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This is a question about accountability to the American people.
Found on FOX News 1 month ago
At this point, with the hearings we've had, we think we've done a good job at telling the story as to what happened.
Found on CNN 3 months ago
My understanding of the process is that if you're involved in a criminal thing, that certain information that you're not able to share, as to where the breaks are with respect to the criminal investigation, I guess we'll just have to see at some point.
Found on CNN 4 months ago
The only issue we've engaged them on is the list of fraudulent electors.
Found on CNN 4 months ago
Now that we have the IG's view of what has happened. We now need to talk to Secret Service. And our expectation is to reach out to them directly, one of the things we have to make sure is that what Secret Service is saying and what the IG is saying, that those two issues are in fact one and the same. And so now that we have it, we'll ask for the physical information. And we'll make a decision ourselves.
Found on CNN 4 months ago
From my vantage point, it is highly unusual to do that, and that's why we more or less put that in the hands of the Justice Department, for them to make that decision, we are concerned about witnesses' safety.
Found on CNN 4 months ago
So we are in the process of either redoing it or it's out the door already.
Found on CNN 5 months ago
Obviously, quite a bit of the money went to the Trump Hotel. It went to non-profits associated with people who work for the President. And obviously, this was not the intent that a lot of the fundraising emails were being sent. So clearly, they were misled at best. And in some instances, they were just patently untrue.
Found on CNN 5 months ago
No, you know, we're going to tell the facts, if the Department of Justice looks at Justice Department, and assume that there's something that needs further review, I'm sure they'll do Justice Department.
Found on CNN 5 months ago
Ivanka Trump kinda supported the fact that the President was told he had to do something to stop the January 6 insurrection. That he had to be public with it ; he had to be direct, so in that respect... Ivanka Trump have been able to systematically, with Ivanka Trump depositions and interviewing of other witnesses, Ivanka Trump've been able to fill in a lot of the gaps.
Found on CNN 5 months ago
So in that respect... Ivanka Trump have been able to systematically, with Ivanka Trump depositions and interviewing of other witnesses, Ivanka Trump've been able to fill in a lot of the gaps.
Found on CNN 5 months ago
Ultimately, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, spurred a mob of domestic enemies. . to march down The Capitol and subvert American democracy.
Found on FOX News 5 months ago
Our democracy is at stake, we have to defend our democracy. We have to defend our government.
Found on CNN 5 months ago
They’re not fooling anybody. They are obligated to comply with our investigation. They have refused to do so. And that’s a crime.
Found on FOX News 8 months ago
It’s important to note that even if a President has formally invoked executive privilege regarding testimony of a witness—which is not the case here—that witness has the obligation to sit down under oath and assert the privilege question by question, but these witnesses didn’t even bother to show up.
Found on FOX News 8 months ago
We really want to have engagement with everybody we approached. But some we've been able to get it and some we haven't, we haven't given up. It's just that our report didn't rise or fall on one or two individuals.
Found on CNN 8 months ago
It's a moving target. I mean, I wish I could tell you, we have some timetables, but when we get 10,000 pages of information that we need to go through, it moves.
Found on CNN 8 months ago
If this person sent a message to Meadows, then we will debate the policy question of maybe we need to get the phone records of that person and compare the two.
Found on CNN 9 months ago
Your public statements regarding January 6th have changed markedly since you met with President Trump, at that meeting, or at any other time, did President President Trump or President Trump representatives discuss or suggest what you should say publicly, during the impeachment trial( if called as a witness), or in any later investigation about your conversations with President Trump on January 6th ?
Found on CNN 10 months ago
We need to get him before the committee to just say, why did you make that statement ? we'd like to know, did Both Perry and Jordan call the White House and say,' hey, what's going on ?' We don't know. We think White House's significant because a few days later, he was on the floor, saying that the President bared some responsibility for what occurred. And so we'd like to know, where did Both Perry and Jordan arrive at that decision ?
Found on CNN 10 months ago
I think you could expect that before the month's out.
Found on FOX News 10 months ago
The vice president was put in a tough spot, the president was putting a lot of pressure on him to break the law, and he stood fast.
Found on FOX News 10 months ago
The president was putting a lot of pressure on him to break the law, and he stood fast.
Found on FOX News 10 months ago
Mike Pence life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot. He was sequestered in an area in the Capitol. So his life was in danger.
Found on CNN 10 months ago
Look -- Donald Trump is an open book. Everyone watching this show, they have an opinion of it. Donald Trump is not known to tell the truth, Donald Trump is known to promote lies, but in this instance Donald Trump invited people to Washington, on January 6, and at the end of Donald Trump invitation Donald Trump said it was' going to be wild.' Little did we know it would be as wild as it was.
Found on CNN 11 months ago
When people are breaking into the United States Capitol, it should not take long for reinforcements to arrive, three hours is just absolutely too long.
