This week, the House Oversight Committee called for the appointment of special counsel to commence an investigation into the Department of Justice under the Obama administration for possible crimes such as FISA abuse and bias.
The official request was implemented by the chairmen of both the Oversight and Judiciary Committees — Republican Representatives Gowdy and Goodlatte. When asked what prompted the need for these new investigations, it was said that matters have arisen that would prescribe the need for special counsel.
Why the Need for Special Counsel?
In a letter addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the chairmen issued the following statement:
“We believe that, in the case of certain decisions made and not made by the Department of Justice and FBI in 2016 and 2017, both an actual conflict of interest exists and separately, but equally significant, the public interest requires the appointment of a special counsel.”
The letter went on to discuss the unverified dossier compiled for Hilary Clinton and paid for by Democrats, which was used against President Donald Trump in court filings. The letter stated that by including this politically motivated and unverified information, the dossier shows strong evidence of bias in both the FBI as well as the DOJ. The chairman went on to state that they believed special counsel would be a necessity, citing the inability of Congress to mitigate it properly.
The letter discusses the 2016 October Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant that was executed on Carter Page, Trump’s former foreign policy advisor during the campaign. Part of the allegations state that the Justice Department and the FBI had used the dossier on the alleged Trump and Russia connection and presented it to the FISA court without providing the fact that the dossier came from Democrats who provided the dossier even though it was not thoroughly vetted. The chairmen stated that by withholding the origin and link with the dossier both the FBI and DOJ showed bias during the investigation.
Goodlatte and Gowdy believe that a special prosecutor is necessary as they feel the scope goes above the reach of the Justice Department inspector general, who would be unable to gain access to at least 24 witnesses that could be included in the investigations — including such people as Sidney Blumenthal and Cody Shearer, both confidantes of Hilary Clinton. They also went on to state they felt a special counsel would be better for public confidence and the fact that they will have the tools they need to accomplish the goal.
Why The Chairmen Feel Congress is Not Up to the Task
“We leak like the Gossip Girls,” Gowdy said when asked why he felt that Congress would not be the best choice to investigate the matter. “We don’t have the ability to empanel a grand jury we don’t have the ability to offer immunity; we should not be offered immunity. Executive Branch investigations are more publicly confidence-inspiring than current congressional investigations.”
The Democrats rebutted with a counter memo reiterating their belief that the both they and the FBI acted properly stating there was no abuse during the FISA process. Top Democrat representatives in the Oversight and Judiciary Committees have slammed the supposed action calling for special counsel, claiming that their inspector general is up to the task, has the ability and is capable of performing an independent review saying that Congress can handle the matter themselves. Sessions stated that he had contacted the inspector general of the Justice Department and had already instructed him to begin the investigation into the FBI handling of the FISA application.
Goodlatte and Gowdy concluded that they are confident in the Department of Justice inspector general, but feel that his limitations will prevent the matter from being properly investigated.
“While we have confidence in the Inspector General for the Department of Justice, the DOJ IG does not have the authority to investigate other governmental entities or former employees of the Department, the Bureau, or other agencies,” they added in the letter.
While Goodlatte and other Judiciary Committee Republicans have previously requested special counsel for investigation in uranium dealing to Russia as well as how the FBI handled the Clinton email investigation, this is the first time that representative Gowdy has joined in the call. Whether or not his addition will prove to have the push the request needs is yet to be seen.
~ Conservative Zone
The Trump administration is the most corrupt to ever inhabit the whitehouse and u want to criticize President Obama? Deflection is so old it’s not working anymore!
You must have been in a vacuum for eight years Nancy. Or you are just one of the useful tools Bozo had. I have seen more than enough of that ilk. Believe what you will, but things done in the dark ARE coming into the light. Your hero and his little minions in the agencies are going to answer for their actions.
