If you missed Trey Gowdy’s exchange with Rosenstein, you missed out on the best live TV I’ve seen in quite some time.
He basically told them all to finish the Russia investigation, because it’s tearing the country apart.
GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy takes a shot at the special counsel probe while questioning FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein: “Whatever you got, finish it the hell up because this country is being torn apart” https://t.co/QfDYDOYSKS
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 28, 2018
As Gowdy said, if they have something, show us the damn evidence!
Enter Jim Jordan. He’s not playing any games today either.
“I think in a few minutes the House of Representatives is going to go on record saying you have not complied with requests from a separate and equal branch of government, that you haven’t complied with subpoenas, and you got seven days to get your act together,” Jordan said. “And I don’t know why you won’t give us what we’ve asked for.”
“Sir, I certainly hope that your colleagues are not under that impression. It is not accurate sir—” Rosenstein said.
“It is accurate,” Jordan responded. “We have caught you hiding information.”
Oh wait. There’s more.
“Now Mr. Jordan, I am the deputy attorney general of the United States. Okay?” Rosenstein said in obvious annoyance. “I am not the person doing the redacting. I am responsible for responding to your concerns as I am. I have a team with me, sir — a fraction of the team that is doing this work, and whenever you’ve brought these [issues] to my attention, I have taken appropriate steps to remedy them. So your statement that I am personally keeping information from you, trying to conceal information—”
“You’re the boss, Mr. Rosenstein,” Jordan interrupted.
“That’s correct, and my job is to make sure we respond to your requests. And we have, sir. Again, I appreciate your concerns—”
“Again, I think the House of Representatives is going to say otherwise,” Jordan cut in.
Finally, the soft-spoken deputy attorney general appeared to snap: “But your use of this to attack me personally is deeply wrong.”
Here’s the full exchange.
Complete exchange between Rep. @Jim_Jordan and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Rosenstein: "Your use of this to attack me personally is wrong."
Jordan: "It's not personal." pic.twitter.com/kR0ornT5Gs
— CSPAN (@cspan) June 28, 2018
Rod Rosenstein, Jim Jordan Collide in Fiery Exchange: ‘We Have Caught You Hiding Information!’ https://t.co/QlXbyfRS7c pic.twitter.com/YUxPIXgj7w
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) June 28, 2018
WATCH: Rosenstein Accuses Jim Jordan of Attacking Him 'Personally' in Heated Clash https://t.co/jxzMWhJXg5
— FoxNewsInsider (@FoxNewsInsider) June 28, 2018
The same people hating on and questioning the intelligence of Jim Jordan love Maxine Waters. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/rwNg21SZJT
— A (@Muelann) June 28, 2018
True that.
Grow a pair and take some freaking responsibility, Rosenstein. Seriously.
h/t The Hill