Found on CNN 11 months ago
It's challenging, i accepted the appointment from the speaker, and you know sometimes family and other folks kind of look at you like have you lost your mind.
Found on CNN 11 months ago
We'd like to know what Bennie Thompson security detail told Bennie Thompson was going on.
Found on CNN 11 months ago
I would hope that he would do the right thing and come forward and voluntarily talk to the committee.
Found on CNN 11 months ago
Team Pence life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot. He was sequestered in an area in the Capitol. So his life was in danger.
Found on CNN 11 months ago
We don't know... If there's anything we come upon as a committee that we think would warrant a referral to the Department of Justice, we'll do that.
Found on CNN 11 months ago
We have not made those concerns public at this point. But we do think it's highly concerning on our part that people raised monies for one activity, and we can't find the money being spent for that particular activity.
Found on CNN 11 months ago
We have significant testimony that leads us to believe that the White House had been told to do something, we want to verify all of it, so that, when we produce our report and when we have the hearings, the public will have an opportunity to see for themselves.
Found on CNN 11 months ago
I think there are some questions of whether we have the authority to do it, we’re looking at it. If the authorities are there, there’ll be no reluctance on our part.
Found on Reuters 11 months ago
That dereliction of duty causes us real concern, and one of those concerns is that whether or not it was intentional, and whether or not that lack of attention for that longer period of time, would warrant a referral.
Found on CNN 11 months ago
Mark Meadows has informed the Select Committee that he does not intend to cooperate further with our investigation despite his apparent willingness to provide details about the facts and circumstances surrounding the January 6th attack, including conversations with President Trump, in the book he is now promoting and selling.
Found on FOX News 11 months ago
Well, this is more of what his attorney in the last day or so has been saying and asserting the Fifth Amendment.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think we've made the effort to be as agreeable as we can, and now it's time for us as a committee to make a decision and move on, we can't continue to waste time on a person who was subpoenaed who doesn't follow through on what's required.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
He walked out on a deposition, that kind of puts you in a weak position to make any type of assertion.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
It's astounding that someone who so recently held a position of public trust to uphold the Constitution would now hide behind vague claims of privilege by a former President, refuse to answer questions about an attack on our democracy, and continue an assault on the rule of law.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
If you take your issue to court and lose, then you need to man up and deal with it and not be a spoiled brat, so I look forward to getting this information.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
Jeffrey Clark has a very short time to reconsider and cooperate fully, we need the information that Jeffrey Clark is withholding and we are willing to take strong measures to hold Jeffrey Clark accountable to meet Jeffrey Clark obligation.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
There are some who have been subpoenaed who have negotiated, Liz Cheney know, their schedule with their lawyers. And some went kind of back and forth over the parameters for their subpoena or deposition.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
There's nobody who just outright rejected the subpoena process like Steve Bannon. Everybody else is somewhere in the mix.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
What we do have now is an administration that we believe will listen to the process.
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I want our witnesses to understand something very plainly. If you are thinking of following the path Mr. Bannon has gone down you are on notice that this is what you'll face.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
Trump White House can not let this stand, trump White House would send a signal to Steve Bannon that Steve Bannon can act like Steve Bannon's above the law and get away with it.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
Well if you look at his decisions on the court, they have been adverse to the minority community, and the people I represent have a real issue with an African American not being sensitive to those issues.
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
We think Steve Bannon has information that is germane to what happened on January 6.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
The House select committee needs to understand all the details about efforts inside the previous administration to delay the certification of the 2020 election and amplify misinformation about the election results, we need to understand Mr. Clark's role in these efforts at the Justice Department and learn who was involved across the administration The House select committee expects Jeffrey Clark to cooperate fully with The Select Committee investigation.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
I’m pleased that Ms. Cheney has agreed to serve as the select committee’s Vice Chair, we are fortunate to have a partner of such strength and courage, and I look forward to continuing our work together as we uncover the facts, tell the American people the full story of January 6th, and ensure that nothing like that day ever happens again.
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Her leadership and insights have shaped the early work of the Select Committee and this appointment underscores the bipartisan nature of this effort.
