RELEASE:
Rep. Meadows’ Statement on Intelligence Committee Report
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) released the following statement on the Intelligence Committee findings in the investigation of “collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russia:
“From day one, the ‘Russian collusion’ investigation into the Trump campaign was an empty case. It is a house built on sand.
The Intelligence Committee report confirms—as we’ve known for nearly a year—there is no evidence of any collusion. The stark lack of evidence raises serious concerns as to whether there was any legitimate foundation to begin an investigation in the first place. And, perhaps most troubling, we now know more information about the nefarious role the Clinton campaign and Obama intelligence officials appeared to have played in using the “salacious and unverified” Russian dossier to both spy on the Trump campaign and to leak unfounded allegations to the media. There is far more evidence of wrongdoing on the part of James Comey, James Clapper, and the Obama Justice Department than there ever has been in the collusion case.
Bottom line: it is time for the special counsel investigation to end. Robert Mueller must wrap this up and bring it to a close. It is time to put the focus back on what’s actually important in America.”
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