Give it up you LIBERAL SNOWFLAKE, go back to you basement “safe space” …HITLERY LOST ….TRUMP WON.. You don’t like it here, MOVE to a nice COMMUNIST COUNTRY where you will feel “more at home”… Your “hero”,OSCUMBAG broke about every law he could, stomped on the Constitution, and no one said anything because of his skin color..He and his transvestite so-called “wife” bamboozled the American people, and should be HANGED for being a TREASONOUS TRAITOR (as well as an ILLEGAL foreign usurper)
What abuses? Obama had no scandals. Trump is the worst piece of garbage that ever hit the white house lawn. He’s got a 30% approval rating which will be 20% by 2020
You have the Gaul to say these things about Trump after the abuses of the obama admin? Amazing!
You must have lived under a rock for 8 years
Nancy Hutchins
“The Trump administration is the most corrupt to ever inhabit the whitehouse”
please provide evidence of any Trump Admin corruption
Andy – You should know better than to ask the braindead to try and think. They have no mind of their own – just the same old B.S. they have been indoctrinated with.
No one criticizing Obama.
If he and his DOJ & FBI are/were clean – no worries whatsoever.
No one at all should object to this proposed ‘Special Prosecutor’.
No wrong-doings … no problems.
Stop talking about and just do it. Time people find out just what was going on.
Everything about Oblowhole is and was corrupt!
Yes I will criticize the NEGRO PUNK and his buddy Eric Holder. Both should be HANGED. You are a CRAZY Lefty LOON if you think for one milli-second that barry soetoro hussein and eric the Richard are any good at all. They are a waste of space on this EARTH. And, the demos. are a bunch of mentally disturbed fools. LV
@Nancy Hutchins, Name just one thing the Trump administration has done that is corrupt. I can write a book at all the corruption the Obama administration has done and it would take you two years to read. Lay off the Koolaid.
Nancy, You are soooo backwards!!! Clinton-Obama were/are the MOST corrupt. We have a BUSINESS Man who is a MANAGER and doing so much better for the US Citizens than EVER before. I KNOW. I worked for this government for years and kept hoping some in-office administrator would take action to clean it up then. It is finally happening now.
When are the democrats going to wake up and realize that they keep electing people to run for the white house that should never have gotten elected. Kennedy, the bay of pigs, Cuba, starting the Vetinam war, missile crisis, extra marital affairs, Carter, the Iran disaster, the economy and high interest rates. Starting the Korean mess. Johnson, there are so many problems that happened with this clown, i don’t know where to start. Moving on, Clinton, oh my God one of the worst. Took credit for the economy that bush had started, anything that was good only happened after the republicans took the house and again he took credit. We all know now what this creep did while he was in office and before being elected. After all we have been through with these kind of people being elected, you would think democrats would wise up and start looking for people in their party that have some better morals. We can only hope and pray.
Oh, and DEFLECTION is Hitlary’s favorite tool. Everything she says against anyone is what SHE is doing !!!
The Muslim FRAUD’S DOJ a Chicago Black criminal like the rest of the FRAUD’S goons
MISS NANCY ARE YOU DRINKING THE COOLAID.
WRONG…NANCY HUTCHINS Obama and his Administration will go down in History as the MOST CORRUPT, CROOKED & USELESS TO EVER SERVE IN THAT POSITION…….IT WAS ONE FULL OF SCANDAL, PREFERENCE OF IMMIGRANTS AND MUSLIMS OVER LEGAL AMERICAN CITIZENS, OBAMA’S INFAMOUS “APOLOGY TOUR” WHEREIN HE APOLOGIZED FOR AMERICA????, OBAMA & HOLDER’S “FAST & FURIOUS” GUN RUNNING SCHEME TO MEXICO THAT GOT AT LEAST ONE BORDER PATROL AGENT KILLED AND SEVERAL INNOCENT CITIZENS, THE OBAMACARE DEBACLE, HILLARY’S E-MAIL CRIMES, LYNCH’S SECRET MEETING ON THE TARMAC WITH BILL CLINTON, OBAMA’S CONSTANT “JUMPING THE GUN’ ON SHOOTINGS OF BLACKS TO BLAME POLICE OR CIVILIANS BEFORE THE FACTS WERE IN, SAYING ON PUBLICV TV, “HIS MUSLIM FAITH”, MEETING IN THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE “MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD”, BLACK LIVES MATTER, ANTIFA AND OTHER TERRORIST GROUPS, HIS AND HIS ADMINISTRATION’S CONSTANT LYING TO COVER THEIR BUTTS AND THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOTHING “GOOD” FOR THE AVERAGE WORKING MAN AND WOMAN, COMEY’S CLEARING OF HILLARY EVEN BEFORE ALL THE PEOPLE HAD BEEN INTERVIEWED…….AND ON AND ON!
