DPCC Co-Chair Cicilline: Congress Should Focus On the Issues That Impact The American People
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David Cicilline, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee (DPCC) and a member of the Judiciary Committee, appeared on MSNBC Live with Katy Tur to discuss the House Judiciary hearing with FBI Agent Peter Strzok following Russia's interference in the 2016 Presidential election. Below are excerpts from the interview and a link to the video.
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"The FBI has a well-established policy that precludes members of the FBI from discussing an ongoing criminal investigation. The Republicans on the committee know this. Mr. Strzok invoked that and said he's been directed not to answer questions about the ongoing criminal investigation related to the Trump campaign's collusion with Russian in the presidential election.
"This is a well-established rule. You cannot discuss an ongoing criminal investigation and despite that, they continue to ask him in an effort to have him violate that. The irony is, the Clinton hearing on the Clinton emails is coming after the IG report which, in fact, criticized Director Comey for commenting about the Clinton email investigation, so it's ironic there. They know he can't answer this question.
"The real frustration is, this is a Judiciary Committee. We should be having a hearing about family separation, about responsible gun safety legislation, about driving down the cost of prescription drugs or the many examples of conflicts of interests and corruption in this administration – and yet, what are we having today, another hearing on Hilary Clinton's emails. It's really unfortunate. There has been a 500-page investigation. They concluded that the sentiments of Mr. Strzok played no role whatsoever in any decisions made, all of that was based on the evidence, but despite that, my Republican colleagues continue to be very focused on Hillary Clinton's emails and refuse to really undertake the serious oversight responsibilities that they have."