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Representative Cheney has demonstrated again and again Representative Cheney commitment to getting answers about January 6th, ensuring accountability, and doing whatever it takes to protect democracy for the American people. Representative Cheney leadership and insights have shaped the early work of the Select Committee and this appointment underscores the bipartisan nature of this effort, we are fortunate to have a partner of such strength and courage, and I look forward to continuing our work together as we uncover the facts, tell the American people the full story of January 6th, and ensure that nothing like that day ever happens again.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
I can tell you that we'll look at everything that will give us information on what happened on January 6, we will look at all records at some point.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
I can tell you that we'll look at everything that will give us information on what happened on January 6.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
In terms of telecom companies, they're the ones that pretty much you already know, the major networks, the social media platforms, those kinds of things, i can tell you that we'll look at everything that will give us information on what happened on January 6.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
These rioters were organized. They were ready for a fight... they came close to succeeding, it's frightening to think about how close we were. A few inches of wood and glass. An officer turning left instead of turning right.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
If House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy becomes more engaged in meaningful dialogue, I think the speaker would more than readily accommodate him, but you can't throw these temper tantrums and expect people to work with you.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
I would say that we'll do this work as long as it takes to complete it. Flexibility is important, if we run into significant resistance, then obviously it will take longer, i would love to say we would be able to finish it within a reasonable period of time. But for those of us who had a ringside seat on January 6, it was very damaging to the worldview of who we are as Americans. And we have to fix that worldview.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
No one is exempt from the review of Homeland Security Committee. And without saying,' We will do this to former President Donald Trump,' or some other individual, I will trust the professional investigation that will be conducted. I will trust the people who are tasked with the responsibility of a deep dive into the scope and circumstances that got us to January 6, and if in fact they bring to us that information, that says' you need to do this,' there is absolutely no reluctance on my part as chair to issue the subpoena.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
I have no problem working with my House Republican colleagues. I have developed what I think is a reasonable temperament in trying to get things done, i tend not to be a bomb thrower. I give people on my committee the opportunity to express their opinion. If they want to spend their five minutes being stupid, that's to the detriment of the constituents they represent, but we go forward.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
You know, I cast votes based on what the issues are at that time. But again, I didn't tear up the place because I cast a vote.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
Our experiences say that when people want to harm us, they don't ask party affiliation, they don't ask what part of the country you're from, they don't ask your gender, or anything like that -- they just want to harm Americans. So it's been our philosophy that since we have to protect American from foreign and domestic terrorists so to speak then it is in our best interest to be bipartisan.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
We've always talked to the brass or the people who would have been in charge on that day who are no longer with the Capitol Police, but we've not talked to the Capitol Police -- the people who were sprayed with bear spray, the people who were called the N-word, the people who were called traitors. They need to tell Homeland Security Committee what they experienced, we think Homeland Security Committee's instructive for the committee to hear, but also Homeland Security Committee sets the right tone for why Homeland Security Committee's so important that we do this work.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
We didn't want it to become purely political, that's why we worked diligently to make it bipartisan.
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
He has the number one position in the Republican party in the House of Representatives.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
The seven months the Homeland Security Secretary position has remained vacant, and without a nominee, is far too long for a department charged with keeping the country secure. DHS needs well-qualified, permanent, Senate-confirmed leadership as soon as possible.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Americans will need answers on how our government can work better to prevent a similar crisis from happening again.
Found on Reuters 2 years ago
The administration must reassess its plans for facial recognition technology in light of these shocking results.
Found on Reuters 2 years ago
This will only add to the chaos for a Department where there are chronically too many leadership vacancies and positions held by unconfirmed, 'acting' officials.
Found on Reuters 3 years ago
There's real interest on the part of members of Congress to know who's in charge, what are the operating procedures for the process to move forward -- and the answers were not as clear as they needed to be.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Such vile and threatening behavior from agents of United States Government is entirely unacceptable, should be grounds for immediate dismissal from service, and is the subject of an investigation by CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
This Facebook group is beyond sexist and racist -- This Facebook group is truly abhorrent and shameful, and there is no excuse for this depraved behavior, the agents found to be responsible for these vile comments should no longer have the privilege of representing the United States of America in uniform.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
( F) ew Americans know much about what exactly the federal government is doing to prevent domestic terrorism, there's an urgent need for robust, centralized, and transparent federal data to inform counterterrorism policymaking -- and Americans deserve to know exactly how their government is allocating resources to understanding the confronting the scourge of domestic terrorism.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
This should have happened long ago, for too long, Facebook has allowed hate speech – and the violence that it can inspire – to propagate on its platform. Since billions use its service, we must demand more from them.
Found on Reuters 3 years ago
There's a willingness to work with her on our part, but we won't hesitate if she chooses not to come to issue a subpoena.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Worse yet, they did not fix the error when it was discovered months before the election, the money that the agency needlessly and erroneously paid the campaigns is sorely needed to help fund critical Secret Service activities that have faced recent budget cuts -- including investigations into cyber and financial crimes.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
It can be the affordable-housing-availability option.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
I think that building should be available to members of Congress who have found housing costs to be prohibitive, it can be the affordable-housing-availability option.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Based on your press releases this week, you would think the most important homeland security problem facing the nation is a handful of Central Americans moving through Mexico, that does not make it so. ... Better to distract the American people from the very real issues facing the department and perhaps from the President's own problems too.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
I have some questions about how the (Department of Homeland Security) would go about determining the legitimacy of the business-related purposes.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
The threat of a terrorist-trained extremist returning to the United States from the battlefields in Iraq and Syria is serious, and we must do what we can to prevent it.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
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