Goodlatte: ‘It Is Impossible to Believe; It Is Not a Coincidence’ These Text Message Have Gone Missing

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GOODLATTE: "It is impossible to believe. It is not a coincidence. The fact of the matter is these messages run from about the time that the Russia/Trump investigation started at the F.B.I. and run to the day before special independent counsel Mueller was appointed. There is no coincidence there. These messages must be found. I am pleased that the Attorney General has taken a strong commitment to find them. We need to also do that and look at other places where they might exist. But this is a serious issue. But the texts that have been produced are very concerning as well because they indicate a concerted effort, not just talk between two people, but a concerted effort to do things within the department that cast a shadow on the most important law enforcement organization in the world that every day tens of thousands of great men and women protect us, investigate crimes, prevent terrorist attacks. This is a very important organization and it should not be besmirched by the work of a few people at the top of this organization. So it needs to be investigated further."