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>>> IN THE HISTORY OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE INTELLIGENCE
AND HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES THERE IS NO MORE
COMMITTEES THERE IS NO MORE DISGRACED MEMBER OF THOSE
DISGRACED MEMBER OF THOSE COMMITTEES FOR HIS WORK ON THOSE
COMMITTEES FOR HIS WORK ON THOSE COMMITTEES THAN THE FORMER
COMMITTEES THAN THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE
CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE,
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE, REPUBLICAN DEVIN NUNES, WHO
REPUBLICAN DEVIN NUNES, WHO DURING HIS CHAIRMANSHIP, FOR
DURING HIS CHAIRMANSHIP, FOR WHICH HE WAS COMPLETELY BOTH
WHICH HE WAS COMPLETELY BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND JUDGMENTALLY
PROFESSIONALLY AND JUDGMENTALLY UNPREPARED, DEVIN NUNES
UNPREPARED, DEVIN NUNES REPEATEDLY VIOLATED THE LONG
REPEATEDLY VIOLATED THE LONG ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS OF THE
ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE TO THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE TO THE POINT WHERE HE WAS FORCED TO
POINT WHERE HE WAS FORCED TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM THE
RECUSE HIMSELF FROM THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE
CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE BUT THEN CONTINUED TO TRY TO
BUT THEN CONTINUED TO TRY TO EXERT CONTROL OVER THE COMMITTEE
EXERT CONTROL OVER THE COMMITTEE AFTER HAVING RECUSED HIMSELF.
AFTER HAVING RECUSED HIMSELF. WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THAT. IN ANY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
IN ANY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE BEFORE.
BEFORE. TODAY ALL NINE MEMBERS OF THE
TODAY ALL NINE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE
HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE INCLUDING THE MOST MODERATE OF
INCLUDING THE MOST MODERATE OF THEM, CONGRESSMAN WILL HURD,
THEM, CONGRESSMAN WILL HURD, DECIDED TO SHARE IN DEVIN
DECIDED TO SHARE IN DEVIN NUNES'S DISGRACE BY CO-SIGNING A
NUNES'S DISGRACE BY CO-SIGNING A LETTER BY DEVIN NUNES TO THE NEW
LETTER BY DEVIN NUNES TO THE NEW DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN OF THE
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ADAM SCHIFF URGING
COMMITTEE ADAM SCHIFF URGING CHAIRMAN SCHIFF TO RESIGN AS
CHAIRMAN SCHIFF TO RESIGN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE WHAT
BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE WHAT ADAM SCHIFF TELLS THE AMERICAN
ADAM SCHIFF TELLS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT THE WORK OF THAT
PEOPLE ABOUT THE WORK OF THAT COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE. THESE ARE THE SAME REPUBLICANS
THESE ARE THE SAME REPUBLICANS WHO SUPPORT EVERY SINGLE LIE
WHO SUPPORT EVERY SINGLE LIE THAT DONALD TRUMP TELLS EVERY
THAT DONALD TRUMP TELLS EVERY SINGLE DAY, NO MATTER HOW
SINGLE DAY, NO MATTER HOW DASTARDLY OR DEMENTED.
DASTARDLY OR DEMENTED. THE LETTER DID FOLLOW THE
THE LETTER DID FOLLOW THE CONGRESSIONAL TRADITION OF
CONGRESSIONAL TRADITION OF ADDRESSING A CONGRESSMAN.
ADDRESSING A CONGRESSMAN. IT WAS ADDRESSED TO THE
IT WAS ADDRESSED TO THE HONORABLE ADAM SCHIFF.
HONORABLE ADAM SCHIFF. THE REAL USE OF THE WORD
THE REAL USE OF THE WORD "HONORABLE" HAS SADLY ALWAYS
"HONORABLE" HAS SADLY ALWAYS APPLIED TO PERHAPS NO MORE THAN
APPLIED TO PERHAPS NO MORE THAN A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF THE
A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE SENATE.
SENATE. BUT HAVING WATCHED THE CONGRESS
BUT HAVING WATCHED THE CONGRESS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, NOW HAVING
FOR A VERY LONG TIME, NOW HAVING WORKED IN THE UNITED STATES
WORKED IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE MYSELF, WHEN I SEE ADAM
SENATE MYSELF, WHEN I SEE ADAM SCHIFF EVERYTHING I SEE PUBLICLY
SCHIFF EVERYTHING I SEE PUBLICLY IS HONORABLE.
