Predictably, Congressman Darrell Issa’s recent flirtation with independence was fleeting and fake.
“Congressman Issa has spent the last year serving as one of President Trump’s biggest cheerleaders, so there was never any question that he would come crawling back,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “Issa’s penchant for political double speak and lack of independence from Trump, despite representing a district that has rejected him, is a major reason that Issa is one of the most vulnerable Republicans this cycle.”
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GOP Rep. Darrell Issa backtracks on call for Trump special prosecutor
CBS
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-rep-darrell-issa-backtracks-on-call-for-trump-special-prosecutor/
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) backtracked his call for a special prosecutor to look into Russian involvement in the 2016 Presidential election. “I certainly could see where if there is an allegation of a crime at some point, the call for a special prosecutor makes sense,” Issa told CBS News in an interview on Monday but adding, “I think it’s very important to realize there’s been no allegation by any part of this administration or by anyone who’s been to the hearings about any crimes.”
He continued, “So one of the challenges we have is a special prosecutor exists when you have an individual under suspicion. Currently we don’t have that.”
The former chairman of the House Oversight Committee made news Friday evening when he told HBO’s Bill Maher that a special prosecutor was necessary and that Attorney General Jeff Sessions should recuse himself.
“You’re going to need to use the special prosecutor’s statute and office to take, not just to recuse. You can’t just give it to your deputy. That’s another political appointee,” Issa, a former chairman of the House oversight committee, said on Real Time with Bill Maher.
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