And we're back! Hope everyone enjoyed the break. Issa up now.
Issa taking the tack of having Strzok read his own text messages that he sent
Strzok says his text about Trump's destabilizing presidency was in response to candidate Trump questioning US involvement in NATO
Gowdy fashion alert: tie is loosened and the top button is undone
Rep. Cohen says Strzok deserves a purple heart, prompting some snickers from the GOP side of the room
Jim Jordan is pressing Strzok about an email he wrote about the dossier, which he references "Corn and Simpson." Strozk says he cannot answer who the email is referencing, though he can say he didn't communicate with David Corn and Glenn Simpson
"Oh Agent Strzok please!" Gowdy says when Strzok talks about impeachment. "Are you kidding?"
Rep. Tom Rooney, a House Intel R who was heavily involved with those Russia interviews, has strolled up to this Strzok hearing. He's not on either committee -- he's hanging out on the Dem staff wall
Now we're off the rails -- Democrats explode when Gohmert references Strzok's wife
Things are tense in here
If you missed it, here's what Gohmert said: “I can’t help but wonder, when I see you looking there with a little smirk, how many times did you look so innocent into your wife’s eye and lie to her about Lisa Page?”
And here was Strzok's response, with a lot of yelling and arguing in between: "The fact that you would question whether or not that was the sort of look I would engage with in a family member who I have acknowledged hurting, goes more to a discussion about your character..."
"You don't like Donald Trump do you?" asks Rep. Desjarlais.
"It's fair to say I'm not a fan, sir," Strzok said
"It's fair to say I'm not a fan, sir," Strzok said
The latest from Strzok here cnn.com/2018/07/12/pol…
I'll take 90s references for 500, as Rep. Jeffries makes an "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" comparison
Strzok tells DeSantis that the dossier was not part of the opening of the Russia investigation, but he won't get into more details about it
Rep. Krishnamoorthi is getting into Giuliani and the NY field office in 2016 w/ Strzok, who says he was concerned by Giuliani's comments on TV that he may have had information
This is the last round before the committee takes a roughly 45 minute break for House votes
