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Blumenthal:’I’m Deeply Disappointed’ the Criminal Referral of Chris Steele Is Done Without ‘Consultation’
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CNN
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The Situation Room (CNN)
Name: The Situation Room (CNN)
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Wolf Blitzer
, Richard Blumenthal
Name: Wolf Blitzer
Employment: CNN
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Name: Richard Blumenthal
Employment: U.S. Senate
Position: Senator
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Washington, D.C.
Name: Washington, D.C.
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02/07/2018 05:33 pm
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>> It looks like it ░░░░░░░░ fast Senate We re ░░░░░░░░ what will happen in ░░░░░░░░ house Let s go ░░░░░░░░ the Russia investigation You ░░░░░░░░ on the Judiciary Committee ░░░░░░░░ ve released what they ░░░░░░░░ a criminal referral looking ░░░░░░░░ Christopher Steele the former ░░░░░░░░ spy who prepared that ░░░░░░░░ They re alleging he ░░░░░░░░ the FBI his information ░░░░░░░░ also being made available ░░░░░░░░ the FBI Have you ░░░░░░░░ information to back up ░░░░░░░░ criminal referral sent order ░░░░░░░░ the FBI and the ░░░░░░░░ Department by these two ░░░░░░░░ the Republican members of ░░░░░░░░ committee On the contrary ░░░░░░░░ am deeply disappointed that ░░░░░░░░ first action of criminal ░░░░░░░░ is one done without ░░░░░░░░ consultation let alone corroboration ░░░░░░░░ democratic members It smacks ░░░░░░░░ a political action Not ░░░░░░░░ serious legal one And ░░░░░░░░ very importantly here Christopher ░░░░░░░░ went to the FBI ░░░░░░░░ because he was so ░░░░░░░░ by the prospect of ░░░░░░░░ between the Russians and ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign Contrast that ░░░░░░░░ with Donald Trump Jr ░░░░░░░░ was told that the ░░░░░░░░ had dirt on Hillary ░░░░░░░░ from hacked stolen e ░░░░░░░░ What was his reaction ░░░░░░░░ love it Their accusation ░░░░░░░░ Christopher Steele is that ░░░░░░░░ lied to the FBI ░░░░░░░░ he said he had ░░░░░░░░ briefed members of the ░░░░░░░░ media The question is ░░░░░░░░ he deny it Or ░░░░░░░░ he simply not tell ░░░░░░░░ about it And the ░░░░░░░░ is not that he ░░░░░░░░ it apparently It is ░░░░░░░░ he didn t volunteer ░░░░░░░░ That kind of nondisclosure ░░░░░░░░ nowhere near what needs ░░░░░░░░ be proved for a ░░░░░░░░ prosecution And I m ░░░░░░░░ that this first action ░░░░░░░░ one that involves information ░░░░░░░░ was provided by the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice There s ░░░░░░░░ new here so far ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ what do you think ░░░░░░░░ motive is We re ░░░░░░░░ about Chuck Grassley Lindsey ░░░░░░░░ What do they want ░░░░░░░░ m concerned because there ░░░░░░░░ a growing campaign to ░░░░░░░░ our law enforcement Agencies ░░░░░░░░ the FBI I would ░░░░░░░░ to think that this ░░░░░░░░ is part of that ░░░░░░░░ which may also involve ░░░░░░░░ pretext to fire Rod ░░░░░░░░ and to come back ░░░░░░░░ your question about the ░░░░░░░░ Committee You know Chuck ░░░░░░░░ well and you know ░░░░░░░░ Graham well You think ░░░░░░░░ would be part of ░░░░░░░░ effort to discredit the ░░░░░░░░ I would very much ░░░░░░░░ that that would be ░░░░░░░░ motive And I hope ░░░░░░░░ we can work together ░░░░░░░░ continuing to uncover Russian ░░░░░░░░ in our election Trump ░░░░░░░░ and obstruction of justice ░░░░░░░░ the secretary of state ░░░░░░░░ today the Russians are ░░░░░░░░ it They re going ░░░░░░░░ do it again in ░░░░░░░░ We need to make ░░░░░░░░ pay a price and ░░░░░░░░ who cooperated with them ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey Graham for one ░░░░░░░░ made that point repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ joining us Senator Richard ░░░░░░░░ of Connecticut.
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