House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes and Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy headed into a meeting at 2 PM EST with senior Justice Department, FBI and intelligence officials on Thursday to view classified documents and discuss Spygate.
Deputy AG Rosenstein heads into briefing with gang of 8; photo via Emma Loop
Two meetings transpired Thursday.
At noon EST, Nunes and Gowdy met with DOJ and FBI officials as well as Intel Chief Dan Coats.
Chairman Nunes then headed to a second meeting with the gang of 8 which began at 2 PM; Gowdy did not attend.
The list of Democrat hacks in attendance Thursday included: Minority ranking member of the House Intel Committee, Adam Schiff, House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer and vice Chairman of the Senate Intel Committee, Mark Warner.
Those attending Gang of 8 mtg at the Capitol:
Nunes
Schiff
Pelosi
Gowdy
McConnell
Schumer
Burr
Warner
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Kelly
Flood
Rosenstein
Wray
Coats— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 24, 2018
Nunes’ meeting with the gang of 8 ended at 3:30 PM EST.
Adam Schiff wasted no time releasing an absurd statement after the meeting.
Schiff is spinning like a top.
Chad Pergram reported: Schiff after Gang of 8 mtg: I won’t be able to take any questions today, but I’ve been asked to read a brief statement on behalf of Senator Schumer, Leader Pelosi, Vice Chairman Warner and myself.
Schiff after Gang of 8 mtg: I won’t be able to take any questions today, but I’ve been asked to read a brief statement on behalf of Senator Schumer, Leader Pelosi, Vice Chairman Warner and myself.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 24, 2018
Schiff then claimed he has seen no evidence a spy was planted inside of Trump’s camp.
Pergram tweeted: Schiff: Today’s Gang of 8 briefing was conducted to ensure protection of sources and methods..Nothing we heard today has changed our view that there is no evidence to support any allegation that the FBI or any intelligence agency placed a spy in the Trump campaign
Schiff: Today’s Gang of 8 briefing was conducted to ensure protection of sources and methods..Nothing we heard today has changed our view that there is no evidence to support any allegation that the FBI or any intelligence agency placed a spy in the Trump campaign
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 24, 2018
Chad Pergram also reported it is “very murky” as to what was discussed in Thursday’s Gang of 8 and DOJ meetings. Will there be leaks? It is unclear whether lawmakers were briefed on matters or were actually presented with documents and or evidence.
Very murky as to what was discussed in Gang of 8 DoJ mtgs today. Question is…on the verge of a holiday weekend, will there be leaks? Also, were the lawmakers simply briefed on matters or were they actually presented with documents/evidence during the mtgs?
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 24, 2018
Update at 4:40 PM EST : Nunes and Gowdy DID NOT get the documents they requested:
Sources tell me Gowdy and Nunes did not receive the documents they requested during the noon meeting at DOJ, despite the pleas for openness from Kelly and Flood at the start of the briefing
— Sarah Westwood (@sarahcwestwood) May 24, 2018
It’s important to note leaker and liar Adam Schiff went into Thursday’s meeting hours after tweeting these blatant lies about the Deep State spying campaign on Trump:
False statements about wiretaps at Trump Tower.
False statements about unmasking.
False statesments about a political spy in the Trump campaign.
False statements about the Mueller investigation that has indicted the President’s top staff.
It’s not spy-gate, only lie-gate.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 24, 2018
Here is Shiff’s remarks to reporters after the Gang of 8 meeting today.
WATCH: Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, tells reporters there is “no evidence” to support Trump’s claim of a “spy” in his campaign pic.twitter.com/60swzxzs8H
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 24, 2018
Someone needs to tell Schiffty that his fellow leakers and liars, James Clapper and James Comey both admitted spies were planted inside of Trump’s camp.
Clapper has now admitted that there was Spying in my campaign. Large dollars were paid to the Spy, far beyond normal. Starting to look like one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history. SPYGATE – a terrible thing!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2018
Chairman Nunes didn’t release a statement at the time of this publication.
