Rep. Jackson Lee Denies Dems Went Easy on Strzok

RUSH TRANSCRIPT LEMON I ░░░░░░░░ t disagree with you ░░░░░░░░ that because I was ░░░░░░░░ watching it Whether you ░░░░░░░░ with him or not ░░░░░░░░ least give him the ░░░░░░░░ to explain or to ░░░░░░░░ to what you re ░░░░░░░░ But also I noticed ░░░░░░░░ many of the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ had praise for him ░░░░░░░░ think one of them ░░░░░░░░ he should have been ░░░░░░░░ a Purple Heart or ░░░░░░░░ for appearing today Do ░░░░░░░░ think Democrats were maybe ░░░░░░░░ little easy on him ░░░░░░░░ LEE I don t ░░░░░░░░ so I know there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of emotion ░░░░░░░░ and that emotion obviously ░░░░░░░░ in some very complimentary ░░░░░░░░ But here s the ░░░░░░░░ We read the materials ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans had We ░░░░░░░░ to get to the ░░░░░░░░ of why there was ░░░░░░░░ seeming difference between proceeding ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton e mail ░░░░░░░░ has been put to ░░░░░░░░ by the I G ░░░░░░░░ and the final report ░░░░░░░░ the Russian investigation which ░░░░░░░░ still ongoing And I ░░░░░░░░ it should be evident ░░░░░░░░ in fact what has ░░░░░░░░ is the Republicans did ░░░░░░░░ speak anything about the ░░░░░░░░ investigation and that s ░░░░░░░░ I asked that question ░░░░░░░░ at the end What ░░░░░░░░ you the sense in ░░░░░░░░ of the seriousness of ░░░░░░░░ Russian investigation LEMON Let ░░░░░░░░ play this JACKSON LEE ░░░░░░░░ s when he indicated ░░░░░░░░ you will that he ░░░░░░░░ they had gotten credible ░░░░░░░░ from a credible person ░░░░░░░░ that this was extremely ░░░░░░░░ LEMON I want to ░░░░░░░░ it here it is ░░░░░░░░ starts STRZOK I think ░░░░░░░░ to keep this at ░░░░░░░░ level not talking about ░░░░░░░░ investigations JACKSON LEE Only ░░░░░░░░ STRZOK Yes ma am ░░░░░░░░ the predicating information the ░░░░░░░░ we had which was ░░░░░░░░ a Russian offer of ░░░░░░░░ to a member of ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign was of ░░░░░░░░ significance Which was credible ░░░░░░░░ an extraordinarily sensitive and ░░░░░░░░ source clip ends LEMON ░░░░░░░░ you lost you re ░░░░░░░░ How significant is that ░░░░░░░░ LEE Enormously significant Thank ░░░░░░░░ for playing that It ░░░░░░░░ to the crux of ░░░░░░░░ line of questioning that ░░░░░░░░ were asking is didn ░░░░░░░░ you cover up or ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton investigation dealing ░░░░░░░░ her e mail which ░░░░░░░░ had already been investigated ░░░░░░░░ for that surprise announcement ░░░░░░░░ Director Comey which we ░░░░░░░░ found out had no ░░░░░░░░ to it but the ░░░░░░░░ of this issue was ░░░░░░░░ didn t matter many ░░░░░░░░ trump thought would not ░░░░░░░░ but what he said ░░░░░░░░ himself or maybe his ░░░░░░░░ suppose he did win ░░░░░░░░ candidate trump would want ░░░░░░░░ know if there was ░░░░░░░░ evidence from a credible ░░░░░░░░ that indicated something was ░░░░░░░░ In this instance the ░░░░░░░░ involvement in skewing the ░░░░░░░░ to one candidate versus ░░░░░░░░ You would think any ░░░░░░░░ would want that information ░░░░░░░░ it makes sense but ░░░░░░░░ innocence of answer my ░░░░░░░░ and the fact that ░░░░░░░░ was under oath I ░░░░░░░░ gave it more strength ░░░░░░░░ it and that s ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to get ░░░░░░░░ Were you Peter Strzok ░░░░░░░░ or unfair to either ░░░░░░░░ and what is a ░░░░░░░░ of intrusion from a ░░░░░░░░ source something was going ░░░░░░░░ with the election That ░░░░░░░░ what we missed in ░░░░░░░░ overall hearing as well ░░░░░░░░ the connection to the ░░░░░░░░ to the campaign of ░░░░░░░░ long series of involvement ░░░░░░░░ Russians from Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Tower to ░░░░░░░░ dirt on Hillary That ░░░░░░░░ have been the hearing ░░░░░░░░ an attack on Peter ░░░░░░░░ individual members or the ░░░░░░░░ constitution LEMON Congresswoman Sheila ░░░░░░░░ Lee appreciate your time ░░░░░░░░ LEE Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ me.”