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riversedge

(69,708 posts)
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:19 AM Mar 2018

Rep. Rooney: Hicks story shows Russia probe must end

Source: CNN




Updated 9:18 PM ET, Wed February 28, 2018




(CNN)Republican Rep. Tom Rooney is calling for an end to the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into possible collusion in Russia's 2016 election meddling, arguing that its only purpose is to drive the media narrative for Democrats.

Rooney, a member of the committee, slammed his Democratic colleagues for leaking former White House communications director Hope Hicks' testimony, where she admitted to telling white lies for President Donald Trump.

"That's why tonight I've asked our Chairman (Mike) Conaway that we need to end this investigation," he told CNN's Erin Burnett on "OutFront." "It's been going on for a year. We've interviewed scores of witnesses and now we've gotten to the point now where we're literally bringing people in for nine hours just so the Democrats can leak to the press something as ridiculous as 'white lies.' "


The Florida Republican added that when pressed, Hicks said she never lied about anything substantive, like the Russia investigation.........................

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/politics/rooney-hope-hicks-russia-cnntv/index.html



Nope, it shows that the probe must continue.
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Rep. Rooney: Hicks story shows Russia probe must end (Original Post) riversedge Mar 2018 OP
So where were you when Benghazi hearings..... TranssexualKaren Mar 2018 #1
What a non-sequitur. lagomorph777 Mar 2018 #2
Every Republican is turd or a stupid turd worshiper olegramps Mar 2018 #14
Should that be a "turd whisperer" N/T jimmil Mar 2018 #35
At least Trump had Hope Hicks' back as he kicked her in the ass to the curb. Well, he faced her back LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2018 #43
It would appear so, and the feeling is apparently mutual. lagomorph777 Mar 2018 #50
As Mueller's Probe Expands and Advances, There Will Be More Repub Calls to End the Investigation dlk Mar 2018 #3
End whatever you wish to end . . . Sam McGee Mar 2018 #4
That's quite a graphic! trusty elf Mar 2018 #6
No self-respecting shark would bite into Big Mack stuffed drumpf. democratisphere Mar 2018 #52
awesome but bluestarone Mar 2018 #53
Hicks did lie about the Russian investigation From the Harem Mar 2018 #5
Rooney is a box full of rocks stupid. nocalflea Mar 2018 #7
Hope Hicks is not a good reason to close the investigation FakeNoose Mar 2018 #8
Love the meme! PatSeg Mar 2018 #10
It seems to me, TNNurse Mar 2018 #12
The media is making it about her boyfriend FakeNoose Mar 2018 #15
Shows her lack of experience....and intelligence Rorey Mar 2018 #16
I must confess that I really like it when someone on DU agrees with me. TNNurse Mar 2018 #17
I probably usually agree with you Rorey Mar 2018 #18
Thanks, it is a gloomy day, the news is grim, so any little cheer is good for me. TNNurse Mar 2018 #20
Winner, winner, chicken dinner Cosmocat Mar 2018 #24
Please leave Brittany Alone! n2doc Mar 2018 #9
Opposite day! Cracklin Charlie Mar 2018 #11
19 indictments and several convictions prove that there is something there Rooney wants to cover up Renew Deal Mar 2018 #13
Gaslighting is the new standard 'debate' tactic I guess. poboy2 Mar 2018 #19
Hope Hicks's white lies are why we must end the investigation! Aristus Mar 2018 #21
Nice Try DownriverDem Mar 2018 #22
Can't pass this up! MyOwnPeace Mar 2018 #51
We have to end the investigation because we're forcing people to lie to us... Wounded Bear Mar 2018 #23
Well, if we were doing out jobs, we would be forcing people to lie to us. meadowlander Mar 2018 #39
Never mind five guilty pleas? czarjak Mar 2018 #25
And 72 pending charges... meadowlander Mar 2018 #40
"Our investigation into the terrorist attack in Benghazi isnt about finger pointing..." oberliner Mar 2018 #26
her spokesperson said she misspoke Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #27
Even white-liars need spokespersons ThoughtCriminal Mar 2018 #44
This from a party whose Vice President outed a covert CIA operative Valerie Plame. Pepsidog Mar 2018 #28
OW! Let go! Plucketeer Mar 2018 #29
FU and your broken down horse. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #30
They should end the house investigation, it's a joke anyway blueinredohio Mar 2018 #31
FloriDUH republican mikeysnot Mar 2018 #32
If so many GOPutin members would not have taken money and assistance from Putin C Moon Mar 2018 #33
Unmasking liars, thieves, and traitors Politicub Mar 2018 #34
and once again, it's an idiotic GOPer from FLORIDA bdtrppr6 Mar 2018 #36
House and Senate investigations could be terminated as they are "all bark" and "no bite" and not iluvtennis Mar 2018 #37
Exact opposite correct response from a GOPer per ususal. efhmc Mar 2018 #38
Isn't the point of the HIC's investigation to stop Russia interfering in the new election? meadowlander Mar 2018 #41
Why is one year such a magic number? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2018 #42
thanks for the links Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #49
Denied. The probe may continue Weed Man Mar 2018 #45
Little Prick Firestorm49 Mar 2018 #46
Good! You guys aren't accomplishing much anyway. Step off and let Mueller handle it. blake2012 Mar 2018 #47
says a member of the party that witch-hunted Hillary FOR DECADES Skittles Mar 2018 #48