IS HONORABLE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MEMBER OF
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHO
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHO WEIGHS HIS PUBLIC COMMENTS MORE
WEIGHS HIS PUBLIC COMMENTS MORE CAREFULLY, PRECISELY AND
CAREFULLY, PRECISELY AND STEADILY
STEADILY STEADILY.
STEADILY. ADAM SCHIFF IS NOTHING IF NOT
ADAM SCHIFF IS NOTHING IF NOT STEADY AND POISED.
STEADY AND POISED. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PUBLICLY
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PUBLICLY UNEMOTIONAL.
UNEMOTIONAL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM ANGRY.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM ANGRY. UNTIL TODAY.
UNTIL TODAY. WHICH MADE HIS ANGER ALL THE
WHICH MADE HIS ANGER ALL THE MORE BLAZING, ALL THE MORE
MORE BLAZING, ALL THE MORE POWERFUL, AND ALL THE MORE EDGE
POWERFUL, AND ALL THE MORE EDGE OF THE SEAT COMPELLING TO WATCH.
OF THE SEAT COMPELLING TO WATCH. WHEN ADAM SCHIFF RESPONDED AT
WHEN ADAM SCHIFF RESPONDED AT THE BEGINNING OF A HEARING TODAY
THE BEGINNING OF A HEARING TODAY TO THE ATTACK ON HIS INTEGRITY
TO THE ATTACK ON HIS INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM BY THE
AND PROFESSIONALISM BY THE DECIDEDLY DISHONORABLE DEVIN
DECIDEDLY DISHONORABLE DEVIN NUNES AND THE REPUBLICANS ON
NUNES AND THE REPUBLICANS ON THAT COMMITTEE, WHO TODAY CHOSE
THAT COMMITTEE, WHO TODAY CHOSE TO SHARE IN DEVIN NUNES'S
TO SHARE IN DEVIN NUNES'S DISHONOR, YOU'RE GOING SEE EVERY
DISHONOR, YOU'RE GOING SEE EVERY WORD OF THAT CONTROLLED,
WORD OF THAT CONTROLLED, TARGETED, AND BUILDING ANGER.
TARGETED, AND BUILDING ANGER. OF THE HONORABLE ADAM SCHIFF.
OF THE HONORABLE ADAM SCHIFF. >> MY COLLEAGUES MAY THINK IT'S
>> MY COLLEAGUES MAY THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THE RUSSIANS OFFERED
OKAY THAT THE RUSSIANS OFFERED DIRT ON A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
DIRT ON A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT AS PART OF WHAT
FOR PRESIDENT AS PART OF WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS THE RUSSIAN
WAS DESCRIBED AS THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT'S EFFORT TO HELP THE
GOVERNMENT'S EFFORT TO HELP THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN.
TRUMP CAMPAIGN. YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY. MY COLLEAGUES MIGHT THINK IT'S
MY COLLEAGUES MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT WHEN THAT WAS OFFERED
OKAY THAT WHEN THAT WAS OFFERED TO THE SON OF THE PRESIDENT, WHO
TO THE SON OF THE PRESIDENT, WHO HAD A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE
HAD A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE CAMPAIGN, THAT THE PRESIDENT'S
CAMPAIGN, THAT THE PRESIDENT'S SON DID NOT CALL THE FBI, HE DID
SON DID NOT CALL THE FBI, HE DID NOT ADAMANTLY REFUSE THAT
NOT ADAMANTLY REFUSE THAT FOREIGN HELP.
FOREIGN HELP. NO, INSTEAD THAT SON SAID THAT
NO, INSTEAD THAT SON SAID THAT HE WOULD LOVE THE HELP OF THE
HE WOULD LOVE THE HELP OF THE RUSSIANS.
RUSSIANS. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT HE TOOK THAT MEETING.
HE TOOK THAT MEETING. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT PAUL MANAFORT, THE CAMPAIGN
PAUL MANAFORT, THE CAMPAIGN CHAIR, SOMEONE WITH GREAT
CHAIR, SOMEONE WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING CAMPAIGNS,
EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING CAMPAIGNS, ALSO TOOK THAT MEETING.
ALSO TOOK THAT MEETING. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THE PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW ALSO
THE PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW ALSO TOOK THAT MEETING.
TOOK THAT MEETING. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THEY CONCEALED IT FROM THE
THEY CONCEALED IT FROM THE PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THEIR ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER
THEIR ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER THAT MEETING WAS THAT THE DIRT
THAT MEETING WAS THAT THE DIRT THEY RECEIVED ON HILLARY CLINTON
THEY RECEIVED ON HILLARY CLINTON WASN'T BETTER.
