Sunday Talks: Maria Bartiromo Interviews Congressman Darrell Issa On Multiple Subjects

The overwhelming majority of Sunday political talk-show discussion focuses around the death of UniParty Senator John McCain, etc. There is little value there, and grandma’s rule always applies.

However, Representative Darrell Issa appeared on Sunday Morning with Maria Bartiromo for a discussion on multiple subjects including the DOJ, Robert Mueller, North Korea and ongoing trade reset initiatives with China.

(Via: TLR)

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Blog Author's Comments: It seems clear to me that Attorney General Sessions is following the directions given to him by someone, but I don't mean instructions he received from President Trump. Because of Sessions, dirty cop Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein is now running the Department of Justice.

Rosenstein put special counsel Robert Mueller in place and he is not going away anytime soon. Not until he and his gang of liberal lawyers have done the best they can do, in their attempt to take down the President of the United States, and teach anyone else a lesson, who may some day think about attempting what President Trump did.

Rosenstein has specifically limited Mueller’s scope to President Trump related items. Rep. Issa seems to have a clear perspective on the collusion/corruption scandal, as well as the trade situation. Maria Bartiromo zeroed in on Hillary's $Million payment for the Dossier as an unreported campaign expense. That’s a problem for Mueller and Rosenstein until they bring charges against anyone they can setup as cover for the real perpetrators.

My way of looking at it is that aside from doing as much damage to Trump, his family and business as they can, they also want to insure that Hillary Clinton remains free of any responsibility for any wrongdoing. The reason for this is to keep Obama out of any discussion. Any serious investigation will implicate the Obama White House as the actual center of the illegal efforts to eliminate the possibility of Clinton losing the election.

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Issa Feared Targeted By Terrorists After Democrats Revealed Libya Trip

Daily Caller -- A leaked State Department email indicates that officials were worried about the safety of House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa after Democrats revealed his plans for a secret trip to Libya this week.

Issa, a Republican from California, has safely returned from his fact-finding trip to the country as his committee continues to investigate the terrorist attacks that killed America’s ambassador and three others in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012.

CBS News reported Thursday on an email that quoted a Libyan national sharing “his concern and his opinion that Representative Issa should not come to Libya for his own safety.”

The email reports that the Libyan thinks, “the people who would harm Rep. Issa are the same people who conducted the Benghazi attacks.”

Before Issa’s trip, Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a press release asking Issa to postpone his trip until he allows Democrats to join him.

“Although you claim that your investigation of the Benghazi attacks is bipartisan, your efforts to secretly plan an official trip to Libya — and then deliberately exclude Democrats from joining — is part of an unfortunate pattern of partisanship that undermines the credibility of this investigation,” Cummings wrote. “The problem with these actions is that they effectively deny Democratic Members the ability to effectively investigate this incident.”

Issa’s office responded on Thursday by lamenting the situation.

“Ranking Member Elijah Cummings’ reckless release of information was not going to deter Chairman Issa from conducting his oversight responsibilities in the wake of the Benghazi tragedy,” Issa spokesman Frederick Hill told The Daily Caller. “Fortunately, despite the media attention and resulting threat, no security incident occurred during Rep. Issa’s time in Libya.”

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Blog author's comments - So, Elijah Cummings knowingly released information that may have put a fellow American in danger...because of partisanship? The GOP cannot compromise with people who would do this. He mentions 'Democratic members' wanting to investigate the Benghazi attack. What have they been doing during the past year? The Democrats have already swept Benghazi under the rug just as they did 'Fast and Furious'. They did not want Issa to find anything which could prove that the Obama administration is covering up what happened in Libya.

This may have been a warning to any Republican Congressman that to scrutinize and challenge Obama will not be tolerated. You may recall that after the attack President Obama promised to bring those responsible to justice. So far, no one has been captured, killed or brought to anything even vaguely resembling justice. Benghazi happened over a year ago and you get the impression the president would be happy if no one ever brought the subject up again. The liberal media will certainly not devote any more time to Benghazi and what happened there.

