RUSH TRANSCRIPT I don ░░░░░░░░ know concern to me ░░░░░░░░ like there s a ░░░░░░░░ going on and a ░░░░░░░░ presumptive that there may ░░░░░░░░ something like impeachment I ░░░░░░░░ either convinced there s ░░░░░░░░ or I m convinced ░░░░░░░░ there s no there ░░░░░░░░ The reality if you ░░░░░░░░ at it is the ░░░░░░░░ that I was looking ░░░░░░░░ this with an open ░░░░░░░░ and saying I don ░░░░░░░░ know what there is ░░░░░░░░ agent strzok of all ░░░░░░░░ universes of options that ░░░░░░░░ be the one I ░░░░░░░░ You looking at something ░░░░░░░░ an open mind That ░░░░░░░░ the obvious one to ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ one that I picked ░░░░░░░░ one I picked and ░░░░░░░░ breaks my heart to ░░░░░░░░ this about an agent ░░░░░░░░ an agency that I ░░░░░░░░ tremendous respect for you ░░░░░░░░ a counter intelligence officer ░░░░░░░░ no interest in participating ░░░░░░░░ a counter intelligence investigation ░░░░░░░░ was not going to ░░░░░░░░ to impeachment Mr Chairman ░░░░░░░░ are Mr Chairman you ░░░░░░░░ assuming I hesitate in ░░░░░░░░ You re coming to ░░░░░░░░ on someone else s ░░░░░░░░ in the hearing The ░░░░░░░░ aide is not recognized ░░░░░░░░ hesitate because of my ░░░░░░░░ sense and concern because ░░░░░░░░ s no big there ░░░░░░░░ What were you concerned ░░░░░░░░ t there Sir my ░░░░░░░░ was not knowing given ░░░░░░░░ allegations what existed Whether ░░░░░░░░ the one hand there ░░░░░░░░ no criminal activity whatsoever ░░░░░░░░ the middle that there ░░░░░░░░ individuals pursuing their own ░░░░░░░░ for their self enrichment ░░░░░░░░ on the far end ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t you want ░░░░░░░░ investigate May I answer ░░░░░░░░ question is why wouldn ░░░░░░░░ you want to investigate ░░░░░░░░ That s not what ░░░░░░░░ re reading What you ░░░░░░░░ reading is my trying ░░░░░░░░ decide what I want ░░░░░░░░ do with the course ░░░░░░░░ my career and whether ░░░░░░░░ stay as a deputy ░░░░░░░░ director in the division ░░░░░░░░ I have oversight of ░░░░░░░░ wide variety of threats ░░░░░░░░ the globe or go ░░░░░░░░ myself and work on ░░░░░░░░ in the special counsel ░░░░░░░░ office that is very ░░░░░░░░ to take I don ░░░░░░░░ know how long it ░░░░░░░░ take But to your ░░░░░░░░ You re leaving out ░░░░░░░░ really important word agent ░░░░░░░░ impeachment Regular order This ░░░░░░░░ 1 1 2 minutes ░░░░░░░░ Is this going on ░░░░░░░░ on Point of order ░░░░░░░░ word of impeachment and ░░░░░░░░ no big there there ░░░░░░░░ reality is you know ░░░░░░░░ well I said both ░░░░░░░░ you know why I ░░░░░░░░ both What I did ░░░░░░░░ and what I m ░░░░░░░░ you under oath is ░░░░░░░░ I did not know ░░░░░░░░ existed I prejudged nothing ░░░░░░░░ was all to be ░░░░░░░░ That is a logical ░░░░░░░░ for investigators attorneys Starting ░░░░░░░░ the political death penalty ░░░░░░░░ impeachment is not the ░░░░░░░░ way a neutral dis ░░░░░░░░ of order Talking over ░░░░░░░░ other You can t ░░░░░░░░ yourself how do you ░░░░░░░░ this committee to control ░░░░░░░░ You have been out ░░░░░░░░ control since you ve ░░░░░░░░ on this committee Why ░░░░░░░░ t you leave it ░░░░░░░░ This is not Benghazi ░░░░░░░░ gentle lady from New ░░░░░░░░ is recognized You re ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman Hallelujah First of ░░░░░░░░ Mr Strzok I want ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ Secondly Mr Strzok you ░░░░░░░░ a big mistake by ░░░░░░░░ those text messages on ░░░░░░░░ business phone You opened ░░░░░░░░ personal phone and here ░░░░░░░░ are talking about this ░░░░░░░░ when it isn t ░░░░░░░░ Because the other thing ░░░░░░░░ I know Mr Strzok ░░░░░░░░ that even if you ░░░░░░░░ have biases you did ░░░░░░░░ influence the outcome of ░░░░░░░░ investigation The I G ░░░░░░░░ that the outcome of ░░░░░░░░ investigation was predicated upon ░░░░░░░░ and information The other ░░░░░░░░ I know is that ░░░░░░░░ matter how much you ░░░░░░░░ Hillary and or Donald ░░░░░░░░ you didn t have ░░░░░░░░ to do with either ░░░░░░░░ of them getting elected ░░░░░░░░ have nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States disgracing this country ░░░░░░░░ single solitary day when ░░░░░░░░ embraces our enemies and ░░░░░░░░ up embraces our enemies ░░░░░░░░ is disrespectful to our ░░░░░░░░ You have nothing to ░░░░░░░░ with the fact that ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ has declared higher tariffs ░░░░░░░░ the name of security ░░░░░░░░ this nation against our ░░░░░░░░ friends and neighbor Canada ░░░░░░░░ no one on this ░░░░░░░░ of the aisle has ░░░░░░░░ their mouths You have ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ president enriching himself with ░░░░░░░░ emoluments and carving out ░░░░░░░░ for his daughter so ░░░░░░░░ should not negatively impacted ░░░░░░░░ her brands in China ░░░░░░░░ this side of the ░░░░░░░░ says nothing You ve ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ fact that Puerto RICO ░░░░░░░░ still under water and ░░░░░░░░ any kind of electricity ░░░░░░░░ so many places Why ░░░░░░░░ side of the aisle ░░░░░░░░ s a part of ░░░░░░░░ Oversight Committee has forgotten ░░░░░░░░ its mission is But ░░░░░░░░ you ve been here ░░░░░░░░ have tried to answer ░░░░░░░░ questions I have never ░░░░░░░░ my colleague so out ░░░░░░░░ control So angry and ░░░░░░░░ desperate to protect a ░░░░░░░░ that we all know ░░░░░░░░ not fit to be ░░░░░░░░ So I want to ░░░░░░░░ you this opportunity Is ░░░░░░░░ any question on the ░░░░░░░░ Mr Strzok that you ░░░░░░░░ been asked that you ░░░░░░░░ like to clarify I ░░░░░░░░ give you 2 minutes ░░░░░░░░ 20 seconds uninterrupted Congress ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate that time ░░░░░░░░ do want everybody is ░░░░░░░░ this and making up ░░░░░░░░ own mind What I ░░░░░░░░ tell you is one ░░░░░░░░ m sitting here telling ░░░░░░░░ the truth Two independent ░░░░░░░░ me I cannot express ░░░░░░░░ you my love of ░░░░░░░░ FBI enough The men ░░░░░░░░ women that make up ░░░░░░░░ work force their ethics ░░░░░░░░ integrity are unmatched anywhere ░░░░░░░░ the world That is ░░░░░░░░ one because it is ░░░░░░░░ we are two that ░░░░░░░░ of them would accept ░░░░░░░░ of the behaviors that ░░░░░░░░ being alleged any more ░░░░░░░░ I would have accepted ░░░░░░░░ him and three this ░░░░░░░░ exercise comes at a ░░░░░░░░ We re doing things ░░░░░░░░ are going to in ░░░░░░░░ future tear down the ░░░░░░░░ of what represent law ░░░░░░░░ order in this country ░░░░░░░░ s not robust thick ░░░░░░░░ there I think I ░░░░░░░░ don t appreciate how ░░░░░░░░ the balance of the ░░░░░░░░ of law versus chaos ░░░░░░░░ When we as a ░░░░░░░░ engage in activity where ░░░░░░░░ take institutions wholesale whether ░░░░░░░░ s the FBI or ░░░░░░░░ U S Intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ compare them to Nazis ░░░░░░░░ destroy things that one ░░░░░░░░ may not see for ░░░░░░░░ and years and once ░░░░░░░░ break those down the ░░░░░░░░ of time it takes ░░░░░░░░ fix is 10 fold ░░░░░░░░ can not stress enough ░░░░░░░░ I ask all of ░░░░░░░░ to take deeply your ░░░░░░░░ to maintain our system ░░░░░░░░ government Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ I need to say ░░░░░░░░ closing if anybody should ░░░░░░░░ pissed at the FBI ░░░░░░░░ you all helped this ░░░░░░░░ man become president of ░░░░░░░░ United States by not ░░░░░░░░ to the people that ░░░░░░░░ was under investigation in ░░░░░░░░ campaign it should be ░░░░░░░░ They should be applauding ░░░░░░░░ kissing you and giving ░░░░░░░░ all awards because but ░░░░░░░░ you we would have ░░░░░░░░ a legitimate president elected ░░░░░░░░ yield back my time ░░░░░░░░ from New York is ░░░░░░░░ Witnesses can testify As ░░░░░░░░ know during the course ░░░░░░░░ today s hearing the ░░░░░░░░ opposed the motion to ░░░░░░░░ Steve Bannon for testimony ░░░░░░░░ behalf of the minority ░░░░░░░░ I m delivering a ░░░░░░░░ to chairman Goodlatte and ░░░░░░░░ Gowdy invoking our right ░░░░░░░░ call a minority day ░░░░░░░░ hearings so that Steve ░░░░░░░░ may testify and I ░░░░░░░░ unanimous consent to insert ░░░░░░░░ letter.