The transcripts from the Russia investigation have finally been released.
It’s now very easy to see why Adam Schiff didn’t want to make them public.
Person after person interviewed admitted that they had no actual proof of Russia collusion.
FOX News reports:
House Intelligence Committee releases transcripts from Russia investigation
The House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released transcripts of interviews conducted by the panel during its Russia probe in 2017 and 2018 — amid demands by Republicans to make them public after being cleared by the intelligence community.
The committee, led by California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, publicly released 57 transcripts, as well as additional material, from the committee’s investigation.
In a statement, Schiff did not back down from his contention — fiercely disputed by Republicans — that President Trump and his campaign “invited illicit Russian help” to win the 2016 election.
“Despite the many barriers put in our way by the then-Republican Majority, and attempts by some key witnesses to lie to us and obstruct our investigation, the transcripts that we are releasing today show precisely what Special Counsel Robert Mueller also revealed: That the Trump campaign, and Donald Trump himself, invited illicit Russian help, made full use of that help, and then lied and obstructed the investigations in order to cover up this misconduct,” Schiff said in a statement.
But the transcripts are full of testimony from officials who said they were unaware of evidence showing coordination between the Trump team and the Russians.
Take a look at the tweets below which detail the comments from various figures who testified:
NEW:@HillaryClinton campaign chair @johnpodesta told House Intel in 2017:"I have no specific facts or information relating to conversations that may have been had between people from the Trump camp.& either Assange (@wikileaks)or representatives of the Russian Gov't" #transcripts
— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) May 8, 2020
NEW: Former AG Loretta Lynch was asked whether she had evidence of collusion, coordination or conspiracy.
She said that she did "not recall that being briefed up to me."
"I can't say that it existed or not," Lynch said,according to House Intel #Russia transcripts #LorettaLynch— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) May 7, 2020
NEW: @AmbassadorRice when asked whether she had evidence of collusion, conspiracy, coordination: "“I don’t recall intel or evidence to that effect," House Intel #Russia transcript shows
— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) May 7, 2020
NEW: @SamanthaJPower, when asked if she had evidence of collusion,coordination, conspiracy btwn Trump camp & Russians:“I am not in possession of anything-I am not in possession and didn’t read or absorb information that came from out of the intelligence community,transcript shows
— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) May 7, 2020
NEW: former DNI James Clapper says : "I never saw any direct empirical evidence that the Trump campaign or someone in it was plotting/ conspiring with the Russians to meddle with the election." — in transcript of interview with House Intel during its Russia probe.
— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) May 7, 2020
They had nothing.
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