Comey "Frustrated" House Judiciary Committee, Left Them "Empty Handed"

[Agent Zero]

What a waste of six hours. Once again, all the Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee did was stoke their own egos.

Republicans tight-lipped after day-long Comey interview

Republicans spent much of Friday trying to wring new information from former FBI Director James Comey during an all-day deposition — but identified little new ground after six hours of free-wheeling inquiries.

GOP members peppered Comey with queries about the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation, the bureau’s surveillance of a Trump campaign aide and allegations of anti-Trump bias among senior officials.


But emerging from the meeting, lawmakers were tight-lipped about what answers, if any, they got. Some, like Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), came out frustrated, claiming efforts to pry loose new information were sidelined by a lawyer who intervened to block Comey's answers on matters “at the core” of their inquiry.

Democrats disputed this characterization, describing a free-flowing interview with few obstacles. They claimed the session yielded little unknown info and lots of repetitive questioning. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) said one of the only areas of new ground came in response to his questions about allegations of leaking by agents in the FBI’s Southern District of New York office, which some Democrats accuse of tipping off Trump allies to inner workings of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

[midcan5]

One wonders how long Americans will follow republicans who accomplish nothing.


"Back in the seventies, Herbert Simon, the Nobel-winning economist, took these inchoate sentiments and explained them rigorously: “What information consumes is rather obvious. It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." Franklin Foer

https://www.propublica.org/article/w...on-dc-insiders

[Hoosier8]

Comey doesn’t believe Congress has the right to know what the FBI does. That should wake up the ostriches but I won’t hold my breath.

As Comey stated this is about saving the reputation of the institution (and its corruption) and so far so good.

[Peter1469]

Comey doesn’t believe Congress has the right to know what the FBI does. That should wake up the ostriches but I won’t hold my breath.

As Comey stated this is about saving the reputation of the institution (and its corruption) and so far so good.

That flies in the face of Congressional over-site. I could agree that the entirety of Congress may not need to know everything, but that is why Congress has committees and sub-committees to over see various executive agencies and departments.

[Hoosier8]

That flies in the face of Congressional over-site. I could agree that the entirety of Congress may not need to know everything, but that is why Congress has committees and sub-committees to over see various executive agencies and departments.

Yet the FBI continuously defies those committees requests for information.

[Beevee]

That flies in the face of Congressional over-site. I could agree that the entirety of Congress may not need to know everything, but that is why Congress has committees and sub-committees to over see various executive agencies and departments.

How much overseeing of the White House have they done in the last two years?

[Captdon]

How much overseeing of the White House have they done in the last two years?

That's your excuse for Comey refusing to talk to this committee? He was a part of the administration. You do know that, right?

[Peter1469]

How much overseeing of the White House have they done in the last two years?

I don't have any business with those committees. The agency that I work for gets grilled weekly.

[Tahuyaman]

What a waste of six hours. Once again, all the Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee did was stoke their own egos.

Republicans tight-lipped after day-long Comey interview

Republicans spent much of Friday trying to wring new information from former FBI Director James Comey during an all-day deposition — but identified little new ground after six hours of free-wheeling inquiries.

GOP members peppered Comey with queries about the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation, the bureau’s surveillance of a Trump campaign aide and allegations of anti-Trump bias among senior officials.


But emerging from the meeting, lawmakers were tight-lipped about what answers, if any, they got. Some, like Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), came out frustrated, claiming efforts to pry loose new information were sidelined by a lawyer who intervened to block Comey's answers on matters “at the core” of their inquiry.

Democrats disputed this characterization, describing a free-flowing interview with few obstacles. They claimed the session yielded little unknown info and lots of repetitive questioning. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) said one of the only areas of new ground came in response to his questions about allegations of leaking by agents in the FBI’s Southern District of New York office, which some Democrats accuse of tipping off Trump allies to inner workings of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

One wonders how long Americans will follow republicans who accomplish nothing.


"Back in the seventies, Herbert Simon, the Nobel-winning economist, took these inchoate sentiments and explained them rigorously: “What information consumes is rather obvious. It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." Franklin Foer

https://www.propublica.org/article/w...on-dc-insiders

Liberals support corruption.