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
2. What a non-sequitur.
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:24 AM
Mar 2018

Hicks' testimony is one more reason the investigation needs to continue.

What a fucking RePutin turd.

43. At least Trump had Hope Hicks' back as he kicked her in the ass to the curb. Well, he faced her back
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 01:37 PM
Mar 2018

proving loyalty to this man is not reciprocated. Do you think the remaining sycophants in the WH are starting to get the message?

dlk

(11,425 posts)
3. As Mueller's Probe Expands and Advances, There Will Be More Repub Calls to End the Investigation
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:26 AM
Mar 2018

They can't take the scrutiny or the heat.

From the Harem

(19 posts)
5. Hicks did lie about the Russian investigation
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:32 AM
Mar 2018

The Florida Republican added that when pressed, Hicks said she never lied about anything substantive, like the Russia investigation.........................



Except she did! She was involved in penning the AirForce One memo/announcement, in which Donald Trump tried to cover for Donald Trump Jr's Trump Tower meeting with several Russians to "get dirt on Hillary".

FakeNoose

(32,328 posts)
8. Hope Hicks is not a good reason to close the investigation
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:45 AM
Mar 2018

Ms. Hicks may have her reasons for quitting, and maybe she would have done so even if she hadn't been interviewed by the Committee. She's also lawyering up and getting ready for a subpoena from Robert Mueller.

The fact is that Hope Hicks was never qualified for her high-level White House position to begin with, and probably never had a security clearance to read top secret classified documents that were daily coming to her from all over. Do we feel sorry for her now? Heck no!

Is this a reason to end the Trussian investigation? Absolutely not.


TNNurse

(6,911 posts)
12. It seems to me,
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:59 AM
Mar 2018

If you were already planning on quitting, announcing the day after you were questioned by the committee is not the work of a good communications director. It just is not good management of information, which is her job.

FakeNoose

(32,328 posts)
15. The media is making it about her boyfriend
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 11:18 AM
Mar 2018

... but who knows if that's true?

Supposedly she's upset at the treatment of Rob Porter who was fired a couple weeks ago when the media reported domestic abuse charges, and apparently they weren't the first charges against him either.

So she was planning to quit anyway, but now she has suddenly realized how much trouble she's in because of Trussia. Did that honestly never occur to her until NOW? If so, she's in way over her clueless head.

God bless your little heart, Hope. I hope you get a good lawyer who doesn't take you to the cleaners.

Cosmocat

(14,543 posts)
24. Winner, winner, chicken dinner
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 11:49 AM
Mar 2018

SO ...

She gets interviewed by Mueller a week ago, then quits moments after being interviewed by the House.

1 + 1 = ????

She is smarter and tougher than people might think, but never having met her, seeing how precious she likes to keep herself, I can say with 100% certainty that faced with having to spend so much as a second in an orange DOC jumpshoot, she will get into self preservation mode REAL quick.

Aristus

(66,075 posts)
21. Hope Hicks's white lies are why we must end the investigation!
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 11:41 AM
Mar 2018

The memo is why we must end the investigation!