Nancy, Without fail it is obvious that you are not only not objective but myopic t o an extreme. Read what the Obama administration did to, Philip Haney and the findings of his investigation of the Mosk that the two Islamic murders attended. The direct result was the murder of 14 people in San Bernardino, California. Now we learn that the assault in Florida is a direct result of the Obama/Holder attempt to reduce the number of black youth guilty of criminal activity in the schools being charged with those crimes. While the assailant was white, his ability to avoid prosecution for his numerous crimes before his last attack that resulted in the 17 deaths was a direct result of Obamas ill thought and myopic plan called, “PROMOSE”. Had Obama never been allowed to occupy the White House, without a doubt, many would still be alive.
Yeah, yeah sure! And Hillary is going to prison.
Have you ever heard the expression: ” Sh-t or get off the pot” ?
We have heard so much thunder but have not seen any lightning.
I always knew Obama was crooked and Holder was worse. Hillary Clinton worse than both of them put together! Please get a special counsel and investigate all of them. Oh Susan Rice too.
Don’t forget Loretta Lynch and Comey and Wassermnan-Schultz.
I believe if anyone has followed Pres. Trumps life style and Presidency you can clearly see he is a self serving corner cutting lair. He is for himself first and everyone follows behind. Pres. Trump is probably the worst President of all time period.
Dave marshall ifpresident Trump cuts corners so much; what was with that black idiots phrase” Igot a pen and a cell phone… I’ll go around congress with exec privilege! then the TREASONOUS TRADES for high ranking terrorists for deserting soldier who was a traitor to his country to begin with!!
LOck All of Obummers people up and him! DOJ and lead FBI should also be locked up!!
Finally! Thank You Mr Gowdy &
Mr Goodlatte Been waiting for oscumbag & hitlary & holder
& thier minions to fall like dominoes.
And Yes, there does need to be special IG!! mueller needs to be ousted for wasting tax$$ & keeping up the farce.
Nice try but there is no corruption in the FBI. You are just trying to deflect from the fact that Trump is a fraud.
Nancy you have to get your head out of your ass. That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard out of a sane individual but then again You probably answered the question. You are probably a DEMOCRATE which in my book means there is something mentally WRONG with YOU.
Nancy ,you one of them there aliens ???
Rather than the DOJ investigating, why not appoint Sheriff’s Arpaio & Clarke? Think they’d get it done quickly, efficiently, less costly & make some damn great arrests.
STAY WELL, SAFE, FREE & BRAVE!
PS: Nancy H, are you still using Preparation H as a mind altering drug?
Nothing will happen to Obama and Holder just like nothing will happen to Hillary. It should be obvious to everyone why they are above the law. I would like to see them on the hot seat just as much as anyone else. That would set off one big chain reaction. The Democrats and the RINOs can’t afford to let that happen. Obama and Hillary and Holder know whose closets have skeletons. If they go down, a boat load of people along with many members of Congress could go down with them and the politicians in Congress and the Justice Department know it.
The only people that will be prosecuted will be the scapegoats forced to take the rap for them. As long as the people allow it, they will continue to be above the law and will keep thumbing their noses at all of us. I would be pleasantly surprised to see them in orange jump suits and handcuffs. Not going to happen.
Re Obama’s DOJ Under Fire, very long time overdue, much delayed, which leaves the following question. WHY or HOW COME, as the manifold failings thereof were obvious to all with eyes.
Immediately is NOT SOON ENOUGH !