Schumer: IG Report Proves There’s No ‘Deep State Conspiracy’ Against Trump

SCHUMER Good afternoon everyone ░░░░░░░░ m proud to be ░░░░░░░░ by my colleagues senators ░░░░░░░░ and Warner and my ░░░░░░░░ friend and House colleague ░░░░░░░░ I know longer than ░░░░░░░░ probably in this room ░░░░░░░░ Nadler Leader Pelosi ranking ░░░░░░░░ Cummings and ranking member ░░░░░░░░ are voting and on ░░░░░░░░ way and they ll ░░░░░░░░ when they get here ░░░░░░░░ we now know the ░░░░░░░░ awaited report from the ░░░░░░░░ General has been made ░░░░░░░░ Several things are crystal ░░░░░░░░ First and foremost anyone ░░░░░░░░ is hoping to use ░░░░░░░░ report to undermine the ░░░░░░░░ probe or prove the ░░░░░░░░ of a deep state ░░░░░░░░ against President Trump will ░░░░░░░░ sorely disappointed Those of ░░░░░░░░ who are interested in ░░░░░░░░ truth however are pleased ░░░░░░░░ know that the Inspector ░░░░░░░░ wrote time and time ░░░░░░░░ that when it came ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton e mail ░░░░░░░░ quote no evidence that ░░░░░░░░ conclusions by department prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ affected by bias or ░░░░░░░░ considerations No evidence that ░░░░░░░░ conclusions by department prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ affected by bias or ░░░░░░░░ considerations No evidence that ░░░░░░░░ conclusions by department prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ affected by bias or ░░░░░░░░ improper considerations Rather he ░░░░░░░░ that they were based ░░░░░░░░ the prosecutor s assessments ░░░░░░░░ the facts the law ░░░░░░░░ past department practices Plain ░░░░░░░░ simple couldn t be ░░░░░░░░ couldn t be a ░░░░░░░░ strong repudiation of those ░░░░░░░░ wish to say that ░░░░░░░░ was bias in the ░░░░░░░░ investigation Did Director Comey ░░░░░░░░ F B I and ░░░░░░░░ handle the public aspects ░░░░░░░░ the investigation into Hillary ░░░░░░░░ s e mail correctly ░░░░░░░░ course not We Democrats ░░░░░░░░ that then The Inspector ░░░░░░░░ makes it clear now ░░░░░░░░ Director Comey s mishandling ░░░░░░░░ the publicity around the ░░░░░░░░ e mail campaign all ░░░░░░░░ to the benefit of ░░░░░░░░ candidate Trump not the ░░░░░░░░ way around It was ░░░░░░░░ who benefited from all ░░░░░░░░ mistakes So it hardly ░░░░░░░░ deep state or bias ░░░░░░░░ him And as the ░░░░░░░░ told Lester Holt in ░░░░░░░░ own words on national ░░░░░░░░ he fired Director Comey ░░░░░░░░ of the Russia probe ░░░░░░░░ what does this all ░░░░░░░░ going forward We know ░░░░░░░░ the days ahead the ░░░░░░░░ and his allies will ░░░░░░░░ to twist themselves into ░░░░░░░░ and try to use ░░░░░░░░ report to undermine the ░░░░░░░░ Counsel and the Russia ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately for them nothing ░░░░░░░░ this report lays a ░░░░░░░░ on Special Counsel Mueller ░░░░░░░░ the ongoing Russia probe ░░░░░░░░ this was the President ░░░░░░░░ plan to take down ░░░░░░░░ Special Counsel President Trump ░░░░░░░░ and missed The Special ░░░░░░░░ s integrity is widely ░░░░░░░░ and his investigation has ░░░░░░░░ produced almost two dozen ░░░░░░░░ and guilty pleas Nevertheless ░░░░░░░░ President isn t the ░░░░░░░░ to let the facts ░░░░░░░░ in his way so ░░░░░░░░ have no doubt he ░░░░░░░░ be tweeting all sorts ░░░░░░░░ false information and false ░░░░░░░░ But there are two ░░░░░░░░ incontrovertible and not susceptible ░░░░░░░░ spin One Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ that election so the ░░░░░░░░ about the F B ░░░░░░░░ and James Comey and ░░░░░░░░ the rest don t ░░░░░░░░ anywhere At the end ░░░░░░░░ the day the actions ░░░░░░░░ in this report helped ░░░░░░░░ Trump win the election ░░░░░░░░ the other way around ░░░░░░░░ two this report contains ░░░░░░░░ evidence to make any ░░░░░░░░ person conclude that the ░░░░░░░░ Counsel investigation is anything ░░░░░░░░ than independent impartial and ░░░░░░░░ as important today as ░░░░░░░░ was before this report ░░░░░░░░ issued.”