one Democrat told The Hill. WassermanSchultz said in a statement that she would not discuss what occurred in the classified meeting. Comey reportedly seemed “unflinching” and was criticized by Rep. Nancy Pelosi …
Wasserman Schultz grills FBI chief over Russian hacking
issue in closed-door meeting
FoxNews.com
The former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee who was
forced to step down last year over her own leaked emails grilled FBI
Director James Comey Friday during a closed-door meeting on alleged
Russian interference during the election, Fox News confirmed.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., served as chairwoman the for
over five years but decided to step down in July amid fallout over
leaked emails indicating an anti-Bernie Sanders bias in her operation.
The closed-door meeting included intelligence chiefs and members of Congress.
The Hill reported that it was tense. At one point, one Democrat yelled, “You let us down!”
The main question was why Comey withheld information about the hacking scandal from its members.
"Essentially Debbie asked, how was it that the FBI knew that the DNC
was being hacked and they didn’t tell her? He gave some bulls–t
explanation, ‘That’s our standard, we called this one, we called that
one’ — [she said] ‘Well, why didn’t you call me?’ ” one Democrat told
The Hill.
Wasserman Schultz said in a statement that she would not discuss what
occurred in the classified meeting. Comey reportedly seemed
“unflinching” and was criticized by Rep. Nancy Pelosi for being
“condescending to members.”
President-elect Donald Trump was briefed last week on intelligence
community findings about Russian hacking and other meddling during the
campaign that allegedly included the breach and leak of emails from
Democratic official accounts.
Some Democrats say the alleged influence benefitted Trump’s campaign.
They are also bothered by Comey’s handling to the Clinton email probe
and his announcement– 11 days before the election– to reopen the
investigation.
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, summed up the meeting: “Their questions and
comments seemed to make the case that Hillary Clinton would be president
if it were not for hacking.”
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Wasserman Schultz grills FBI chief over Russian hacking issue in closed-door meeting
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