Gowdy To Trump: Recognizing Russian Meddling Won't Delegitimize Your Win

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By Nicole Lafond | July 16, 2018 2:18 pm

House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) on Monday released a blistering statement reiterating that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and calling on a number of officials on President Trump’s team to inform him that “it is possible to conclude Russia interfered with out election in 2016 without delegitimizing his electoral success.”

Read Gowdy’s full statement below:

Russia is not our friend. Russia attempted to undermine the fundamentals of our democracy, impugn the reliability of the 2016 election, and sow the seeds of discord among Americans. Our intelligence community, including the current one, concluded this, as did the Majority House Intelligence Committee report, as did our fellow Americans who served on grand juries which returned true bills on two separate occasions. I am confident former CIA Director and current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, DNI Dan Coats, Ambassador Nikki Haley, FBI Director Chris Wray, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and others will be able to communicate to the President it is possible to conclude Russia interfered with our election in 2016 without delegitimizing his electoral success.

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Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gowdy-tell-trump-ok-to-say-russia-interfered-without-delegitimizing-his-election

[fleur-de-lisa]

1. "Recognizing Russian Meddling Won't Delegitimize Your Win" - Ha ha, yes it will!

But keep telling him that Howdy!

[olegramps]

9. When I see that filthy little bastard, I only wish I vomit on him.

I know some dives that I would love to take him slumming in on the South Side. He would probably end up on the wrong end of a pool cue being use as a pogo stick.

[Solly Mack]

2. Going to be the GOP new talking point.

it is possible to conclude Russia interfered with our election in 2016 without delegitimizing his electoral success

[Thomas Hurt]

3. They are missing the point, his win isn't really the point,....

it is the Pig's bloated and damaged ego that will be delegitimized.

The Pig won't stand for that...near I can tell, I did not watch this travesty, the Pig just held a diplomatic summit to enlist the help a foreign head of state to help him cover up his unethical, immoral and illegal acts.

Wasn't a matter of foreign relations but a propaganda campaign. collusion and treason.

[rainin]

4. Trying to talk an unstable person off the ledge.

[murielm99]

6. Let him jump.

[fleur-de-lisa]

11. I'm cool with that.

[olegramps]

13. Hell with that, give a helping hand, push him.

[BigmanPigman]

5. I knew it...the GOP talking points for today are

"Putin is bad, tRump is good". What about the investigation????? What about GOP support? It will continue on as it has for 18 months. Nothing changes with them.

[deminks]

7. yes it will, and he knows it.

[elmac]

8. Gowdy doesn't know how extensive the hacking was

when the JD shows that key state votes were hacked then yes, he is the illegitimate president and we all know he is anyway.

[targetpractice]

12. It wasn't just hacking... It was a multi-front assault...

Is targeted fake news considered hacking? Spear fishing and stealing DNC emails is kind of hacking.

This thing is so complicated, it makes my head spin.

[elmac]

14. yes, I know, but the trumpsters think thats all it was

and we can also blame the governors who suppressed voters for working for putin.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. Thank you, sir; may I have another?

[dlk]

15. Well, Actually Trey...

[Corgigal]

16. It's not meddling, Mr. prosecutor.

It's conspiracy. Use your words.

[Mz Pip]

17. Can't have it both ways, Trey.

I suspect we’ve just hit the tip of the iceberg. When all is said and done history will call Trump what he really is - an illegitimate President.