WASN'T BETTER. YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED A YEAR
WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED A YEAR LATER THAT THEY LIED ABOUT THAT
LATER THAT THEY LIED ABOUT THAT MEETING AND SAID IT WAS ABOUT
MEETING AND SAID IT WAS ABOUT ADOPTIONS.
ADOPTIONS. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THE PRESIDENT IS REPORTED TO
THE PRESIDENT IS REPORTED TO HAVE HELPED DICTATE THAT LIE.
HAVE HELPED DICTATE THAT LIE. YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY. I DON'T.
I DON'T. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THE CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN OF A
THE CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN OF A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WOULD
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WOULD OFFER INFORMATION ABOUT THAT
OFFER INFORMATION ABOUT THAT CAMPAIGN TO A RUSSIAN OLIGARCH
CAMPAIGN TO A RUSSIAN OLIGARCH IN EXCHANGE FOR MONEY OR DEBT
IN EXCHANGE FOR MONEY OR DEBT FORGIVENESS.
FORGIVENESS. YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY. I DON'T.
I DON'T. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THAT CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN OFFERED
THAT CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN OFFERED POLLING DATA, CAMPAIGN POLLING
POLLING DATA, CAMPAIGN POLLING DATA TO SOMEONE LINKED TO
DATA TO SOMEONE LINKED TO RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE.
RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT TH PRESIDENT HIMSELF CALLED ON
TH PRESIDENT HIMSELF CALLED ON RUSSIA TO HACK HIS OPPONENT'S
RUSSIA TO HACK HIS OPPONENT'S E-MAILS IF THEY WERE LISTENING.
E-MAILS IF THEY WERE LISTENING. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT LATER THAT DAY IN FACT THE
LATER THAT DAY IN FACT THE RUSSIANS ATTEMPTED TO HACK A
RUSSIANS ATTEMPTED TO HACK A SERVER AFFILIATED WITH THAT
SERVER AFFILIATED WITH THAT CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY. YOU MIGHT THINK THAT IT'S OKAY
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT IT'S OKAY THAT THE PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW
THAT THE PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A SECRET
SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A SECRET BACK CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATIONS
BACK CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE RUSSIANS THROUGH A
WITH THE RUSSIANS THROUGH A RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC FACILITY.
RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC FACILITY. I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT AN ASSOCIATE OF THE PRESIDENT
AN ASSOCIATE OF THE PRESIDENT MADE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE
MADE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE G.R.U. THROUGH GUCCIFER 2 AND
G.R.U. THROUGH GUCCIFER 2 AND WIKILEAKS AND THAT IS CONSIDERED
WIKILEAKS AND THAT IS CONSIDERED A HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
A HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. YOU MAY THINK IT'S OKAY A SENIOR
YOU MAY THINK IT'S OKAY A SENIOR CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL WAS INSTRUCTED
CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL WAS INSTRUCTED TO REACH THAT ASSOCIATE AND FIND
TO REACH THAT ASSOCIATE AND FIND OUT WHAT THAT HOSTILE
OUT WHAT THAT HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY HAD TO SAY
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY HAD TO SAY IN TERMS OF DIRT ON HIS
IN TERMS OF DIRT ON HIS OPPONENT.
OPPONENT. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER DESIGNATE SECRETLY CONFERRED
DESIGNATE SECRETLY CONFERRED WITH THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
WITH THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ABOUT UNDERMINING U.S.
ABOUT UNDERMINING U.S. SANCTIONS, AND YOU MIGHT THINK
SANCTIONS, AND YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY HE LIED ABOUT IT TO
IT'S OKAY HE LIED ABOUT IT TO THE FBI.
THE FBI. YOU MIGHT SAY THAT'S ALL OKAY.
YOU MIGHT SAY THAT'S ALL OKAY. YOU MIGHT SAY THAT'S JUST WHAT
YOU MIGHT SAY THAT'S JUST WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN.
YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN. BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY.
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY. I THINK IT'S IMMORAL.
I THINK IT'S IMMORAL. I THINK IT'S UNETHICAL.
I THINK IT'S UNETHICAL. I THINK IT'S UNPATRIOTIC.
I THINK IT'S UNPATRIOTIC. AND YES, I THINK IT'S CORRUPT
AND YES, I THINK IT'S CORRUPT AND EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION.
