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GOHMERT: The Government Needs To Hold More Federal Employees Accountable For Misconduct

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When Hurricane Harvey crashed onto Texas shores, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) worked tirelessly to come to our citizens’ aid. Unfortunately, in the months since then, information has been released regarding a top FEMA official who abused his position to harass co-workers and create inappropriate environments. According to numerous reports, FEMA personnel chief, Corey Coleman, fo...

Chinese company reportedly hacked Clinton's server, got copy of every email in real-time

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A Chinese state-owned company reportedly hacked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email server, then inserted code that forwarded them a copy of virtually every email she sent or received after that -- a revelation President Trump is demanding be investigated. The Daily Caller reported that the firm operating in the D.C. area wrote code that was then embedded in the server and generated ...

Gohmert on FBI’s Claim That No Evidence Was Found Regarding Hillary Clinton Server Breach

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today regarding the claim made by the FBI that they have ‘not found any evidence’ regarding Hillary Clinton’s serving being breached: “It’s not surprising that the FBI ‘has not found any evidence’ regarding Clinton’s servers being breached. Like I stated to Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok in the House Judiciary Hear...

Gohmert Will Not Pursue Caddo Lake National Heritage Act

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Congressman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement regarding his decision to no longer pursue legislation to create a National Heritage Area near Caddo Lake: "When first considering whether or not to join the effort to designate parts of the Caddo Lake area as a National Heritage Area, I was skeptical. As soon as I heard the term “National Heritage Area,” I immediately became suspi...

Rep. Gohmert: Social Media ‘Anxious’ to ‘Help the Democrats’

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Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, came out swinging at the House Judiciary hearing about censoring conservatives. He criticized Facebook’s eagerness to address Democrat questions about Russian use of the platform, but less so about GOP inquiries. During the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, representatives from Google/Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter detailed the steps they had been taking t...

Louie Gohmert: Lisa Page giving us 'more insights' into Russia investigation

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Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said Tuesday that former FBI lawyer Lisa Page has been more helpful than FBI agent Peter Strzok when it comes to answering their questions about how the FBI handled the Russia and Hillary Clinton investigations. "She has given us more insights to who was involved in what," Gohmert told Fox News. "She's a more contrite person," he added. "But make no mistake ... she's ...

GOHMERT: WATCHDOG FOUND CLINTON EMAILS WERE SENT TO ‘FOREIGN ENTITY’

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A member of the House Committee on the Judiciary said during a hearing Thursday that a government watchdog found that nearly all of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails were sent to a foreign entity and that the FBI didn’t follow-up on that finding. The Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) found an “anomaly on Hillary Clinton’s emails going through their private server, an...

Gohmert Statement in Support of Rep. Jim Jordan

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Congressman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today in support of Rep. Jim Jordan: “Jim Jordan is a fine and decent person who has a lifetime history of being honorable and honest, unlike his accusers whose extremely troubled backgrounds and ongoing legal and financial troubles place the veracity of their allegations into the realm of ridiculous. Unlike the Olympians who were ...

Rep. Gohmert: Abolishing ICE ‘Means Anarchy…It’s the Way Countries End and Dictatorship Begins’

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The Democrats’ new rallying cry calling for the abolition of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) ‘is a call for anarchy,” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) warned Tuesday. “It’s the way countries end and a new dictatorship begins,” Gohmert explained in an interview on Fox Business Channel “It’s a call for anarchy. And, it’s amazing that it has caught on and has been spreading even among what...

Rosenstein Testifies He Doesn’t Need to Read FISA Applications He Signs

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“It depends on the circumstances,” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified Thursday when asked if he reads every FISA application he signs authoring the government to spy on its citizens. Rosenstein testified in a House hearing on potential abuses by the Justice Department (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding its investigation of President Donald Trump and potential Russian...