Democrats declined to require Dr. Rick Bright, the “whistleblower” who appeared before the House on Thursday, to testify under oath as he told a subcommittee that the Trump administration had not responded adequately to the coronavirus pandemic.
Committee chair Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) declined to place Dr. Bright under oath before his testimony, but noted that “all witnesses know that it is illegal to lie to Congress.”
Bright, the former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), was reassigned last month to a position at the National Institutes of Health. He claimed he was a victim of retaliation for his opposition to President Donald Trump’s support for the use of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and zinc to treat coronavirus patients.
However, plans to remove Bright were reportedly in the works before the coronavirus pandemic, as he was accused of “incompetence and insubordination.” Politico also reported that Bright had written in support of hydroxychloroquine.
Bright, who has failed to show up for work at his new job, immediately hired attorney Debra Katz, who represented Christine Blasey Ford in 2018 during Democrats’ effort to stop the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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He is a disgruntled Democrat that didn't do his job and now wants to make the President look bad... he's a loser
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ReplyDeleteThis just proves what utter BS this is-- a show.
NOBODY should EVER go before Congress to testify without being sworn. And that should be a hard and fast rule.
What valid reason would there be not to have them under oath, especially if, as the Democrat chairperson says, "Everybody knows it's illegal to lie to Congress.."
Unless, of course, we already know they aren't planning to tell the truth...
They don't want him to get Flynned!
ReplyDeletePut him under oath or charge him with perjury using his past statements and writings. Democrats will never put their liars under oath, since they will have to charge them with lying to Congress.
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ReplyDeleteNo call & no show = job abandonment.
His Democrat provided lawyer should tell him to comply & grieve, in that order.
He's toast.
He's Laughable at best.
ReplyDeleteI still don't understand why it is against the law to lie to Congress or the FBI or law enforcement. They lie to us all the time.
ReplyDeleteHeck, they swear you in just to say hello to the Salisbury council. Lol These misfits don’t want to swear him in because they know he will lie sworn or not. He can’t help it.
ReplyDeleteThere is an EASY solution. Have senate call him, put him under oath and ask EXACT same questions word for word. He will have to lie or contradict his unsworn testimony.
ReplyDeleteThere is an EASY solution. Have senate call him, put him under oath and ask EXACT same questions word for word. He will have to lie or contradict his unsworn testimony.
ReplyDeleteWhy does he talk like a whispering 4 year old girl telling grandma a secret?
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ReplyDelete8:52, I like your thinking!