The full moon is why we must end the investigation!

My horoscope says we must end the investigation!





meadowlander

(4,358 posts)
39. Well, if we were doing out jobs, we would be forcing people to lie to us.
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 01:25 PM
Mar 2018

As is, we seem to be accepting "I don't feel like it privilege" as an excuse not to answer.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
26. "Our investigation into the terrorist attack in Benghazi isnt about finger pointing..."
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 12:20 PM
Mar 2018
“This report makes clear that the State Department ignored warnings and security concerns from the intelligence community, leading to a preventable attack that cost four American lives. This failure of leadership is unacceptable.

Our investigation into the terrorist attack in Benghazi isn’t about finger pointing; this is about figuring out what went wrong so we can prevent future attacks. We need stronger leadership at the State Department, we need the Administration to heed warnings from the intelligence community, and we need significantly better security at our diplomatic posts around the world.”

https://rooney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rooney-statement-on-benghazi-report


A different time, I guess.

C Moon

(12,188 posts)
33. If so many GOPutin members would not have taken money and assistance from Putin
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 12:47 PM
Mar 2018

you wouldn't be in this position.
OF COURSE THIS IS GOOD FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY—BECAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR THE U.S.!
That's because the GOP/NRA is now a party of traitors—a cancer to the U.S.

 

bdtrppr6

(796 posts)
36. and once again, it's an idiotic GOPer from FLORIDA
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 12:58 PM
Mar 2018

they breed em extra stupid down there. Sorry FL, no offense, but your voting record seriously sucks.

iluvtennis

(19,756 posts)
37. House and Senate investigations could be terminated as they are "all bark" and "no bite" and not
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 01:04 PM
Mar 2018

taken seriously. What I mean by that is they could have formally subpoenaed Hicks and Bannon and forced them to answer questions or else suffer being jailed. But as the Rethugs are the leaders of all of those committees, they intentionally choose not to exert their powers to force testimony, so ppl like Hope Hicks go there and tell "white lies".

In the current environment, only serious investigation is that of Mueller.

Congress Can Jail Witnesses Who Refuse to Cooperate...
http://time.com/5023920/trump-russia-election-congress-capitol-jail/

meadowlander

(4,358 posts)
41. Isn't the point of the HIC's investigation to stop Russia interfering in the new election?
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 01:31 PM
Mar 2018

And didn't all of the intelligence chiefs just testify that Russia is already interfering in 2018 and they haven't been instructed to do anything about it?

So how does Hope Hicks having a rough day and quitting justify shutting down an investigation with those kinds of implications? I would suggest even calling for the investigation to shut down in the face of that kind of testimony would be collusion with a hostile foreign power.

42. Why is one year such a magic number?
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 01:32 PM
Mar 2018

It's not like we haven't had investigations that have lasted more than that -- especially Benghazi.



source:USA Today

I would think an attack on the very foundations of our democracy would rate at least as much time as the Benghazi witch hunt. So far this investigation has produced multiple indictments and guilty pleas, with is more than the Republicans were able to generate in two years and four months.

Hell, the attacks on 9-11 rated nineteen months of investigation, even after Bush/Cheney threatened the Congress with retribution if they did so, which delayed the start of the investigation for more than a full year. (As a comparison, NASA's investigation into the Columbia shuttle tragedy began the day after the accident.) They also gimmicked the committee so there were more Republicans than Democrats, which wasn't the equal division of members the parties had planned. This made it nearly impossible for the Democrats to subpoena witnesses -- sound familiar? (Bush/Cheney had wanted Henry Kissinger to head the commission until the hue and cry that went up forced them to withdraw the idea.)

As the Mueller investigation continues to produce results -- and follows the money to Trump and his family -- we can expect the Republicans to scream louder and louder about how long it's taking. I think the correct response is, "Benghazi!"

Firestorm49

(4,002 posts)
46. Little Prick
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 04:07 PM
Mar 2018

A lie is a lie, is a lie. White, yellow, black, intentional or unintentional, it’s still just a lie. And we’re supposed to take an admitted liar’s word that she never “lied about anything substantive?” Obviously she’s been very poorly trained by her boss. Oh no, let me change that, it was super training - the best training in the world, trust me. Nobody could train her better than me.

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