Cummings and Nadler Call for Release of Full Strzok Transcript

Statement

Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, called for the release of the full unclassified transcript of the 11-hour, closed-door interview of FBI Agent Peter Strzok, which includes hundreds of questions by Republicans regarding Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing criminal investigation of President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election.

"Despite repeated promises by Republicans that they would not interfere with the ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, they asked hundreds of questions during our recent interview of Peter Strzok demonstrating that their investigation has become exactly that--an attempt to obstruct Special Counsel Mueller's work and act as President Trump's defense counsel," said Cummings.

"We call on our Republican Chairmen to release the full unclassified transcript of Mr. Strzok's interview so the American people can see for themselves what Republicans are doing with their hard-earned tax money. This investigation is a political charade--a platform to elevate far-right conspiracy theories and undermine the Special Counsel's ongoing criminal investigation of the President and his campaign aides, which has already produced five guilty pleas and criminal charges against 23 individuals and entities," said Nadler.

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