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Castro says Dems will restart Russia probe if they win back the House
The Hill ^ | 09 11 2018 | Tess Bonn

Posted on 09/11/2018 2:21:08 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

A member of the House Intelligence Committee says that Democrats plan to quickly reopen the panel's Russia probe should the party take back control of the House in November.

“Probably the one that would get going right away is a thorough investigation into Russia and their interference,” Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) told Hill.TV co-host Krystal Ball on Tuesday when asked what Democrats would prioritize if they regain a majority in the House in the fall.

Republicans on the Intelligence Committee shut down the panel's contentious Russia probe in March, releasing a report finding no collusion between President Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

Democrats have long argued that the probe was ended prematurely, and have pushed for the panel to interview additional witnesses and review documents to verify witness testimonies.

They have also accused Republicans on the panel of seeking to protect Trump from scrutiny by shutting down Democratic calls to subpoena key members of his inner circle and administration.

“I know that the president thinks the entire investigation was a witch hunt, but we ought to have a fair process where we at least subpoena people and verify what was told to us,” Castro said Tuesday.

Despite the House panel ending its Russia probe, its Senate counterpart has continued probing ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, which is also the subject of a federal probe being led by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Castro said Tuesday he would also support a move by Trump to declassify underlying documents that authorities used to obtain a surveillance warrant on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page during the 2016 election.

“Unless there’s something that’s very sensitive to the [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] process for example, then I think as much of it should be transparent as possible,” Castro said.

Trump is expected to declassify a series of documents related to both Page and Department of Justice (DOJ) official Bruce Ohr, according to an Axios report earlier this month.

House Republicans stepped up calls last week for the Trump administration to declassify sensitive files related to their scrutiny of a controversial dossier on Trump compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele in 2016.


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KEYWORDS: castro; mueller; russia; trump
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VOTE to end the madness.
1 posted on 09/11/2018 2:21:08 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

He has much bigger worries than this. He is one of the 50 thousand plus.


2 posted on 09/11/2018 2:24:47 PM PDT by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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To: yesthatjallen

Will they make Hillary testify under oath?


3 posted on 09/11/2018 2:25:54 PM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: yesthatjallen

I wonder if Trump realizes this is a fight to the death?? The only way out I see is to DE-Classify Everything and Arrest,Prosecute,Hang.


4 posted on 09/11/2018 2:26:09 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: yesthatjallen

RUSSIA CONSPIRACY THEORY

Got Russians in your closet?
Got Russians beneath your bed?
Got Russians eating your food?

VOTE REPUBLICAN!

We will send pest control to clean out those annoying Democrats.


5 posted on 09/11/2018 2:29:13 PM PDT by TheNext (Anonymous Source)
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To: yesthatjallen

The disturbing part is that this commie socialist is on the House Intel Committee.


6 posted on 09/11/2018 2:30:05 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Are you Humbly Grateful or Grumbly Hateful?)
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To: yesthatjallen

Her name is Krystal Ball? Is that her real name, given to her by her parents?

Or her married name, I hope?

I can’t imagine someone giving a child a name which would be joked about. Just saying.


7 posted on 09/11/2018 2:30:06 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: TheNext

Call the “Blue Wave” Pest Control now! 555-1212


8 posted on 09/11/2018 2:30:56 PM PDT by TheNext (Anonymous Source)
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To: eyeamok

“I wonder if Trump realizes this is a fight to the death??”

For a man who never held political office, I think Trump is the most politically astute president we’ve had since Reagan.

For what it’s worth, Carter, Obama and Hillary Clinton were the most unattuned people ever to reach high office.


9 posted on 09/11/2018 2:33:01 PM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: eyeamok

He may regret not declassifying the FISA docs sooner. He is oddly reluctant to fire people within his own executive branch or to take action to protect himself. He talks and tweets about it but appears disinclined to take action. Strange.


10 posted on 09/11/2018 2:33:40 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“”””””””””””””Her name is Krystal Ball? Is that her real name, given to her by her parents?

Or her married name, I hope?

I can’t imagine someone giving a child a name which would be joked about. Just saying.””””””””””””””””””””””””””

It is her real name. Her dad was a physicist who worked with crystals. I, too, thought it was her stripper name.


11 posted on 09/11/2018 2:34:49 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: yesthatjallen
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Election fraud for the 2018 election will be like nothing ever seen before.

Trump should dispatch USMC guards to every precinct in the country.
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12 posted on 09/11/2018 2:35:40 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: yesthatjallen

13 posted on 09/11/2018 2:35:50 PM PDT by dead
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To: eyeamok

No matter how the cooks flip it, Russiagate is a big nothingburger. What was the so called “collusion” about? To find a better way to run foreign relations with Russia? The problem is purely political.


14 posted on 09/11/2018 2:36:54 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Restart? When did it end?......................


15 posted on 09/11/2018 2:37:31 PM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
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If the Rats get the house it’s going to be the biggest shit show this country has ever seen and it will be a consequence of not going on offense. The FBI spied on a Presidential candidate and elect and nothing has done about it.


16 posted on 09/11/2018 2:48:56 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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Restart the Russia probe?

When did it end?

BEWARE THE BLUE WAVE!


17 posted on 09/11/2018 2:49:17 PM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (Liberalism is the philosophy of sniveling brats. - P.J. ORourke)
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Restart the Russia probe?

When did it end?

BEWARE THE BLUE WAVE!


18 posted on 09/11/2018 2:50:16 PM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (Liberalism is the philosophy of sniveling brats. - P.J. ORourke)
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The Dems don’t believe that Mueller is doing a good job?


19 posted on 09/11/2018 2:54:38 PM PDT by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: gibsonguy

There will be no ‘Blue Wave’..................They have nothing positive to run on. Hate is not a good campaign device.The economy is booming, Employment is at historical lows for ALL RACES, there is no Energy Shortage, No Gas Lines, No reason at all to vote Democrat...................


20 posted on 09/11/2018 2:54:41 PM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
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