Gowdy on Strzok’s Anti-Trump Texts: Makes It ‘Really Difficult’ to Defend Mueller Probe’s Integrity

MacCALLUM 10 000 text ░░░░░░░░ being come through right ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department tonight ░░░░░░░░ Strzok you ve heard ░░░░░░░░ lot about and FBI ░░░░░░░░ Lisa page a coworker ░░░░░░░░ he was reportedly having ░░░░░░░░ romantic relationship with Some ░░░░░░░░ their conversations were revealed ░░░░░░░░ be so anti Trump ░░░░░░░░ he got him kicked ░░░░░░░░ of this investigation into ░░░░░░░░ Russian issue that is ░░░░░░░░ run of course by ░░░░░░░░ Mueller Also new tonight ░░░░░░░░ eight hours Donald Troup ░░░░░░░░ Done testifying behind closed ░░░░░░░░ about the June 26 ░░░░░░░░ Tower meeting with the ░░░░░░░░ Earlier I spoke with ░░░░░░░░ trey Gowdy who was ░░░░░░░░ member of that committee ░░░░░░░░ asked and he will ░░░░░░░░ to view the Peter ░░░░░░░░ text messages and what ░░░░░░░░ specifically wants to know ░░░░░░░░ them GOWDY We met ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ and they have to ░░░░░░░░ through the texts We ░░░░░░░░ not entitled to them ░░░░░░░░ do we have an ░░░░░░░░ in purely personal texts ░░░░░░░░ are very interested in ░░░░░░░░ anti Trump and or ░░░░░░░░ Clinton texts Because as ░░░░░░░░ made reference to he ░░░░░░░░ a very important agent ░░░░░░░░ her investigation also in ░░░░░░░░ ongoing Russian related investigation ░░░░░░░░ the decision for Comey ░░░░░░░░ change the wording in ░░░░░░░░ statement He is super ░░░░░░░░ and people have a ░░░░░░░░ to know whether agents ░░░░░░░░ biased one way or ░░░░░░░░ The department is going ░░░░░░░░ go through the texts ░░░░░░░░ going to make them ░░░░░░░░ to us as soon ░░░░░░░░ they can MacCALLUM Gives ░░░░░░░░ to sell confidence in ░░░░░░░░ investigation and team GOWDY ░░░░░░░░ do but I got ░░░░░░░░ confess to you and ░░░░░░░░ understand people who think ░░░░░░░░ m wrong I got ░░░░░░░░ email last night from ░░░░░░░░ friend back home saying ░░░░░░░░ Gowdy let go of ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor stuff I still ░░░░░░░░ that Mueller can produce ░░░░░░░░ product that we all ░░░░░░░░ confidence in but things ░░░░░░░░ this make it really ░░░░░░░░ the perception is is ░░░░░░░░ bit as important as ░░░░░░░░ reality and if the ░░░░░░░░ is you re employing ░░░░░░░░ who are biased it ░░░░░░░░ us really difficult for ░░░░░░░░ of us that would ░░░░░░░░ to defend the integrity ░░░░░░░░ former prosecutors Martha Terms ░░░░░░░░ the 8 hour plus ░░░░░░░░ according to reports that ░░░░░░░░ coming out of Donald ░░░░░░░░ Jr Today was it ░░░░░░░░ grilling in there Is ░░░░░░░░ he would characterize it ░░░░░░░░ ve been married 28 ░░░░░░░░ It s not like ░░░░░░░░ of the grilling s ░░░░░░░░ I have gotten It ░░░░░░░░ a very professional exchange ░░░░░░░░ information I am surprised ░░░░░░░░ it took seven hours ░░░░░░░░ think only a bunch ░░░░░░░░ employers could drag that ░░░░░░░░ a 7 hour deposition ░░░░░░░░ was a incredibly professional ░░░░░░░░ so were the members ░░░░░░░░ Congress on both sides ░░░░░░░░ that the questioning We ░░░░░░░░ talking about a 20 ░░░░░░░░ meeting from which no ░░░░░░░░ was gleaned at Trump ░░░░░░░░ so how d you ░░░░░░░░ seven hours out of ░░░░░░░░ for a bunch of ░░░░░░░░ and gals that aren ░░░░░░░░ paid by the hour ░░░░░░░░ was quite a sight ░░░░░░░░ see Martha Is there ░░░░░░░░ that there was anything ░░░░░░░░ that transpired on the ░░░░░░░░ of Donald Trump Jr ░░░░░░░░ that meeting Nothing illegal ░░░░░░░░ improper Go back to ░░░░░░░░ precise words of the ░░░░░░░░ The person who alleged ░░░░░░░░ have information set official ░░░░░░░░ or information related to ░░░░░░░░ s ongoing dealings with ░░░░░░░░ okay Secretary of state ░░░░░░░░ S Senator First Lady ░░░░░░░░ dealings she had would ░░░░░░░░ been in the official ░░░░░░░░ and it defies logic ░░░░░░░░ least for me when ░░░░░░░░ have the phrase official ░░░░░░░░ in the email for ░░░░░░░░ I know they were ░░░░░░░░ about information that was ░░░░░░░░ publicly available Now he ░░░░░░░░ on the book and ░░░░░░░░ meeting meeting with that ░░░░░░░░ Russian lawyer before the ░░░░░░░░ Tower meeting and allegedly ░░░░░░░░ with that same Russian ░░░░░░░░ afterwards So you ve ░░░░░░░░ two meetings by gps ░░░░░░░░ for by the DNC ░░░░░░░░ money laundered through a ░░░░░░░░ firm I don t ░░░░░░░░ the media gaggle that ░░░░░░░░ downstairs They didn t ░░░░░░░░ a single question about ░░░░░░░░ two meetings They were ░░░░░░░░ focused on the 20 ░░░░░░░░ meeting that was so ░░░░░░░░ that Jared Kushner got ░░░░░░░░ and left Martha Elijah ░░░░░░░░ says there is a ░░░░░░░░ blower that says Michael ░░░░░░░░ was texting someone saying ░░░░░░░░ are going to go ░░░░░░░░ with the nuclear project ░░░░░░░░ building nuclear plants in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East at the ░░░░░░░░ and he said he ░░░░░░░░ lift the sanctions the ░░░░░░░░ would be ripped up ░░░░░░░░ are your thoughts on ░░░░░░░░ The first I heard ░░░░░░░░ today I was at ░░░░░░░░ skiff all morning I ░░░░░░░░ about it the same ░░░░░░░░ you heard about it ░░░░░░░░ don t know why ░░░░░░░░ won t give you ░░░░░░░░ before they give it ░░░░░░░░ the press I learned ░░░░░░░░ it when you learned ░░░░░░░░ it I gave a ░░░░░░░░ of the letter to ░░░░░░░░ Schiff and Conaway said ░░░░░░░░ we need to add ░░░░░░░░ to the witness list ░░░░░░░░ s do it I ░░░░░░░░ to know everything there ░░░░░░░░ to know about Flynn ░░░░░░░░ Russia but I m ░░░░░░░░ going to interfere and ░░░░░░░░ don t think every ░░░░░░░░ in Congress needs to ░░░░░░░░ the same pattern He ░░░░░░░░ do it I gave ░░░░░░░░ letter to Adam and ░░░░░░░░ Conaway whatever they want ░░░░░░░░ do with it I ░░░░░░░░ all for it.