House Republicans Release Video Explaining FISA Memo

GOWDY You have a ░░░░░░░░ to know what happened ░░░░░░░░ this FISA process and ░░░░░░░░ reforms are warranted NUNES ░░░░░░░░ American citizens that are ░░░░░░░░ before this court have ░░░░░░░░ be protected And the ░░░░░░░░ place that can protect ░░░░░░░░ is the U S ░░░░░░░░ GLOR It has been ░░░░░░░░ talk of Washington for ░░░░░░░░ and today Republicans released ░░░░░░░░ memo HERRIDGE The memo ░░░░░░░░ partisan bias at the ░░░░░░░░ Department ROBERTS Grassley and ░░░░░░░░ confirmed the information and ░░░░░░░░ further revealing that information ░░░░░░░░ passed from British spy ░░░░░░░░ Steele through an intermediary ░░░░░░░░ to the Clinton s ░░░░░░░░ then to the State ░░░░░░░░ RATCLIFFE The Republican memo ░░░░░░░░ raises questions about why ░░░░░░░░ facts were never disclosed ░░░░░░░░ the FISA court NUNES ░░░░░░░░ dirt was used by ░░░░░░░░ F B I and ░░░░░░░░ knew it was political ░░░░░░░░ to open a counter ░░░░░░░░ investigation into the other ░░░░░░░░ GOWDY This dossier was ░░░░░░░░ for by the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Committee and Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ hired a political opposition ░░░░░░░░ firm who hired Christopher ░░░░░░░░ who wrote it See ░░░░░░░░ easy and straightforward that ░░░░░░░░ It tells you the ░░░░░░░░ with clarity and specificity ░░░░░░░░ contrast that with the ░░░░░░░░ it was presented to ░░░░░░░░ court For reasons the ░░░░░░░░ never can explain the ░░░░░░░░ application went to great ░░░░░░░░ to avoid identifying a ░░░░░░░░ point about the financial ░░░░░░░░ behind the dossier HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ the initial FISA application ░░░░░░░░ October 2016 nor any ░░░░░░░░ the renewals disclose or ░░░░░░░░ the role of the ░░░░░░░░ Clinton campaign or any ░░░░░░░░ campaign in funding Steele ░░░░░░░░ efforts GOWDY The Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Chris Steele was a ░░░░░░░░ source But he wound ░░░░░░░░ being dismissed as a ░░░░░░░░ by the F B ░░░░░░░░ for two different reasons ░░░░░░░░ in addition to that ░░░░░░░░ s reliability isn t ░░░░░░░░ seminal issue He didn ░░░░░░░░ know the facts firsthand ░░░░░░░░ repeated what sources in ░░░░░░░░ were telling him So ░░░░░░░░ that matter a parrot ░░░░░░░░ have been the source ░░░░░░░░ all you are going ░░░░░░░░ do is repeat back ░░░░░░░░ nameless faceless people in ░░░░░░░░ country are telling you ░░░░░░░░ experience and expertise aren ░░░░░░░░ nearly as important as ░░░░░░░░ reliability of the people ░░░░░░░░ are listening to RATCLIFFE ░░░░░░░░ DOJ and F B ░░░░░░░░ had four opportunities to ░░░░░░░░ these facts in the ░░░░░░░░ FISA application and in ░░░░░░░░ of three subsequent renewal ░░░░░░░░ over a nearly year ░░░░░░░░ period but never did ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats on the ░░░░░░░░ Committee who opposed the ░░░░░░░░ of our Republican memo ░░░░░░░░ since prepared their own ░░░░░░░░ memo GOWDY Every single ░░░░░░░░ on the House Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ voted to release the ░░░░░░░░ memo Every single one ░░░░░░░░ the other hand not ░░░░░░░░ single solitary Democrat voted ░░░░░░░░ release the Republican memo ░░░░░░░░ a single one The ░░░░░░░░ Democrat most responsible for ░░░░░░░░ drafting of the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ is Representative Adam Schiff ░░░░░░░░ Schiff didn t have ░░░░░░░░ interest in finding out ░░░░░░░░ much of the dossier ░░░░░░░░ used whether it was ░░░░░░░░ before it was used ░░░░░░░░ it was vetted for ░░░░░░░░ matter after it was ░░░░░░░░ or who paid for ░░░░░░░░ Keep in mind they ░░░░░░░░ to court to keep ░░░░░░░░ from finding out who ░░░░░░░░ for the dossier RATCLIFFE ░░░░░░░░ American people will learn ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats memo attacks ░░░░░░░░ for questioning the integrity ░░░░░░░░ DOJ lawyers like Bruce ░░░░░░░░ and F B I ░░░░░░░░ like Peter Strzok who ░░░░░░░░ either been demoted or ░░░░░░░░ The Democrats memo also ░░░░░░░░ the integrity of Christopher ░░░░░░░░ as a reliable and ░░░░░░░░ source even though the ░░░░░░░░ B I and Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice terminated him HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ September of 2016 Christopher ░░░░░░░░ admitted to Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ Bruce Ohr his feelings ░░░░░░░░ then candidate Trump when ░░░░░░░░ said he quote was ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump not ░░░░░░░░ elected and was passionate ░░░░░░░░ him not being President ░░░░░░░░ After all we only ░░░░░░░░ FISA because you consented ░░░░░░░░ it And with that ░░░░░░░░ comes the obligation of ░░░░░░░░ entrusted with power to ░░░░░░░░ that power judiciously and ░░░░░░░░ answer legitimate questions when ░░░░░░░░ have them And asking ░░░░░░░░ of those in positions ░░░░░░░░ power used to be ░░░░░░░░ we could agree on.”