Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the chair of the House Oversight Committee, has asked FBI Director James Comey to testify before the committee on Thursday to explain his decision not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton over her use of email servers.
Chaffetz told Fox News Wednesday morning that he spoke to Comey over the phone and via text message to set up a time for the FBI director to answer questions from House members. Comey said that he could testify on Thursday, prompting the House committee to set a hearing for Thursday at 10 a.m. ET, according to Chaffetz.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) had said on Tuesday night that he anticipated a hearing regarding the FBI’s conclusion on Clinton’s handling of classified information.
“There are a lot of unanswered questions here,” Ryan told Fox News.
The chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), has also sent Comey a letter with questions about the FBI’s findings.
And so it begins.
Dollars to doughnuts Comey will do his best to help the GOP lie about Hillary.
So much for the idea that Comey being a registered Republican would somehow give any cover to the Democrats and Clinton on this. Obama would have been better served politically to have selected a Democrat for FBI head—the Republicans are going to indulge in an Outrage Jihad regardless who’s in charge if they’re not getting what they want. Might as well have a Democrat.
My prediction: Comey spends 95% of his time slamming Clinton as irresponsible, and 5% explaining why it was ludicrous to seriously contemplate indictment. Guess what the media will lead with.
Time for the Democrats to go on the offensive. It’s what the Republicans would do if the situation was reversed.
So…no gun vote. No SCOTUS confirmation meeting. But these jabronis will interview this dude for the next eight years.
Good lord, the GOP didn’t get the answer they wanted and have reverted to their typical whiny suck-a-titty baby selves. Wasn’t boot-strapping and self-reliance supposed to be a conservative characteristic?
Ah, the republicans have “another” Bengaise(sp?).