Here is her testimony about the ham radio:
Q Okay. I want to jump — I don’t know if this is jump back or jump ahead. I don’t think this issue has been addressed. Do you have, or are you familiar with, a shortwave radio or a Ham radio?
A I own a Ham radio.
Q And you own it for what purpose?
A Emergency communication in case of a storm, that sort of thing. If the cell towers go out, uh-huh.
Q How long have you had a Ham radio?
A Well, I bought it shortly after I got my Ham license and I got — yeah, I — I — I am guessing it is 2015, but I don’t remember exactly. It was — you know, in 2014, I was underemployed, and I had some time, and I took a citizens emergency — community emergency response team training. And, you know, it was just something sponsored by the DHS and the local fire department, you know, taught these courses and then they said, hey, if you are going to be helping with community response in case of an emergency, why don’t we have — you know, some people take Ham radio lessons in case the communications towers go out. And so I took the Ham radio class. I passed the test.
Q That is a difficult test, isn’t it or —
A Sixteen questions, something like that. I squeaked past it.
Q And are there different levels of licensure?
A There are. I was the lowest level.
Q Do you have any desire to reach a higher level for your
purposes.
A No.
Q So your obtaining of a radio, and your taking the class, and your sitting for the exam and ultimately passing and receiving the license, it had nothing to do with your employment at Fusion GPS?
A It was well before.
Q Well before?
A Yeah.
Q And it was — you had time on your hands, something to
do — was this something you were always interested in doing and this is an opportunity that you had to pursue it?
A I saw an ad for the community emergency response training, and I thought, now is a good time for me to do it since I have a little bit of time.
Q Have you ever communicated with anyone in Russia using your Ham radio?
A No.
Mr. Somers. Did you monitor any broadcasts from Russia using the Ham radio?
Ms. Ohr. No.
Thanks. I must admit I’m skeptical.
Oh, I doubt she contacted Russia. More like Steele and co. - perhaps a “media” person here and there.
SHE LIED UNDER OATH!
FCC public records show she was licensed 5/23/2016. The test for the Technician Class license had 35 multiple choice questions. Passing requires correct answers on 26.
Q So your obtaining of a radio, and your taking the class, and your sitting for the exam and ultimately passing and receiving the license, it had nothing to do with your employment at Fusion GPS?
A It was well before.
The classic tell for lying is the old non-responsive answer to the question. She wasn’t asked when. And lo and behold, her non-responsive claim of “well before” being hired was a complete lie, designed to mislead. She got the license WELL AFTER she joined GPS Fusion.
Suggestion for House and Senate republican leaders: Hire someone to train Congressional nitwits on how to question liars properly, or don’t bother with hearings.