Feinstein Makes Startling Admission: "I Got Pressured" To Release Fusion Transcripts

Sen. Dianne Feinstein made a startling admission when asked why she released the Fusion GPS transcripts on Tuesday without first informing Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) ahead of time.

 

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"I meant to tell him, and I didn't have a chance to tell him, and that concerns me," Feinstein told CNN Congressional correspondent Manu Raju, adding "I just got pressured, and I didn't do it.

Which begs the question:

When asked to elaborate, Feinstein walked back her statement, saying "I wasn't pressured," without any further comment. Her office later said she misspoke and that she wasn't pressured to release the transcript. 

Senator Feinstein released transcripts of Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson's closed door testimony to the Senate Judiciary committee on Tuesday, infuriating Chairman Grassley. Simpson and fellow Fusion GPS co-founder Peter Fritsch penned an op-ed in the New York Times last week calling on congress to release the "full transcripts" of Simpson's testimony. 

 

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On Wednesday morning, President Trump tweeted "The fact that Sneaky Dianne Feinstein, who has on numerous occasions stated that collusion between Trump/Russia has not been found, would release testimony in such an underhanded and possibly illegal way, totally without authorization, is a disgrace." 

Feinstein hit back, saying "I didn't do anything illegal," adding "That transcript has become so abused that time has come for people to take a look at it."

Feinstein said in a statement, “The American people deserve the opportunity to see what he said and judge for themselves. The innuendo and misinformation circulating about the transcript are part of a deeply troubling effort to undermine the investigation into potential collusion and obstruction of justice.”

Trump later tweeted "The single greatest Witch Hunt in American history continues. There was no collusion, everybody including the Dems knows there was no collusion."

If in fact Senator Feinstein was pressured to release the transcripts, it begs several questions; who pressured her, why now - less than a week after Fusion's NYT op-ed calling for the release, and why couldn't she pick up the phone and let Grassley know?

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Throat-warbler… Jan 10, 2018 6:07 PM Permalink

Let's see, I was either pressured or not pressured.  Which is it ... hmmm ... I'm going to say pressured.  Not the correct answer?  Oh, then not pressured.  

But the coin was heads!

Billy the Poet ???ö? Jan 10, 2018 6:33 PM Permalink

Feinstein said in a statement, “The American people deserve the opportunity to see what he said and judge for themselves. The innuendo and misinformation circulating about the transcript are part of a deeply troubling effort to undermine the investigation into potential collusion and obstruction of justice.”

 

 

I would think that the release of witness testimony from an ongoing investigation when other witnesses have yet to appear is obstruction of justice and not the other way around.

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Normalcy Bias jcaz Jan 10, 2018 8:26 PM Permalink

If only more Californians knew that she is by marriage a WAR PROFITEER, perhaps they wouldn't be so quick to support her.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2006/5/11/209371/-

https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3666652

https://freepress.org/article/dianne-feinstein-war-profiteer-and-war-criminal

Yes, the links to LEFTIST sites was intentional. There are others to right leaning sites if one is interested.

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GUS100CORRINA Gardentoolnumber5 Jan 10, 2018 7:02 PM Permalink

Feinstein Makes Startling Admission: "I Got Pressured" To Release Fusion Transcripts

My response:  She got pressured alright, she got pressured by DEMONS!!! This LADY is poster child for EVIL in the American Republic.

She looks to be losing her mind to an affliction like alzheimer's or subcortical dementia which is a clinical syndrome characterized by slowness of mental processing, forgetfulness, impaired cognition, apathy, and depression.

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Chupacabra-322 GUS100CORRINA Jan 10, 2018 7:24 PM Permalink

Feinstein: "I just got pressured"
Reporter: "Who pressured you?"
Feinstein: "I wasn't pressured"

 

More daily total, absolute, open in your Faces Tyrannical Lawlessness.

 

Seems like everyday now there’s a brand new example of Tyrannical Lawlessness.

 

Reporter: “Who & are you being threatened & or blackmailed” should have been the appropriate question.

 

More Chilling & Bizarre is the Obi Won CONobi response she gave.  

 

It’s revolting witnessing this Tyrannical Lawless unfold now on a daily Presstitute basis.

 

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Kayman Billy the Poet Jan 10, 2018 7:00 PM Permalink

Can't get the rest of the Dirty Noxious Criminals party's corrupt gang on the same song sheet without releasing the confidential testimony. Now they can tailor their statements to same lie.

"Released for the American People".  What a fucking in-your-face lie.

It is hard to believe how deep this corruption runs.

Trump, wittingly or not, just set the outhouse back about 4 feet from the end of the path, and not everybody has got the map yet. Feinstein, "Stench, what stench?"

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Walking Turtle Billy the Poet Jan 10, 2018 7:32 PM Permalink

Please, a thorough feather-job immediately post-tarring?  Because it is the WAY...

Herself may then stand before the rest of the Assembly to receive her well-deserved censure, with all modesty preserved and far less damage to the carpets & furniture.

Then Herself should Go Home.  To a NEW Home.  With Another Different Set of Friends.  MORE Friendy People Just Like HER!  Her NEW Friends WILL help Herself remove all that NASTY tar and all those UGLY feathers...  For a price...

Opinion:  Herself should never leave THAT company.  Not in a MILLION years!  And one day.  And that is all.  0{;-|o[

 

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Carl Spackler Theta_Burn Jan 10, 2018 7:05 PM Permalink

Sen. Feinstein, how can “that transcript” be “so abused” when it was confidential and non-public???

 

post script... Congressman Jim Jordan (a “white hat”) was just on tv, and he said, “I don’t think this transcript hurts anything. It actually confirms some things we thought, and we will still call Simpson to answer questions.

Translation... meaningless self-inflicted wound by Feinstein, and she took herself out of the game.

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