AND EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION. NOW, I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT THE
NOW, I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THIS AMOUNTS
QUESTION OF WHETHER THIS AMOUNTS TO PROOF OF CONSPIRACY WAS
TO PROOF OF CONSPIRACY WAS ANOTHER MATTER.
ANOTHER MATTER. WHETHER THE SPECIAL COUNSEL
WHETHER THE SPECIAL COUNSEL COULD PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE
COULD PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THE PROOF OF THAT CRIME
DOUBT THE PROOF OF THAT CRIME WOULD BE UP TO THE SPECIAL
WOULD BE UP TO THE SPECIAL COUNSEL AND I WOULD ACCEPT HIS
COUNSEL AND I WOULD ACCEPT HIS DECISION, AND I DO.
DECISION, AND I DO. HE'S A GOOD AND HONORABLE MAN,
HE'S A GOOD AND HONORABLE MAN, AND HE IS A GOOD PROSECUTOR.
AND HE IS A GOOD PROSECUTOR. BUT I DO NOT THINK THAT CONDUCT,
BUT I DO NOT THINK THAT CONDUCT, CRIMINAL OR NOT, IS OKAY.
CRIMINAL OR NOT, IS OKAY. AND THE DAY WE DO THINK THAT'S
AND THE DAY WE DO THINK THAT'S OKAY IS THE DAY WE WILL LOOK
OKAY IS THE DAY WE WILL LOOK BACK AND SAY THAT IS THE DAY
BACK AND SAY THAT IS THE DAY AMERICA LOST ITS WAY.
AMERICA LOST ITS WAY. AND I WILL TELL YOU ONE MORE
AND I WILL TELL YOU ONE MORE THING THAT IS APROPOS OF THE
THING THAT IS APROPOS OF THE HEARING TODAY.
HEARING TODAY. I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY THAT DURING A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
DURING A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MR. TRUMP SOUGHT THE KREMLIN'S
MR. TRUMP SOUGHT THE KREMLIN'S HELP TO CONSUMMATE A REAL ESTATE
HELP TO CONSUMMATE A REAL ESTATE DEAL IN MOSCOW THAT WOULD MAKE
DEAL IN MOSCOW THAT WOULD MAKE HIM A FORTUNE.
HIM A FORTUNE. ACCORDING TO THE SPECIAL
ACCORDING TO THE SPECIAL COUNSEL, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF
COUNSEL, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
DOLLARS. I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY THAT HE
I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY THAT HE CONCEALED IT FROM THE PUBLIC.
CONCEALED IT FROM THE PUBLIC. I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY THAT HE
I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY THAT HE ADVOCATED A NEW AND MORE
ADVOCATED A NEW AND MORE FAVORABLE POLICY TOWARDS THE
FAVORABLE POLICY TOWARDS THE RUSSIANS EVEN AS HE WAS SEEKING
RUSSIANS EVEN AS HE WAS SEEKING THE RUSSIANS' HELP, THE
THE RUSSIANS' HELP, THE KREMLIN'S HELP TO MAC MONEY.
KREMLIN'S HELP TO MAC MONEY. I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY THAT HIS
I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY THAT HIS ATTORNEY LIED TO OUR COMMITTEE.
ATTORNEY LIED TO OUR COMMITTEE. THERE'S A DIFFERENT WORD FOR
THERE'S A DIFFERENT WORD FOR THAT THAN COLLUSION, AND IT'S
THAT THAN COLLUSION, AND IT'S CALLED COMPROMISE.
CALLED COMPROMISE. >> THOSE WORDS ARE GOING TO LIVE
>> THOSE WORDS ARE GOING TO LIVE IN HISTORY.
IN HISTORY. THOSE WORDS ARE GOING TO BE IN
THOSE WORDS ARE GOING TO BE IN EVERY HISTORY BOOK OF THIS
EVERY HISTORY BOOK OF THIS PERIOD AND OF THIS SAGA.
PERIOD AND OF THIS SAGA. THOSE WORDS ARE GOING TO BE SEEN
THOSE WORDS ARE GOING TO BE SEEN IN THAT FORM IN EVERY
IN THAT FORM IN EVERY DOCUMENTARY THAT IS EVER MADE
DOCUMENTARY THAT IS EVER MADE ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION AND
ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION AND THESE YEARS OF INVESTIGATION.
THESE YEARS OF INVESTIGATION. YOU WILL BE SEEING THOSE WORDS
YOU WILL BE SEEING THOSE WORDS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IN

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