!!!!!! eom

[Amaryllis]

55. Senator Wyden said that what they label national security often is really political security.

[smirkymonkey]

56. The hypocrisy is astounding!

Do they not see it or do they think we won't see it?

[Solly Mack]

57. Snort