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Louie Gohmert: So we hear today from the Mueller investigation, as he was appointed by a man named Rosenstein that we now know was…

On the recordJune 5, 2018
So we hear today from the Mueller investigation, as he was appointed by a man named Rosenstein that we now know was completely disqualified from being able to select or name a special counsel for a number of reasons. For one thing, he would be a witness, because one of the issues was did President Trump obstruct justice when he fired Comey. And the President relied totally, or largely, on the memo that was prepared by Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein. He would be a material witness. You can't be involved in an investigation if you are a material witness. Rosenstein, as it would happen, also had worked with a guy named Mueller and Weissman when they were working on an investigation into Russia's illegal efforts to get U.S. uranium. And, in fact, they kind of had to jointly and severally put the quash on information about that investigation, because if they didn't, then the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., CFIUS, including Hillary Clinton, would not have been able to vote to allow the sale of uranium that would end up in Russia's hands. And if that sale hadn't gone through, there is no question all those stockholders that benefited would not have been so anxious to put $145 million in the Clinton Foundation and probably Russia wouldn't have been as quick to pay $500,000 for a speech from former President Clinton. {time} 2015 But there are all kinds of implications there.…
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas
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Jun 5, 2018

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