CIA debunks Gowdy's allegation that Clinton email contained classified source

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I think Gowdy should sit in the Chair and get questions directed at him!



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Simon Maloy ?@SimonMaloy 2h2 hours ago

Cummings: Gowdy did his own redactions to (wrongly) claim Clinton received classified info http://democrats.benghazi.house.gov/news/press-releases/cia-debunks-gowdy-s-allegation-that-clinton-email-contained-classified-cia …

[sufrommich]

1. k& r. nt

[DURHAM D]

2. Unbelievable.

Sounds like the staff is taking directives from David Bossie.

We have been here before.

[riversedge]

10. Is Bossie involved?

I really do not know.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. I trust the CIA about as much as I trust Gowdy.

To put it delicately, both are highly unreliable sources.

[DURHAM D]

4. This isn't that hard.

Just read the OP.

[emulatorloo]

5. I trust Elijah Cummings, not sure what your problem is with him?

http://democrats.benghazi.house.gov/news/press-releases/cia-debunks-gowdy-s-allegation-that-clinton-email-contained-classified-cia

CIA Debunks Gowdy’s Allegation That Clinton Email Contained Classified CIA Source
Oct 18, 2015 Press Release

Cummings Calls on Gowdy to Apologize to Clinton

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy to correct the public record after the CIA debunked Chairman Gowdy’s accusation that Secretary Clinton sent an email containing "some of the most protected information in our intelligence community, the release of which could jeopardize not only national security but human lives.”

The full letter is online here and as follows:

[Jim__]

6. How about Elijah Cummings?

Do you distrust his belief that Gowdy acted irresponsibly? Do you distrust his statement that Gowdy did not check his facts before making an accusation?

From Elijah Cummings letter to Gowdy:

Dear Mr. Chairman:

On October 7, 2015, you sent me a 13-page letter making a grave new accusation against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Specifically, you accused her of compromising national security and endangering lives.

The problem with your accusation—as with so many others during this investigation—is that you failed to check your facts before you made it, and the CIA has now informed the Select Committee that you were wrong. I believe your accusations were irresponsible, and I believe you owe the Secretary an immediate apology.

It appears that your letter was rushed out to the press to counter the public firestorm caused by Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s stark admission that Republicans are using millions of taxpayer dollars to damage Secretary Clinton’s bid for president. However, your letter only provided further evidence of this fact.

In your letter on October 7, 2015, you stated that Secretary Clinton received an email from Sidney Blumenthal on March 18, 2011, that included the name of someone who purportedly provided information to the CIA. You asserted that this information was classified, arguing that Secretary Clinton “received classified information from Blumenthal—information she should have known was classified at the time she received it.” You then alleged:

Armed with that information, Secretary Clinton forwarded that email to a colleague—debunking her claim that she never sent any classified information from her private email address.

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[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. That piece of apocrypha had a bit of a run at DU, go figure./nt

[BootinUp]

8. lol, yes. Hard to fathom.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. When all you have is a hammer the whole world looks like a nail.

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