Mike Levin: “there is plenty of evidence of White House mistakes and errors in the firing. Those have been acknowledged now for…”

“there is plenty of evidence of White House mistakes and errors in the firing. Those have been acknowledged now for years. They have been recounted here again tonight. They have been acknowledged, as they should be. People who had legal fees that resulted from that firing should have those legal fees reimbursed, those who were not indicted. They have been reimbursed except for $50,000. That $50,000 is part of this bill. That is not what is at issue. What is at issue is the $450,000 which would go to someone who was properly indicted, properly prosecuted, and whether or not this Senate, for the first time in our history, will be approving legal fees to someone who was legally indicted. And that is the issue. It was not the White House that carried out the criminal investigation of Billy Dale. That was the FBI, and there is no evidence that has been alleged that I know of that the FBI investigation that led to the indictment was improper. There was no allegation at trial, there was no allegation in the House committee report that the FBI investigation that led to the criminal proceeding, that led to the attorney's fees which are at issue here, was an improper investigation. It was not the White House which decided to prosecute.”