Rep. Debbie Dingell: Rep. Swalwell and the Chinese Spy Were Not ‘in a Deep Relationship’

HEMMER How big of ░░░░░░░░ problem is this Swalwell ░░░░░░░░ for you DINGELL We ░░░░░░░░ to take any espionage ░░░░░░░░ very seriously This recent ░░░░░░░░ is also very disturbing ░░░░░░░░ I know that Speaker ░░░░░░░░ cares very deeply and ░░░░░░░░ listen to the facts ░░░░░░░░ sure that we re ░░░░░░░░ protected And I think ░░░░░░░░ what I understand when ░░░░░░░░ was told that this ░░░░░░░░ who was trying to ░░░░░░░░ a relationship was who ░░░░░░░░ was he immediately gave ░░░░░░░░ the facts and was ░░░░░░░░ careful You know I ░░░░░░░░ to say that we ░░░░░░░░ not supposed to talk ░░░░░░░░ all of this but ░░░░░░░░ are a number of ░░░░░░░░ and I suspect more ░░░░░░░░ we realize have been ░░░░░░░░ that foreign governments may ░░░░░░░░ trying to monitor us ░░░░░░░░ we all have to ░░░░░░░░ careful and aware of ░░░░░░░░ every single second HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ that would it be ░░░░░░░░ if he was taken ░░░░░░░░ the committee You know ░░░░░░░░ a dozen of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ saying do just that ░░░░░░░░ do you think DINGELL ░░░░░░░░ know I want to ░░░░░░░░ that then that could ░░░░░░░░ a tool so go ░░░░░░░░ try to embarrass every ░░░░░░░░ of the Intelligence Committee ░░░░░░░░ m going to trust ░░░░░░░░ who have access to ░░░░░░░░ I do not know ░░░░░░░░ care deeply about the ░░░░░░░░ security of this country ░░░░░░░░ do the right thing ░░░░░░░░ Sorry did you say ░░░░░░░░ could be used as ░░░░░░░░ tool DINGELL Yeah So ░░░░░░░░ you wanted to inaudible ░░░░░░░░ discredit those that you ░░░░░░░░ could be not they ░░░░░░░░ probably already trying to ░░░░░░░░ relationships with everybody on ░░░░░░░░ Intelligence Committee But how ░░░░░░░░ don t know We ░░░░░░░░ know that foreign governments ░░░░░░░░ tried to discredit people ░░░░░░░░ of Congress and I ░░░░░░░░ t want that as ░░░░░░░░ tool I want experts ░░░░░░░░ security experts managing these ░░░░░░░░ of challenges warning us ░░░░░░░░ it s appropriate which ░░░░░░░░ didn t do and ░░░░░░░░ of us taking responsibility ░░░░░░░░ our behavior and be ░░░░░░░░ of it HEMMER Knowing ░░░░░░░░ we think we know ░░░░░░░░ and I think we ░░░░░░░░ going to learn more ░░░░░░░░ a moment here when ░░░░░░░░ come to the microphone ░░░░░░░░ he have even been ░░░░░░░░ that committee DINGELL Well ░░░░░░░░ do you know how ░░░░░░░░ other members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ you would never think ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and Democrats may ░░░░░░░░ been a target We ░░░░░░░░ in briefings which I ░░░░░░░░ never have made public ░░░░░░░░ other people with big ░░░░░░░░ have that they had ░░░░░░░░ Republican United States senators ░░░░░░░░ don t believe those ░░░░░░░░ were disloyal HEMMER Fair ░░░░░░░░ But it s really ░░░░░░░░ apples to apples because ░░░░░░░░ are facts about the ░░░░░░░░ that are now public ░░░░░░░░ Maybe there are facts ░░░░░░░░ I have not yet ░░░░░░░░ about I mean I ░░░░░░░░ been told that the ░░░░░░░░ was not a deep ░░░░░░░░ etc So if there ░░░░░░░░ more I don t ░░░░░░░░ to access all of ░░░░░░░░ facts I m not ░░░░░░░░ to those facts Nancy ░░░░░░░░ is and I trust ░░░░░░░░ as our Speaker She ░░░░░░░░ on the Intelligence Committee ░░░░░░░░ cares about our national ░░░░░░░░ And I m going ░░░░░░░░ be very careful to ░░░░░░░░ the integrity of any ░░░░░░░░ or Democrat until someone ░░░░░░░░ the facts But all ░░░░░░░░ us and I mean ░░░░░░░░ one of us is ░░░░░░░░ target.”