Fitton: Russia Probe ‘Is Designed to Distract’ from Hillary’s Crimes and the FBI’s Cover Up

RUSH TRANSCRIPT FRANCIS House ░░░░░░░░ ramping up their investigation ░░░░░░░░ the FBI s handling ░░░░░░░░ the Hillary Clinton e ░░░░░░░░ probe A joint house ░░░░░░░░ and Oversight Committee probe ░░░░░░░░ three witness interviews set ░░░░░░░░ June The first in ░░░░░░░░ than four months One ░░░░░░░░ the three is the ░░░░░░░░ for FBI Agent Peter ░░░░░░░░ now infamous for exchanging ░░░░░░░░ Trump text messages with ░░░░░░░░ bureau official House Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ chairman Bob Goodlate weighing ░░░░░░░░ earlier today FITTON We ░░░░░░░░ to know why the ░░░░░░░░ Was handling the two ░░░░░░░░ matters in extremely different ░░░░░░░░ showing an extreme bias ░░░░░░░░ should never occur in ░░░░░░░░ presidential election and both ░░░░░░░░ and Republicans and independents ░░░░░░░░ should be concerned about ░░░░░░░░ FRANCIS Democrats are slamming ░░░░░░░░ probe as an effort ░░░░░░░░ distract from the special ░░░░░░░░ s Russia investigation President ░░░░░░░░ Judicial Watch Tom Fitton ░░░░░░░░ me now Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ us How do you ░░░░░░░░ to the criticism there ░░░░░░░░ it s about distracting ░░░░░░░░ Russia FITTON Actually it ░░░░░░░░ the opposite The anti ░░░░░░░░ Russia investigation is designed ░░░░░░░░ distract from the real ░░░░░░░░ that took place around ░░░░░░░░ election time which was ░░░░░░░░ Clinton s mass security ░░░░░░░░ and the cover up ░░░░░░░░ the obstruction in terms ░░░░░░░░ the criminal investigation of ░░░░░░░░ FBI And DoJ into ░░░░░░░░ crimes It s never ░░░░░░░░ about Russia it s ░░░░░░░░ about protecting Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration s ░░░░░░░░ in protecting her FRANCIS ░░░░░░░░ lot of people say ░░░░░░░░ people don t work ░░░░░░░░ government any longer so ░░░░░░░░ know when you want ░░░░░░░░ dive deep into what ░░░░░░░░ when that is the ░░░░░░░░ now when they are ░░░░░░░░ out there operating and ░░░░░░░░ these things FITTON We ░░░░░░░░ to know if the ░░░░░░░░ s decision making was ░░░░░░░░ by politics as we ░░░░░░░░ There s no rhyme ░░░░░░░░ reason to the effort ░░░░░░░░ exonerate Hillary Clinton other ░░░░░░░░ they wanted to protect ░░░░░░░░ who was a candidate ░░░░░░░░ president of the party ░░░░░░░░ the administration at the ░░░░░░░░ How was the rule ░░░░░░░░ law applied Applied in ░░░░░░░░ way that the American ░░░░░░░░ expected by both the ░░░░░░░░ And the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama This is ░░░░░░░░ uncomfortable issue for the ░░░░░░░░ and the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ the FBI Right now ░░░░░░░░ s rule stands Which ░░░░░░░░ that Hillary Clinton didn ░░░░░░░░ do anything that could ░░░░░░░░ been or should have ░░░░░░░░ prosecuted that the rules ░░░░░░░░ handling classified information weren ░░░░░░░░ violated in a criminal ░░░░░░░░ by her We all ░░░░░░░░ the controversy about how ░░░░░░░░ applied the law suggesting ░░░░░░░░ needed intent when there ░░░░░░░░ was intent And you ░░░░░░░░ t really need intent ░░░░░░░░ mishandle classified information to ░░░░░░░░ it prosecuted As the ░░░░░░░░ has shown Is that ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department s legal ░░░░░░░░ about Hillary Clinton What ░░░░░░░░ said I haven t ░░░░░░░░ one way or another ░░░░░░░░ Why not just wait ░░░░░░░░ the I G Report ░░░░░░░░ are so many different ░░░░░░░░ and questions that it ░░░░░░░░ to you know maybe ░░░░░░░░ what is really going ░░░░░░░░ by having so many ░░░░░░░░ investigations at the same ░░░░░░░░ The latest one does ░░░░░░░░ make sense do you ░░░░░░░░ have faith in the ░░░░░░░░ g s report FITTON ░░░░░░░░ I G Reports in ░░░░░░░░ view are both coverups ░░░░░░░░ expose at the same ░░░░░░░░ There may be helpful ░░░░░░░░ in there Congress has ░░░░░░░░ oversight duty Judicial Watch ░░░░░░░░ t require Congress to ░░░░░░░░ the work We shut ░░░░░░░░ otherwise We need many ░░░░░░░░ to cover all the ░░░░░░░░ into this real distortion ░░░░░░░░ our criminal processes to ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton FRANCIS Once ░░░░░░░░ have those investigations though ░░░░░░░░ frustration out there in ░░░░░░░░ public is it seems ░░░░░░░░ there is no recourse ░░░░░░░░ sort of find out ░░░░░░░░ someone did something or ░░░░░░░░ hear about the text ░░░░░░░░ or you think it ░░░░░░░░ it seem like the ░░░░░░░░ was in for this ░░░░░░░░ or that one We ░░░░░░░░ out that Comey had ░░░░░░░░ the letter before he ░░░░░░░░ spoke to her But ░░░░░░░░ nothing happens as a ░░░░░░░░ of that There is ░░░░░░░░ satisfying conclusion It doesn ░░░░░░░░ seem like anyone s ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ the rules are changed ░░░░░░░░ with all the investigations ░░░░░░░░ do you make them ░░░░░░░░ something FITTON It is ░░░░░░░░ James Comey was fired ░░░░░░░░ was in part over ░░░░░░░░ mishandling and the abuses ░░░░░░░░ to the e mail ░░░░░░░░ So there was rough ░░░░░░░░ there Hillary Clinton isn ░░░░░░░░ president There was rough ░░░░░░░░ there I think the ░░░░░░░░ Department needs to step ░░░░░░░░ and take ownership of ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton criminal investigation ░░░░░░░░ it and take it ░░░░░░░░ a I m surprised ░░░░░░░░ someone who is investigating ░░░░░░░░ through Judicial Watch who ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton e mail ░░░░░░░░ how many Americans still ░░░░░░░░ prosecutions over this And ░░░░░░░░ her to be held ░░░░░░░░ accountable I think we ░░░░░░░░ to put pressure on ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department not to ░░░░░░░░ something political but to ░░░░░░░░ something apolitical by enforcing ░░░░░░░░ rule of law and ░░░░░░░░ letting an election be ░░░░░░░░ excuse for refusing to ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ someone like Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ violated it egregiously We ░░░░░░░░ found 10 classified e ░░░░░░░░ related to middle Eastern ░░░░░░░░ on her system We ░░░░░░░░ 18 classified e mails ░░░░░░░░ the Weiner laptop from ░░░░░░░░ system Anyone else would ░░░░░░░░ been arrested outright We ░░░░░░░░ t need a special ░░░░░░░░ The Justice Department can ░░░░░░░░ and enforce the law ░░░░░░░░ quickly if they wanted ░░░░░░░░ If not they should ░░░░░░░░ come clean and say ░░░░░░░░ are going to give ░░░░░░░░ a pass just like ░░░░░░░░ corrupt Obama Administration did ░░░░░░░░ How do we get ░░░░░░░░ to a place where ░░░░░░░░ don t feel like ░░░░░░░░ Department and god forbid ░░░░░░░░ FBI Are political I ░░░░░░░░ that was you know ░░░░░░░░ you felt when lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ oversight that you kind ░░░░░░░░ look at their party ░░░░░░░░ whether or not they ░░░░░░░░ tipping one way or ░░░░░░░░ other in their analysis ░░░░░░░░ was sort of that ░░░░░░░░ among people watching it ░░░░░░░░ and the FBI For ░░░░░░░░ lot of regular Americans ░░░░░░░░ thought it was a ░░░░░░░░ law That is what ░░░░░░░░ thought about James Comey ░░░░░░░░ he came forward Now ░░░░░░░░ are at a place ░░░░░░░░ time especially after seeing ░░░░░░░░ text from Lisa Page ░░░░░░░░ strozk and you start ░░░░░░░░ realize all the people ░░░░░░░░ a political dog in ░░░░░░░░ fight How do you ░░░░░░░░ back to apolitical nature ░░░░░░░░ justice in this country ░░░░░░░░ Well I think the ░░░░░░░░ Needs to be radically ░░░░░░░░ and retooled The current ░░░░░░░░ isn t working doesn ░░░░░░░░ seem to understand Is ░░░░░░░░ protective of the institution ░░░░░░░░ desires desiresous of reform ░░░░░░░░ in people to take ░░░░░░░░ issue directly instead of ░░░░░░░░ the establishment method of ░░░░░░░░ the FBI And saying ░░░░░░░░ have to make it ░░░░░░░░ No we have to ░░░░░░░░ examine how the FBI ░░░░░░░░ been operating Certainly over ░░░░░░░░ last decade because it ░░░░░░░░ changed radically under the ░░░░░░░░ of Mueller and then ░░░░░░░░ in terms of the ░░░░░░░░ of power We have ░░░░░░░░ to have leadership that ░░░░░░░░ confront that and reform ░░░░░░░░ FRANCIS Tom Fitton thank ░░░░░░░░ for your time and ░░░░░░░░ work We appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.”