Rep. Cicilline to Strzok: I Want to Apologize to You for the Way You’ve Been Treated by This Committee

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CICILLINE Mr ░░░░░░░░ I look forward to ░░░░░░░░ couple of extra minutes ░░░░░░░░ each of my Republican ░░░░░░░░ have had Mr Strzok ░░░░░░░░ on this committee representing ░░░░░░░░ state of Rhode Island ░░░░░░░░ been one of the ░░░░░░░░ honors of my life ░░░░░░░░ the conduct of this ░░░░░░░░ today has been for ░░░░░░░░ tremendously sad embarrassing and ░░░░░░░░ dangerous to our democracy ░░░░░░░░ want to apologize to ░░░░░░░░ for the way you ░░░░░░░░ been treated by this ░░░░░░░░ And for the American ░░░░░░░░ watching you ought not ░░░░░░░░ why they ve lost ░░░░░░░░ in Congress and are ░░░░░░░░ of the kind of ░░░░░░░░ they saw being conducted ░░░░░░░░ this room today Because ░░░░░░░░ than focusing on urgent ░░░░░░░░ like family separation reasonable ░░░░░░░░ to reduce gun violence ░░░░░░░░ our communities considering legislation ░░░░░░░░ reform our broken immigration ░░░░░░░░ passing legislation to reduce ░░░░░░░░ cost of prescription drugs ░░░░░░░░ the inability of Americans ░░░░░░░░ fall behind in their ░░░░░░░░ loans to discharge that ░░░░░░░░ in bankruptcy or oversight ░░░░░░░░ the many conflicts of ░░░░░░░░ and corruption in this ░░░░░░░░ we re having yet ░░░░░░░░ hearing on the Hillary ░░░░░░░░ e mails What you ░░░░░░░░ understand Mr Strzok the ░░░░░░░░ my Republican colleagues will ░░░░░░░░ let you answer a ░░░░░░░░ is because they re ░░░░░░░░ interested in your answers ░░░░░░░░ is about promoting a ░░░░░░░░ You re a prop ░░░░░░░░ they promote a narrative ░░░░░░░░ an ongoing effort to ░░░░░░░░ from the serious investigation ░░░░░░░░ the special counsel that ░░░░░░░░ closing in on the ░░░░░░░░ inner circle This is ░░░░░░░░ campaign to undermine that ░░░░░░░░ And sadly they ll ░░░░░░░░ whatever is necessary to ░░░░░░░░ it in concert with ░░░░░░░░ President Attack the FBI ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ so your e mails ░░░░░░░░ a perfect foil for ░░░░░░░░ effort They re not ░░░░░░░░ in hearing your context ░░░░░░░░ your explanation because it ░░░░░░░░ not about you It ░░░░░░░░ about protecting the President ░░░░░░░░ colleagues have acted more ░░░░░░░░ they re on the ░░░░░░░░ team for Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ exercising their very serious ░░░░░░░░ responsibilities as members of ░░░░░░░░ two committees Robert Mueller ░░░░░░░░ praised to the heavens ░░░░░░░░ everyone Republican and Democrat ░░░░░░░░ when he was appointed ░░░░░░░░ he s a villain ░░░░░░░░ s the only thing ░░░░░░░░ s changed 19 indictments ░░░░░░░░ guilty pleas and the ░░░░░░░░ is closing in So ░░░░░░░░ accept your sworn testimony ░░░░░░░░ the difference between bias ░░░░░░░░ the actions you took ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ your word for it ░░░░░░░░ although I do The ░░░░░░░░ G report of 500 ░░░░░░░░ interviews review of documents ░░░░░░░░ to the same conclusions ░░░░░░░░ find the decisions made ░░░░░░░░ consistent with the approach ░░░░░░░░ above We found that ░░░░░░░░ specific decisions were the ░░░░░░░░ of discretionary judgments made ░░░░░░░░ the course of the ░░░░░░░░ and that these judgments ░░░░░░░░ all reasonable So it ░░░░░░░░ there s a big ░░░░░░░░ that was done 500 ░░░░░░░░ That s the same ░░░░░░░░ the same representation you ░░░░░░░░ today.”