silence? jim jordan. it sounds to me i thought we had whistle-blower laws, i thought we like them we put hearsay whistle-blowers on a pedestal. fbi whistle-blowers are being told to shut up they re not allowed to talk to likes of you, that s how i interpret it. no, you re exactly right that is the law sean and it s supposed to be followed. i think it s interesting to point this out. a few weeks ago when i was on your show we talked about the 14 whistle-blowers come fbi agents come to our office the very next day. the very next day merrick garland sunset memoir saying here are the rules if you re in a speech to congress. it was a memo designed to chill the speech of brave whistle-blowers who want to come forward and tells the truth. we also know that some of those whistle-blowers have had their security clearance revoked. which is always the first step in terminating someone at the fbi and now we think that there is immense a bit retaliation against whistle-blower who has been suspend
is merrick garland reminded everybody recently that ifif yoc work for the doj or the fbi, you re not allowed to talk to members of congress orare that the senate. yeah, i don t s think that s going to hold. believe me, there are over twenty five people that i know deom the fbi, justice department have made contactgarl with the congress despite merricand uzzlk garland s effor. muzzle them. people are coming out ofle whot the woodwork about here s another thing. t recentlyco left, they don t have to follow that construct. , jason.last word, jason . overed to be the chairman of the oversight committee. ething if t you re at the department of justice, you got something to say. you go talsay, you go tubik to u go talk to jim jordan. that s the way to do it the right way. to do it. i thought we had whistle blower laws in this country. we do praise only hearsay, that. one . so. all right.re h thank you, john after. thank you. jason moore. hannity coming up right after this. sir, you won t f
long time starting as a member, being the ranking member, being gang of four even before i was in the leadership, i was there when we wrote the whistle-blower laws, i was there when we wrote the law establishing the office of director of national intelligence. that s only since 19 2004. shall convey that information to the congress. and instead he took it to an attorney general who is mentioned as a possible part of the conspiracy. and the presidential the president s lawyers when the president was mentioned. highly not highly unusual, unique. wrong. what do you make of the movement of these conversations into this more secure server and are you i know this is focused, but you yore concerned about other conversations that might be in there? well, you know, that s interesting. and as part of a cover-up. but i think we have to stay focused as far as the public is concerned on the fact that the
intelligence than anybody in the congress. anybody who has ever served, 25 years on the committee as top democrat, ex officio and speaker i was there when we wrote the whistle-blower laws. the whistle-blower is there to speak truth to power and have protection for doing that, and any retribution or harm coming to the whistle-blower undermines our ability to hear truth about power. i will defend the rights of the whistle-blower vehemently. does the president want to come speak? does he want to present in writing or speak to the committee about his, what might be exculpatory for him? he has that right to do. but nobody, nobody, the president the president is not above the law. the president will be held accountable. and nobody should have the right
when you talk about the whistle-blower, you re coming into my wheelhouse. i have more experience in intelligence than anybody in congress, 25 years as top democrat, ex-of fish i don t as speaker and leader. i was there when we wrote the whistle-blower laws. the whistle-blower is there to speak truth to power and have protection for doing that and any retribution or how i m coming the a whistle-blower undermines our ability to hear truth about power. i will defend the rights of the whistle-blower vehemently. the president can come if he has a case to make, does he want to come speak, does he want to present in writing or speak to the committee about what might be exculpatory for him? he has that right to do that. nobody, nobody, president the president is not above the law.