Congressman Trey Gowdy Objects to IRS' Lerner Taking The Fifth

Fox News -- Before Lois Lerner, director of the IRS division that singled out conservative groups was dismissed from the hearing by committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) objected, saying since Lerner testified by making an opening statement, she would have to stay and answer the lawmakers' questions.

"You don't get to tell your side of the story and then not be subjected to cross-examination. That's not the way it works. She waived her right to Fifth Amendment privilege by issuing an opening statement. She ought to stand here and answer our questions," said Gowdy to some applause in the crowd.

Lois Lerner at House Hearing "I Am Very Proud
of the Work I Have Done in Government"


IRS Official Lois Lerner "I Have Not Done
Anything Wrong. I Have Not Broken Any Laws"


Audience Applauds After Rep. Trey Gowdy
Goes Off on IRS Official Lois Lerner

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Blog author's comments - I am disappointed in Darrell Issa. She should have been made to sit there and to respond, in one way or another, to a series of questions. It seems absurd that she should be able to say what she wants, then invoke the 5th Amendment to avoid answering any questions after she made her statement. I don't expect that any actual blame for the IRS scandal will be placed on Lois Lerner or that she will suffer any consequences. She has already shielded herself by saying it was the fault of low-level employees. But, I do not believe they acted on their own.

Earlier this month (as Reported by USA Today on May 10, 2013) the Internal Revenue Service apologized for subjecting Tea Party groups to additional scrutiny during the 2012 election, but denied any political motive. Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS unit that oversees tax-exempt groups, said organizations that included the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their applications for tax-exempt status were singled out for additional reviews.[...]

Lerner said the practice, initiated by low-level workers [...} was wrong. "It was an error in judgment, and it was not appropriate, but that's what they did," Lerner told reporters. She declined to talk about how many employees were involved and whether there would be disciplinary action. "I think they were insensitive, or less sensitive than they should have been."[...]

Lerner said she had never discussed the issue with Treasury or White House officials and could not say whether they knew of the problems before her apology. She said her focus had been on fixing the problem.

Issa Reverses: Chairman Darrell Issa Said IRS Official Lois Lerner Waived
Her Fifth Amendment Rights When She Made Her Opening Statement
And Will be Hauled Back to Appear Before His Panel Again

Contempt Vote Against Holder Concerning Fast and Furious

House GOP schedules contempt vote against Holder
Washington Examiner -- House Republicans say they have run out of patience with the Justice Department over its withholding of documents related to the gun walking operation known as Fast and Furious.

The House Oversight and Government reform committee announced Monday that it will vote on a "contempt of Congress" motion against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder "for his failure to produce documents" related to the department's knowledge of Fast and Furious, which the panel subpoenaed in October.

The announcement ends a brief detente between the two branches over Fast and Furious. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, tried to stave off a contempt vote by pressuring the White House directly to turn over thousands of pages of documents, but the Justice Department has not complied.

Aides told The Washington Examiner that the committee’s statement could be a last-ditch effort to get Holder to cough up the documents. The statement includes this line: "If the Attorney General decides to produce these subpoenaed documents, I am confident we can reach agreement on other materials and render the process of contempt unnecessary."

Keep reading...

Chairman Darrell Issa says 31 Democrats Will Vote To Condemn Holder

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Blog author's comments - This is how long it takes the GOP to lose their patience and do something about Holder? Mine was gone within the first month I found out about 'Fast and Furious.'

Seriously, I don't believe this will work. Eric Holder should have been gone months ago but I think he will survive and keep his job as the Attorney General. Obama has of course been no help, Holder knows too much concerning what Obama has done during his time in office.

The MSM will continue to protect the Obama administration and spin this as an out of control Republican House focused on trying to embarrass Obama in an election year.