Gowdy: Avoid 'carnival' by taping Comey interview for public to see
Source: Politico
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) on Sunday said that former FBI Director James Comey's interview with Congress should not be public, but should instead be videotaped and released.
"The remedy for leaks is not to have a public hearing where you are supposed to ask about 17 months worth of work in five minutes," he said. "I think the remedy is to videotape the deposition. That way the public can see whether the question was fair. They could judge the entirety of the answer."
Comey was subpoenaed to appear for a closed-door testimony Dec. 3 as part of an investigation into the FBI and Justice Department's decision-making in 2016 and 2017, a time when some officials believe the bureau downplayed the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server and instead begin probing possible connections between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
However, Comey has requested a public hearing and has said that he believes there will be leaks if his testimony were to be private.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/25/gowdy-comey-videotape-interview-1014383
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Right there, is the proof that Republicans are insane. Comey did everything he could think of to exploit the investigation for Trump's benefit, while hiding the vastly more serious investigation into Trump's treason with Russia.
Yosemito
(648 posts)And to keep Comey from embarrassing Trump publicly.
ChiTownDenny
(747 posts)This idiot initiated the carnival atmosphere with Benghazi.
mitch96
(13,912 posts)putting words where they don't belong and just twist it to their liking... Ahhhh no..
Live please...
m
machoneman
(4,007 posts)That'll fix their wagon!
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)If there's one thing we know about the GOP, it's that they will do whatever it takes to win. Getting Comey's scalp would be their last hurrah before giving up the gavel.
mitch96
(13,912 posts)Both of them can record the proceedings and they when the repukes come up with their "facts" Comey can refute them with HIS recording.. Both will claim FAKE NEWS and it will be lost to the next news cycle....
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,740 posts)Jim__
(14,077 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)What a carnival. Gowdy Doody knows how to throw a carnival.
still_one
(92,233 posts)brooklynite
(94,602 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,740 posts)and the Dems won't have any power until January. I suppose at that time they could re-call Comey for a public hearing to get the straight scoop.
True Blue American
(17,986 posts)They are only in office about 10 more days. Comeys Attorney can resist that long.
Perseus
(4,341 posts)My goodness, this is a lawyer, one would expect more intelligence from that guy...It is a mystery to me how stupid people get elected to public office, how some manage to "earn" high executive positions in big corporations.
I have seen people, in corporate, who are clueless about almost anything, but they still manage to reach high positions, and yes they can speak well, they can take projects other people completed then present it in a way that those listening th8ink he/she authored it, and I have to assume that the many undeserving people in congress and senate have climbed the same way.
Citizens need to pay attention more carefully to what these people say and do otherwise the incompetent but malevolent will continue to raise to power. People must understand that "Ignorance IS NOT Bliss".
George II
(67,782 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)this whole dog and pony show is about to blow up in Gowdy's face.
hatrack
(59,587 posts)And the whole world can watch greasy sweat bead on your forehead as your pursue your endless, nonsensical questions about how Hillary Hillary Hillary Hillary Hillary something something destroy 'Murca blurgh blurgh
erronis
(15,303 posts)Historic NY
(37,451 posts)cstanleytech
(26,299 posts)and they would still continue to do so as we have seen so we need live hearings not closed door ones.
demsocialist
(202 posts)SFnomad
(3,473 posts)and before the truth gets out there, the right wing echo chamber will have repeated your false characterization so many times, it will become the truth.
Public hearings or no hearings ... your choice.
cilla4progress
(24,737 posts)What would this do? Are we still a democracy? Make it PUBLIC!!
Lying liars.
pamdb
(1,332 posts)I wouldn't trust the republicans not to mess with the video. No reason why we can't see live. They did it with Hillary and benghazi, they did it with Kavanaugh, they did it with Peter Strok, they can damn well do it with Comey. Actually, for the second time.
marble falls
(57,112 posts)UpInArms
(51,284 posts)Touted by this maladminstration... do it live ... with all of us watching
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)The side screaming "witch hunt" has been the side conducting the witch hunts.
Consider this America's check on your abuse of office.
Paladin
(28,265 posts)paleotn
(17,931 posts)By the time the details are worked out its a new Congress and all this is meaningless.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)"...videotaped, edited and released."
kimbutgar
(21,163 posts)They can tape it and come up with some bs national security excuse to never air it.
No it needs a public airing on tv.
Chickensoup
(650 posts)tableturner
(1,683 posts)Comey will make them look even more like buffoons than they already do. Let the Republicans run a public hearing so they can make asses of themselves in front of the entire country.
Botany
(70,520 posts)BTW Hillary's email server was down played? R you fucking kidding me?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/08/25/studies-agree-media-gorged-on-hillary-clinton-email-coverage/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bd01ae83d79f
The media's coverage of Hillary and her email crap was more than Trump U, Trump's taxes, the Trump foundation,
Trump/Russia, Trump's treatment of women, and his Trump's trade ideas combined. Fuckers like Gowdy inflamed the lies about Hillary and used the stolen data from HRC and the DNC to feed this crap to the press.
LuvLoogie
(7,014 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,928 posts)I'd consider it the "Cliff Notes" of this thread!!!
ananda
(28,867 posts)just assume that others are just as idiotic.
Videotape -- meaning sending out doctored
footage.
No thanks.
Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)is if the person running the committee has no control over his committee and doesn't know how to run a hearing.
Don't worry, Trey, there will be people there in January to show everyone how it's done.
BaronChocula
(1,559 posts)you smarmy pupa of a man?
Racerdog1
(808 posts)Goofy looking bastard should be ashamed to go out in public. Fucking idiot for sure.
PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)is ask a couple national security related questions then say they can't release the tape unedited then release only what they want. Tricky little devil...
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)as Gowdy well knows.
Comey and Rice are simply running out the clock until Jan. 3 (which can't come too soon!). Both of them have no problem testifying live in public.
The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)iluvtennis
(19,863 posts)trying to do something before they adjourn for the year?
NCjack
(10,279 posts)witnesses. Play the recording in movie theaters and on public TV.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)And he and many of his co-conspirators are called before them to answer questions.
Firestorm49
(4,035 posts)Live broadcast - period.