Former FBI attorney Lisa Page, who had the now infamous affair with Strzok, earned praise from Republican lawmakers after testifying at a closed-door hearing on Friday.
Lisa Page is impressing GOP lawmakers today. Several members have said she had been cooperative and provided them new information beyond Strzok’s testimony.
Mark Meadows even went so far as to say that Page was “falsely accused” of not being cooperative.— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 13, 2018
Meadows also said he sees NO need for Lisa Page to return for public session after her second private hearing on Monday. Dems believe GOP would look worse than they did in yesterday’s raucous hearing with Strzok if they brought her in for public session
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 13, 2018
Rep. Ratcliffe says Lisa PAGE answered many questions Strzok didn’t and that lawmakers learned a lot of new information. He declined to provide any other details.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) July 13, 2018
Rep. Gaetz says the questions Lisa Page answered — but Strzok would not — heighten his concern about whether the FBI was driving toward a “desired outcome” in its Russia probe.
He said FBI counsel was still there and at times intervened to prevent her from answering.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) July 13, 2018
Page will return for more questions on Monday – READ MORE
[divider][/divider]Texas Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert sparked outrage among a slew of Democrats in the joint House hearing featuring embattled FBI Agent Peter Strzok.
Gohmert, of Tyler, ripped into Strzok over his apparent bias in regard to the handling of the Clinton email investigation and Trump-Russia probe.
Gohmert said Inspector General Michael Horowitz delineated “500 pages of bias” from Strzok and others, and then “threw a bone to the Democrats” by declaring that there was no inherent bias that affected the outcome of the Clinton investigation.
.@replouiegohmert: "When you have text messages, Mr. Strzok, the way you do, saying the things you did, you'd been better off coming in here and saying 'look, that was my bias.'" https://t.co/n9rtHEvNOP pic.twitter.com/sdBi8jrVZH
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 12, 2018
Goodlatte said Nadler was incorrect because that witness was neither a lawmaker nor the president of the United States.
Strzok blasted Gohmert in his response, saying that his remark about “the look I would engage in with a family member who I have acknowledged hurting goes more to a discussion about your character and what you stand for.” – READ MORE
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