Reaction from former federal prosecutor Brett Tolman.
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Newly released records reveal
newly released records, reveal
cell phones of several dozen
people were wiped before the
inspector general could review
them
among them LISA page whose phone
was quote restored to factory
settings and deputy Andrew
Wiseman, who quote entered his
password too many times
here to react, is federal
prosecutor help me out here.
This is one of the highest
profile infections. We have seen
we cover the process. Is it
common that dozens of people
would suddenly say? I have
nothing on my phone because it
has been wiped
when it is common, is when a
criminal is trying to hide
evidence in an investigation.
We see it in cases, but we charge
those individuals with
destruction of evidence or
interfering with an
investigation obstruction of
justice.
This is a coincidence if one or
two it occurs, but dozens and
before the inspector general is
going to investigate. It is
unbelievable.
I heard a term anticipatory
obstruction of justice. They
know someone will ask for it, so
they get rid of it.
They had to know the way they
conducted. This investigation could be under scrutiny because
could be under scrutiny because
of how high profile it is. So a
dozen people make up various
excuses. What consequences could
come from this?
This falls in the same vein
as an investigation. We often
hear in todays media, the thousand and one violations
thousand and one violations
which is in essence it can be
keeping or withholding
information. You know an
investigator will be asking
about. So that is what is
happening. You have individuals
who knew there would be
investigations into what they
did.
There were clear signals sent
that they were going to review
what the Mueller team did in the
investigation of the attorney
general did what he should have
done and the inspector general
was reviewing it
im disappointed. The inspector
general did not make more of this when he knew about it
this when he knew about it,
there should have been updates
to the investigative reports, and
I hope investigators are
building a case and will do
something about it.
The american people are tired of
seeing those that are supposed
to investigate bad behavior, and
now we know the russian hoax.
They were looking into should
also Beme and face
consequences.
You say consequences this
story is absurd, yet I have a
biting sense that they are going
to escape, but somehow on a
technicality, is there a
chance, their actual
consequences?
You and I both know there
werent consequences for someone smashing with a hammer cell
smashing with a hammer cell
phone or deleting emails. There
should be consequences.
I hope the attorney general
turns this over to an
investigator who wants to get to
the bottom of this.
Transcript generated on 2020-09-12.