Trey Gowdy R, SC: "Just a few bad apples, it's a one-off. Aw, shucks. Seeya."

[lindysalsagal]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trey-gowdy-face-the-nation-fisa-surveillance-warrant-would-not-have-been-authorized-without-dossier/

But, Gowdy, the only Republican on the House Intelligence Committee who has seen the actual FISA warrant applications -- Nunes has not -- emphasized that the memo does not discredit special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling and any ties to Trump associates.

The dossier has "nothing to do" with the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting involving Donald Trump Jr., Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, and a Russian lawyer, Gowdy noted. Gowdy also said the dossier did not form the basis for the case against George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign aid who has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about foreign contacts. The dossier has nothing to do with obstruction of justice, Gowdy noted.

"So there's going to be a Russia probe, even without a dossier," he said.

Meanwhile, Gowdy said "it would" concern him if President Trump makes any move to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

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Basically, he minimized everything except the fact that HRC and DNC paid for the dossier.

Everything else: "Aw, shucks, we're all friends, these were just a few bad apples in the fbi, de-classifying a fisa warrant was a one-off, none of this reveals how we operate in D.C....aw shucks."
"Whaa cain't we all jus git-along...Devin didn't say it......Ahm just a small town lawyer with a pure honest heart....."

[pangaia]

1. I thought someone either before and/or after the DNC and Clinton paid

for the expenses to produce the dossier... ??

[lindysalsagal]

2. Yep. But that's not how Trey framed it. Of course not.