John Ratcliffe Rips Strzok: Except for 50,000 Texts About F***ing Trump and Stopping Trump You Never Crossed the Line

RATCLIFFE You did say ░░░░░░░░ And I heard you ░░░░░░░░ similar things last week ░░░░░░░░ heard you say similar ░░░░░░░░ today You said it ░░░░░░░░ clearly You said it ░░░░░░░░ unequivocally in your opening ░░░░░░░░ that you never crossed ░░░░░░░░ inviolable line in 26 ░░░░░░░░ Earlier today in response ░░░░░░░░ a question you said ░░░░░░░░ took my personal belief ░░░░░░░░ of every official action ░░░░░░░░ you re asking us ░░░░░░░░ believe that when you ░░░░░░░░ things like F Trump ░░░░░░░░ stop Trump and impeach ░░░░░░░░ that those are just ░░░░░░░░ beliefs and that when ░░░░░░░░ say those things you ░░░░░░░░ cross that line that ░░░░░░░░ inviolable line and allow ░░░░░░░░ to impact your official ░░░░░░░░ That s really what ░░░░░░░░ comes down to that ░░░░░░░░ re asking us to ░░░░░░░░ isn t it STRZOK ░░░░░░░░ I m asking you ░░░░░░░░ believe and I m ░░░░░░░░ you evidence RATCLIFFE Yeah ░░░░░░░░ you have you did ░░░░░░░░ Whether it s the ░░░░░░░░ report whether RATCLIFFE You ░░░░░░░░ it crystal clear crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ And it s been ░░░░░░░░ that there s been ░░░░░░░░ act of bias found ░░░░░░░░ RATCLIFFE You have under ░░░░░░░░ been as clear as ░░░░░░░░ bell on that You ░░░░░░░░ said it over and ░░░░░░░░ again and because of ░░░░░░░░ I m almost embarrassed ░░░░░░░░ ask you this question ░░░░░░░░ the approximately 50 000 ░░░░░░░░ messages that I ve ░░░░░░░░ with your personal beliefs ░░░░░░░░ F Trump stop Trump ░░░░░░░░ Trump go ahead and ░░░░░░░░ on the record that ░░░░░░░░ of that occurred on ░░░░░░░░ official FBI device or ░░░░░░░░ official FBI time Go ░░░░░░░░ and do that STRZOK ░░░░░░░░ no they did Many ░░░░░░░░ them did RATCLIFFE Oh ░░░░░░░░ did STRZOK As you ░░░░░░░░ it s 50 000 ░░░░░░░░ RATCLIFFE Really So I ░░░░░░░░ give you a chance ░░░░░░░░ the end So what ░░░░░░░░ really meant to say ░░░░░░░░ that when you said ░░░░░░░░ never crossed that bright ░░░░░░░░ line what you meant ░░░░░░░░ say was Except for ░░░░░░░░ 000 times except for ░░░░░░░░ of times of day ░░░░░░░░ I went back and ░░░░░░░░ expressing my personal opinions ░░░░░░░░ F ing Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Trump and impeaching Trump ░░░░░░░░ official FBI phones on ░░░░░░░░ FBI time Other than ░░░░░░░░ you never crossed that ░░░░░░░░ I m sure there ░░░░░░░░ 13 000 FBI agents ░░░░░░░░ there that are beaming ░░░░░░░░ pride at how clearly ░░░░░░░░ ve drawn that line ░░░░░░░░ Strzok are you starting ░░░░░░░░ understand why some folks ░░░░░░░░ there don t believe ░░░░░░░░ word you say and ░░░░░░░░ it s especially troubling ░░░░░░░░ you of all people ░░░░░░░░ at the center of ░░░░░░░░ three highest profile investigations ░░░░░░░░ recent time that involve ░░░░░░░░ Trump and that you ░░░░░░░░ in charge of an ░░░░░░░░ investigating gathering evidence against ░░░░░░░░ Trump a subject that ░░░░░░░░ hated that you wanted ░░░░░░░░ F him to stop ░░░░░░░░ to impeach him And ░░░░░░░░ you see why that ░░░░░░░░ call into question everything ░░░░░░░░ ve touched on all ░░░░░░░░ those investigations Chairman I ░░░░░░░░ done with this witness ░░░░░░░░ I yield back STRZOK ░░░░░░░░ Chairman if I can ░░░░░░░░ GOODLATTE Briefly STRZOK Sir ░░░░░░░░ there are several questions ░░░░░░░░ I ll answer them ░░░░░░░░ briefly GOODLATTE There were ░░░░░░░░ statements I only heard ░░░░░░░░ question STRZOK Fair enough ░░░░░░░░ I understand why people ░░░░░░░░ think that particularly based ░░░░░░░░ the misrepresentations of extreme ░░░░░░░░ in the media conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ folks in this body ░░░░░░░░ elsewhere And that s ░░░░░░░░ I m glad to ░░░░░░░░ here today publicly why ░░░░░░░░ m glad to hear ░░░░░░░░ people are calling for ░░░░░░░░ release of my private ░░░░░░░░ so that people can ░░░░░░░░ for themselves who I ░░░░░░░░ what I said and ░░░░░░░░ facts and not something ░░░░░░░░ spawned or misrepresented on ░░░░░░░░ 10 00 talk show ░░░░░░░░ other place So absolutely ░░░░░░░░ can understand that and ░░░░░░░░ m glad that the ░░░░░░░░ are coming out Second ░░░░░░░░ to your earlier point ░░░░░░░░ I never and I ░░░░░░░░ unaware of any case ░░░░░░░░ open that represented some ░░░░░░░░ of civil liberties or ░░░░░░░░ removal of due process ░░░░░░░░ I have never done ░░░░░░░░ activity opened any case ░░░░░░░░ regard to that And ░░░░░░░░ you look in the ░░░░░░░░ of what had occurred ░░░░░░░░ during the time that ░░░░░░░░ Comey had been fired ░░░░░░░░ the president said initially ░░░░░░░░ that had occurred because ░░░░░░░░ a memorandum written by ░░░░░░░░ deputy attorney general looking ░░░░░░░░ his conduct in the ░░░░░░░░ investigation and then days ░░░░░░░░ pivoting and telling Russian ░░░░░░░░ and Lester Holt that ░░░░░░░░ was because of the ░░░░░░░░ investigation that a huge ░░░░░░░░ had been taken off ░░░░░░░░ shoulders we all were ░░░░░░░░ concerned about from an ░░░░░░░░ standpoint the pace and ░░░░░░░░ and the unprecedented nature ░░░░░░░░ facts and events that ░░░░░░░░ unfolding and our —“