Rep. Don Bacon on Leaked Military Records: DCCC Paid $110,000 to Due Diligence Firm Who Did Identity Theft

HEMMER Here s one ░░░░░░░░ those affected Nebraska Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Bacon Sir good morning ░░░░░░░░ you and thank you ░░░░░░░░ your time Do you ░░░░░░░░ a crime was committed ░░░░░░░░ or was the Air ░░░░░░░░ just simply duped what ░░░░░░░░ you think BACON Well ░░░░░░░░ Air Force was duped ░░░░░░░░ thought we were requesting ░░░░░░░░ information for our own ░░░░░░░░ for resume building and ░░░░░░░░ forth The Democrat organization ░░░░░░░░ for by the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Congressional Committee they were ░░░░░░░░ 110 000 to do ░░░░░░░░ But they used our ░░░░░░░░ security numbers and other ░░░░░░░░ identification information to look ░░░░░░░░ it was us making ░░░░░░░░ request So the Air ░░░░░░░░ was deceived The real ░░░░░░░░ here is the DCCC ░░░░░░░░ paid 110 000 to ░░░░░░░░ due diligence firm who ░░░░░░░░ identity theft to get ░░░░░░░░ information And they used ░░░░░░░░ information wherever they thought ░░░░░░░░ found you know an ░░░░░░░░ that can exploit like ░░░░░░░░ Ruth Green who had ░░░░░░░░ relive her sexual assault ░░░░░░░░ second time basically doing ░░░░░░░░ shaming on her and ░░░░░░░░ hurt her in her ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER Sure sure So ░░░░░░░░ re saying there was ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of the ░░░░░░░░ Congressional Campaign Committee they ░░░░░░░░ in on this BACON ░░░░░░░░ The Democratic Congressional Campaign ░░░░░░░░ we call it the ░░░░░░░░ paid 110 000 to ░░░░░░░░ organization to do this ░░░░░░░░ research Their job was ░░░░░░░░ collect this research and ░░░░░░░░ it back to the ░░░░░░░░ And then they used ░░░░░░░░ information whatever way they ░░░░░░░░ find effective to hurt ░░░░░░░░ Republican candidate But you ░░░░░░░░ if this is illegal ░░░░░░░░ was identity theft at ░░░░░░░░ minimum and our lawyers ░░░░░░░░ there is a crime ░░░░░░░░ But we want the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice takes this ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk HEMMER OK OK ░░░░░░░░ few specific questions here ░░░░░░░░ this information available publicly ░░░░░░░░ No it s not ░░░░░░░░ was 30 years of ░░░░░░░░ in my in my ░░░░░░░░ and I really have ░░░░░░░░ to hide I made ░░░░░░░░ General I m proud ░░░░░░░░ my records but in ░░░░░░░░ situations and not with ░░░░░░░░ people there were you ░░░░░░░░ sensitive information there You ░░░░░░░░ when you re a ░░░░░░░░ of a sexual assault ░░░░░░░░ Sure BACON and some ░░░░░░░░ that leaks were back ░░░░░░░░ that person has to ░░░░░░░░ it a second time ░░░░░░░░ Yeah you re exactly ░░░░░░░░ BACON But no this ░░░░░░░░ was not available to ░░░░░░░░ public HEMMER OK A ░░░░░░░░ of things here Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ Green Dana mentioned we ░░░░░░░░ to get on her ░░░░░░░░ had a little trouble ░░░░░░░░ satellite here Here s ░░░░░░░░ statement There must be ░░░░░░░░ transparency of the investigation ░░░░░░░░ its findings Those responsible ░░░░░░░░ these illegal acts should ░░░░░░░░ criminal charges and be ░░░░░░░░ accountable for their actions ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ they wanted and you ░░░░░░░░ you do You had ░░░░░░░░ that was pretty interesting ░░░░░░░░ watch Ultimately will the ░░░░░░░░ Force be held accountable ░░░░░░░░ BACON Well I think ░░░░░░░░ Air Force has taken ░░░░░░░░ They came clean on ░░░░░░░░ own They volunteered what ░░░░░░░░ They put fixes in ░░░░░░░░ The accountability needs to ░░░░░░░░ of the DCCC and ░░░░░░░░ operative who lied saying ░░░░░░░░ were us The identity ░░░░░░░░ Now I hope the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice takes this ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER Sir thank you ░░░░░░░░ your time BACON Thank ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER Sure it was ░░░░░░░░ right Don Bacon the ░░░░░░░░