
Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) blasted House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Sunday. Schiff held closed door meetings for the testimony of ICIG Atkinson and Envoy Volker last week. Then Schiff would not allow transcripts of their testimony to be made public. Why?
It has been reported from other sources, notably Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge, that ICIG Michael Atkinson testified that the so called ‘whistle-blower’ did not inform Atkinson that the whistleblower gossipmonger and his legal team had previously contacted staff working for Adam Schiff before he submitted his complaint.
When questioned on this earlier in the week, Schiff had denied that such contact took place. The Washington Post gave this claim a 4-Pinocchio’s rating. Later he reversed himself claiming that he “had misunderstood” the reporter’s question.
So, again, why are the transcripts being withheld? Ratcliffe said that he would love to tell you about both interviews (Volker and Atkinson). The problem? Schiff won’t allow it. Why? Ratcliffe noted,
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