GOP lawmaker's son blasts father's role in Strzok saga, wants to flip his seat
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The son of a prominent House Republican blasted his father's role in the saga leading up to FBI agent Peter Strzok's ouster, less than a day after he announced that he was supporting the Democratic candidate to succeed his father.
"I'm deeply embarrassed that Peter Strzok's career was ruined by my father's political grandstanding. That committee hearing was a low point for Congress," Bobby Goodlatte, the son of House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, tweeted Monday. "Thank you for your service sir. You are a patriot."
The FBI deputy director ordered Strzok's termination on Friday, his attorney revealed Monday. The embattled agent had been removed from the special counsel probe into Russian interference last year for sending anti-Donald Trump text messages. Strzok testified before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees in a fiery, nearly 10-hour-long hearing in July.
On Sunday, Bobby Goodlatte voiced his support for the Democrat running for his father's seat and encouraged others to do the same.
"I just gave the maximum allowed donation to Jennifer Lewis, a democrat running for my father's congressional seat," Bobby Goodlatte wrote on Twitter. "I've also gotten 5 other folks to commit to donate the max. 2018 is the year to flip districts --- let's do this!"
Rep. Bob Goodlatte has represented Virginia's 6th Congressional District since 1993. He announced in November 2017 that he would not seek re-election.
Bobby Goodlatte did not immediately provide any explanation for his support for Lewis, and multiple requests for additional comment were not immediately returned Monday. Rep. Goodlatte's office and Lewis' campaign also did not immediately respond.
Lewis is "a mental health worker, community advocate, and leader in the fight against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline," according to her campaign website. She is running against Ben Cline, a Republican Virginia state delegate, for Goodlatte's vacant seat. CNN rates the race as Solid Republican.
Replying to a comment on Twitter about his support of Lewis, Bobby Goodlatte wrote, that it "(certainly) wasn't an easy decision."
"Has been so moving to have friends back me up on this one," he wrote in a separate comment. "Let's flip the 6th."
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The guy trashes his own father. Dad must be a Trumpster, lol.
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If the Democrats retake the House in November, expect hearings into FBI personnel who have operated a cabal against Hillary Clinton. In other words, Rudy Giuliani's friends at the Bureau.
The only problem with this story is that the father wasn't seeking re-election so how much of a stretch was it for the son to back the other side when there will be no repercussions. I wouldn't be surprised if he plans on running down the road once he figures out which way the wind is blowing and I wouldn't be shocked if he got his father's blessing beforehand. You can't trust republicans. They're wily.
He has criticized his father in a way that goes beyond dancing around the fact that his father is retiring
"I'm deeply embarrassed that Peter Strzok's career was ruined by my father's political grandstanding. That committee hearing was a low point for Congress," (his father was in charge of the hearing)
Well......maybe I was wrong. (this message will destruct in 5....4......3......2......1......)
Your mind has been wiped of all evidence that I admitted I could have been wrong.
Strozk's "crime" is that he embarrassed the FBI. part of that embarrassment was the public hearing that Goodlatte presided over.
Maybe he would have been fired anyway, but Goodlatte's son says his dad was part of it , and that is what this seed is about.
Strzok engaged in a criminal conspiracy and should be in a federal prison
It's things those kinds of remarks that make me wonder what kind of laws you think we have here. I'm guessing you've got no background in law and the justice system.
I’ve studied about us law and our history longer than you’ve probably been alive. I didn’t say he should be in prison without due process. But he should be convicted
Sounds like a spoiled trust fund baby trying to impress some liberal girlfriend.
Yeah...that spoiled trust fund baby made a buttload of money off of Facebook and Bitcoin.
And if he's spoiled....who's fault is that?
Strozek was fired for cause. End of story.
Let's just say I predict there are going to be a helluva lot of law suits against the government over these so called firings for "cause".
Woman's intuition.
After Trump is gone all those lifelong loyal Republican's illegitimately purged from the FBI will be vindicated...
Strzok texts his girlfriend that he hates trump, is fired immediately...
Trump tells over 4,000 lies to the American people in less than 2 years, hailed as a hero by the right wing...
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Enough said.
He should have been fired. Messaging "we will stop him" shows a bias beyond an opinion. muchblike an officer of the law who has private messages talking ill of minorities... he can't be trusted to be unbiased in his duties.
I have said "we will stop him" , and I wasn't announcing a conspiracy either. The "we" is the decent American people.
LOL sure...
You just made it sound like the far left is the only "decent American people". Good job.
Huh? I have no idea what this sentence means.
......... a Father raises a son with daddy issues ........ news at eleven ........
His Dad reads Strzok's OWN texts back to him and asks him to explain them.....and that is considered POLITICAL GRANDSTANDING ?
Sounds like someone in that Family just HATES Trump.....and his Dad.