Excerpts From the House Intelligence Committee Hearing on Russia
GOWDY: Do you know whether Director Clapper knew the name of the U.S. citizen that appeared in the New York Times and Washington Post?
So how would you begin your investigation, assuming for the sake of argument
that a U.S. citizen’s name appeared in the Washington Post and the New York Times unlawfully.
GOWDY: Would Director Brennan have access to an unmasked U.S. citizen’s name?
GOWDY: Would National Security Adviser Susan Rice have access to an unmasked U.S. citizen’s name?
GOWDY: Would former Attorney General Loretta Lynch have access to an unmasked U.S. citizen’s name?
I have been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm
that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts.