Former FBI director James Comey is right to be worried about leaks of any testimony he might give House investigators — and the “remedy” is to videotape the closed-door sit-down, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said Sunday.
In an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” the retiring Gowdy said “leaks are counterproductive, whether Jim Comey is doing it, whether the FBI is doing it, or whether the Congress is doing it.”
“The remedy for leaks is not to have a public hearing where you are supposed to ask about 17 months worth of work in five minutes,” he said. “I think the remedy is to videotape the deposition. Videotape the transcribed interview. That way the public can see whether the question was fair. They can judge the entirety of the answer.”
“I think leaks undercut the authenticity of an investigation, but the remedy is not to have a professional wrestling-type carnival atmosphere, which is what professional hearings have become,” he added.
Gowdy also said House Republicans have been diligent in their response to reports that White House adviser and President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, used private email for government business.
“We've already written a letter to the White House,” he said. “Congress has a responsibility to make sure that the records and the presidential records act is complied with. And this is true no matter who the person is, whether it's [former Secretary of State Hillary] Clinton or whether it's [Democratic National Committee chairman] Tom Perez or whether it's Ivanka Trump.”
“We need the information and we need it quickly, and then the public can judge whether or not those two patterns are similar,” he added.
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