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Dem Lawmaker Wears Hillary Pin During House Hearing On Clinton Email Probe (Shiela Jackson-Lee)

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Posted on by blam

September 28, 2016

Sept. 28, 2016: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. (CSPAN)

Wearing a candidate's campaign pin is hardly out of the ordinary this election season. But doing it while conducting congressional oversight at a hearing where that candidate's conduct is front-and-center -- that's another matter.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, raised eyebrows Wednesday when she showed up wearing a gold Hillary Clinton campaign pin to a House Judiciary Committee hearing dealing with the FBI probe regarding Clintons private email server.

The committee heard testimony from FBI Director James Comey on the agencys decision not to pursue charges and a newly revealed set of controversial immunity deals given to Clintons staff.

Jackson Lee asked Comey questions while wearing the "H" campaign pin -- though the exchange left no doubt as to her leanings on the matter.

"[Republicans] want you to prosecute, or ask the DOJ to prosecute, Secretary Clinton regardless of the facts. So theyve engaged in an almost daily ritual of holding hearings, desperately trying to tear down the investigation," she told Comey.

The House has guidelines restricting certain forms of campaign-related activity, but there is no apparent ban on wearing pins. However, while it is not unusual in the slightest for representatives to express their political beliefs on Capitol Hill, wearing campaign paraphernalia during an oversight hearing is more of a rarity.

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To: blam

Surprise, surprise!



by 2 posted onby rockinqsranch (America IS sick, and tired of the Clintons. It's time to say goodbye.)

To: blam

She is such an asshat.



by 3 posted onby RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)

To: blam

Corruption and lies is all I expect out of Sheila Jackson Lee



To: blam

Sheila is too stupid to know better.



by 5 posted onby jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)

To: rockinqsranch

I think she gave me my plates at DMV....



To: GregoTX

Not to mention epic stupidity and asshattery. Maybe President Trump can fulfill her dream to go to Mars... one way.



To: jazusamo

Bingo!!! Best line of the day.



by 8 posted onby Fungi (Beer, you like beer? Enjoy your beer and all the fungi that come with it,)

To: Col Frank Slade

You missed your opportunity to take a flamethrower to the place.



To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

She is such an asshat. You are far too polite.



To: blam

Maybe she is hoping that Hillary will nominate her for a Supreme Court seat. After all, she went to law school.



To: blam

She’s black and liberal, she can do whatever she wants. This is disgusting and her failure to make any attempt to avoid APPEARING to be biased is outright stupidity.



To: blam

“while it is not unusual in the slightest for representatives to express their political beliefs on Capitol Hill, wearing campaign paraphernalia during an oversight hearing is more of a rarity.” Rarity?! I would say it is a direct conflict of interest...



by 13 posted onby walkingdead (It's easy, you just don't lead 'em as much....)

To: Col Frank Slade

LOL, probably did.



by 14 posted onby rockinqsranch (America IS sick, and tired of the Clintons. It's time to say goodbye.)

To: blam

Congress, the bad joke that just keeps on giving, and giving and giving. When you haven’t wanted any of what they’re giving for 30+ years.



by 15 posted onby SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)

To: blam

This would be like Judge Lance Ito wearing OJ’s number 32 jersey to the murder trial.



To: Verginius Rufus

That this woman has a law degree does not speak well of the UVA law school. Dumber than a bag of dog S#!t



by 17 posted onby Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)

To: blam

Too stupid to keep her intent to subornate justice hidden.



by 18 posted onby BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)

To: blam

Sheila Jackson Lee and Cynthia McKinney should not be allowed to reproduce. And I’m being nice. 5.56mm



To: blam

Sheila Jackson Lee is proof that Democracy doesn’t work.



by 20 posted onby Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)

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