Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
>> THE WAY YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF
AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
IT'S UNACCEPTABLE AND IT'S
SHAMEFUL.
>> THOSE ARE PRETTY BLUNT WORDS,
UNACCEPTABLE AND SHAMEFUL THE
WAY YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF,
CONGRESSMAN, AS A MEMBER OF
CONGRESS.
I WANT YOU TO RESPOND TO WHAT HE
SAID.
>> I HAVE TO KEEP DOING MY JOB
EVEN IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
OBJECTS.
THOMAS PEREZ TOLD US THAT THERE
WERE NO DOCUMENTS OFFLINE.
IN OTHER WORDS, NO PRIVATE
E-MAILS.
IT WENT FROM ZERO TO 1, TO 2, TO
34, NOW 35 RESPONSIVE E-MAILS IN
WHICH HE E-MAILED PRIVATELY,
INCLUDING A PRIVATE E-MAIL TO
ANOTHER PRIVATE E-MAIL AT HUD.
THESE ARE VIOLATIONS OF THE
FEDERAL RECORDS ACT.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE WERE
1,200 E-MAILS THAT WE SIMPLY
WANT TO LOOK AT.
AND THIS IS MY RANKING MEMBER
AND MYSELF, WE DON'T WANT COPIES
OF THEM, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO
REVIEW THEM TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
SATISFIED THAT THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS.
AND IN THE CASE OF THE DOCUMENTS
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THEY'RE
REDACTING, THESE ARE 35 E-MAILS
IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW THAT
THOMAS PEREZ HAD COMMUNICATIONS
OFFLINE.
WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THEM IS TO
THE WHITE HOUSE.
ONE OF THEM IS TO A HUD
INDIVIDUAL RELATED TO A QUID PRO
QUO THAT HE CONDUCTED SECRETLY
IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.
THIS INVESTIGATION IS INTO THE
WRONGDOING AS WE VIEW IT, AT
LEAST NOT ILLEGAL, BUT
WRONGDOING BY THE PROPOSED
SECRETARY, WHILE HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE HEADING UP JUSTICE IN THE
CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION, AND AREAS
IN WHICH HE GAVE FALSE TESTIMONY
AS TO WHAT HE DID OR DIDN'T DO.
IT'S A COVER-UP.
WE PLAYED A TAPE OF HIS ACTUALLY
INSTRUCTING SOMEBODY IN THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IN
MINNESOTA, NOT TO SPEAK ABOUT
THINGS.
SO THESE KINDS OF FACTS, AND
WE'VE PRODUCED A FAIRLY LENGTHY
REPORT THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE, AS
TO THOMAS PEREZ AND HIS ACTIONS,
THESE WERE VERY APPROPRIATE
QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE
ANSWERED FOR FIVE MINUTES, AND
MY TIME WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.