tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post6551587030253534432..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: "The First Amendment is not a secrecy pact!"Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-64524668220890991272018-01-09T23:34:09.770-05:002018-01-09T23:34:09.770-05:00Nice salvage try, Viking Grassley, but selectively...Nice salvage try, Viking Grassley, but selectively flogging one isolated statement doesn't work so good no more, once the full context is out there. <br /><br />Neither don't it not work so good for the GOP no more. Simpson to the committee, in a <i>very</i> recently released statement: "It's going to be difficult [to answer your question] because it's really hard for me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-70588779540448087452018-01-09T22:08:09.251-05:002018-01-09T22:08:09.251-05:00Explosive stuff!
"According to the transcrip...Explosive stuff!<br /><br />"According to the transcript, Simpson told Congress that Steele, the former British spy, stopped sharing information with the FBI just one week before the US election because of concerns that the law enforcement agency was being “manipulated” by Trump insiders.<br /><br />According to Simpson, Steele “severed his relationship with the FBI” after the New York TimesErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-19614665837787457402018-01-09T14:06:40.755-05:002018-01-09T14:06:40.755-05:00And, BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE. Senator Dianne Feins...And, BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE. Senator Dianne Feinstein says a big "F.U." to Chuck Grassley, and releases the full Fusion GPS testimony by herself. Apparently she'd had enough of Grassley's very serious search for the truth, wherever that quest may lead. <br /><br />And as expected by National review and others, Team Fusion is totally crapping its pants now that its phony Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-73679241147068622592018-01-08T21:08:57.310-05:002018-01-08T21:08:57.310-05:00Grassley's spokesman: "Senator Grassley ...Grassley's spokesman: "Senator Grassley has always been and remains for transparency. There are, however, investigative factors that he must consider to temporarily protect certain information in the midst of an ongoing inquiry such as this one, like tainting the memory of other witnesses. ...The Committee’s invitation for Mr. Simpson to testify at a public hearing remains on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-84919794087394826642018-01-08T21:04:52.420-05:002018-01-08T21:04:52.420-05:00Poor, beleaguered Simpson. He just can't say ...Poor, beleaguered Simpson. He just can't say a single word for fear that Grassley will slap him with contempt of Congress if he changes a word of testimony about his phony dossier full of complete lies. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-68963075853683960632018-01-08T10:29:57.336-05:002018-01-08T10:29:57.336-05:00Those are bold, stark words from the Senator who c...Those are bold, stark words from the Senator who could but won't release the transcript. <br /><br />If only there were some way for Grassley to publicly reveal what was and wasn't said, he wouldn't be stuck sending out spokesmen to generalize about it. The door is always open, but it only swings one way.<br /><br />Grassley called Mr. Simpson to testify on a voluntary basis, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-69169377235205886082018-01-07T17:03:43.702-05:002018-01-07T17:03:43.702-05:00"When faced with a subpoena from the Chairman..."<i>When faced with a subpoena from the Chairman and Ranking Member, Mr. Simpson refused to provide public testimony, using his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to negotiate for a closed-door interview," he added. <br /><br />"Despite his public statements, Mr. Simpson and his attorney demanded during the interview that the transcript be kept confidential. Mr. Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-88915450272753603502018-01-07T10:15:16.316-05:002018-01-07T10:15:16.316-05:00There’s nothing stopping Simpson and Fritsch from ...<b>There’s nothing stopping Simpson and Fritsch from fully disclosing what their testimony was.</b><br /><br /><br />Why, of course not! Nothing at all, besides potential legal liability should their account of their sworn testimony differ in any way from the text. Which they don't have copies of. Because Congress has refused to provide them or their lawyers with transcripts.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-2753253024872607162018-01-06T14:07:34.880-05:002018-01-06T14:07:34.880-05:00I'm pretty sure only I can delete comments.I'm pretty sure only I can delete comments.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-77523905550350094552018-01-06T12:03:14.436-05:002018-01-06T12:03:14.436-05:00I'd make a snarky comment, but it's only g...I'd make a snarky comment, but it's only gonna get deleted!Roger Bournivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930002406434500054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-77726902713949503982018-01-06T08:20:56.986-05:002018-01-06T08:20:56.986-05:00That is such bullshit:
"Which brings us to a ...That is such bullshit:<br />"Which brings us to a remarkable aspect of the op-ed: If Simpson and Fritsch have evidence of criminal or otherwise corrupt Trump-Russia contacts, why don’t they just tell us what it is. Why do they write a lengthy column caterwauling about how the Republican-controlled committees are supposedly withholding the information they’ve provided? We are not talking Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-88408974939994137622018-01-06T00:49:22.956-05:002018-01-06T00:49:22.956-05:00Meanwhile, Fusion GPS has explicitly called for it...Meanwhile, Fusion GPS has explicitly called for its 21 hours of sworn Congressional testimony to be unsealed and made public. But the Republican-controlled committee won't do it. <br /><br />You'd think the exasperated Rep. Devin Nunes & Co. would <i>jump</i> at the chance to expose Fusion's un-forthright evasions, thereby bolstering their account of the investigation while Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com