Rep. Trey Gowdy recently suggested the FBI did nothing wrong when it used at least one government informant to secretly collect information on Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
Public reports indicate that Gowdy never even reviewed the relevant documents on the matter subpoenaed by Congress.
A spokeswoman for Gowdy told The Federalist that the congressman doesn't even know what documents and records were subpoenaed by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Although Gowdy intimated that the information he received in a briefing last week made clear the FBI did nothing wrong, numerous reports from multiple news outlets indicated that the lawmakers DOJ invited to the briefing were not given access to all of the records HPSCI subpoenaed.
When asked by The Federalist whether Gowdy had seen all the documents Congress requested, a spokeswoman for Gowdy repeatedly declined to say what, if any, subpoenaed records Gowdy had reviewed during the roughly hour-long briefing.
CNN's Jake Tapper tweeted, "Gowdy refutes Trump, Nunes, Fox 'spy' conspiracy." ABC News similarly alleged that Gowdy was "Disputing Pres. Trump's unsubstantiated claim the Obama administration used spy to infiltrate his campaign."
The claims that Gowdy had somehow "Refuted" allegations that the FBI used at least one informant to spy on the Trump operation are in direct conflict with confirmed reporting from The New York Times and Washington Post that the FBI did use at least one individual to secretly collect information against the Trump campaign for use in the bureau's anti-Trump investigative efforts.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/30/trey-gowdy-didnt-even-see-documents-he-claims-exonerate-fbi-on-spygate-reports/
Public reports indicate that Gowdy never even reviewed the relevant documents on the matter subpoenaed by Congress.
A spokeswoman for Gowdy told The Federalist that the congressman doesn't even know what documents and records were subpoenaed by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Although Gowdy intimated that the information he received in a briefing last week made clear the FBI did nothing wrong, numerous reports from multiple news outlets indicated that the lawmakers DOJ invited to the briefing were not given access to all of the records HPSCI subpoenaed.
When asked by The Federalist whether Gowdy had seen all the documents Congress requested, a spokeswoman for Gowdy repeatedly declined to say what, if any, subpoenaed records Gowdy had reviewed during the roughly hour-long briefing.
CNN's Jake Tapper tweeted, "Gowdy refutes Trump, Nunes, Fox 'spy' conspiracy." ABC News similarly alleged that Gowdy was "Disputing Pres. Trump's unsubstantiated claim the Obama administration used spy to infiltrate his campaign."
The claims that Gowdy had somehow "Refuted" allegations that the FBI used at least one informant to spy on the Trump operation are in direct conflict with confirmed reporting from The New York Times and Washington Post that the FBI did use at least one individual to secretly collect information against the Trump campaign for use in the bureau's anti-Trump investigative efforts.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/30/trey-gowdy-didnt-even-see-documents-he-claims-exonerate-fbi-on-spygate-reports/
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