Wasserman Schultz Says Laptop She Sought To Keep From Police Was Muslim IT Staffer Awan’s, Not Hers

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As the scandal widens and worsens, the media goes to extraordinary lengths not to cover it.

“Five Capitol Hill technology aides said that members of Congress have displayed an inexplicable and intense loyalty towards the suspects who police say victimized them. The baffled aides wonder if the suspects are blackmailing representatives based on the contents of their emails and files, to which they had full access.” (more here)

“Wasserman Schultz Says Laptop She Sought To Keep From Police Was Awan’s, Not Hers,” by Luke Rosiak, Daily Caller, August 4, 2017:

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz never actually saw the computer she fought to block the Capitol Police from examining as evidence in a criminal case against her IT aide by saying it was hers, she told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel Thursday.

She threatened “consequences” on May 18  for the chief of the Capitol Police unless the laptop was returned — despite police contending it was needed to help determine whether a staffer may have violated the House’s cybersecurity.

“This was not my laptop. I have never seen that laptop. I don’t know what’s on the laptop,” she said Thursday. She said it was Imran’s laptop but purchased using taxpayer funds from her office.

After the exchange with Capitol Police Chief Matthew Verderosa, Wasserman Schultz fought to block access to the laptop so vehemently that she hired an outside law firm to argue constitutional issues, an exceedingly rare step.

In the May hearing on the Capitol Police’s budget, she repeatedly posed hypotheticals about if a member loses their laptop and it is found by police. The police chief, clearly aware of the situation to which she is referring, says if the laptop belongs to a criminal suspect, it may be seized as evidence.

“If a Member loses equipment and it is found by your staff and identified as that member’s equipment and the member is not associated with any case, it is supposed to be returned. Yes or no?… My understanding is the the Capitol Police is not able to confiscate Members’ equipment when the Member is not under investigation,” she said.

She opened her questioning of Verderosa by saying “I’d like to know how Capitol Police handle equipment that belongs to a member or staffer that’s been lost in the Capitol complex and found or recovered by one of your officers. What happens?”

But after Verdosa said “if it’s part of an ongoing case, then there are additional things that need to be done,” she repeatedly characterized the hypothetical laptop as that of a member.

Even if one of her staffers is under investigation, a laptop that belongs to her should not be viewable as evidence unless she herself is under investigation, she said.

“I mean in a specific sense. If the member loses the equipment, says they lose the equipment, and it is found by the Capitol Police, it is supposed to be returned.”

The chief responded, “if ownership has been established, it will be returned. If it’s subject to an ongoing investigation, there are additional things,”

She concluded: “I think you’re violating the rules when you conduct your business that way and you should expect that there will be consequences.”

In the Thursday interview, she said Imran misplaced his laptop in a Capitol office building.

Wasserman Schultz acknowledged to the Sun-Sentinel that Imran is suspected by House authorities of transferring data from the House network, in addition to theft. She refused to fire him until he was arrested by the FBI trying to fly to Pakistan, saying because she wanted police to share evidence with her but they would not.

In explaining the heated exchange with the police chief, she told the paper “I was trying to get more information, I wanted to make sure [police] were following the rules.”

She told the paper she has now allowed police to examine the laptop; on July 19th Fox News reported that she had been blocking the review for months due to “speech and debate clause” issues but was now open to “negotiating” over access.

Wasserman Schultz spokesman David Damron did not immediately respond to questions from The Daily Caller News Foundation, including whether there were any restrictions imposed on the access she granted.

He also did not say how the speech and debate clause would have applied to the laptop of an IT technician who worked part-time for several members. It is intended to give immunity for statements members make in the carrying out of their direct legislative duties, such as preparation for committee hearings.

Her local paper called her “defiant” in the interview, saying she kept Imran — who had access to all of her congressional emails as well as her personal iPad password — on staff even after police told her he was the target of a criminal investigation into cybersecurity issues because “you have to stand up for what’s right.”

“I would do it again,” she said, saying she had “racial and ethnic profiling concerns.” (Imran and his brother have repeatedly been accused of fraud by other Muslims in civil court cases, and an ongoing civil case alleging life insurance fraud, their stepmother says Imran said he was “very powerful” and would have people kidnapped if she called police on him. She said he wiretapped her and wanted her to help him access money in Pakistan.)…

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AlgorithmicAnalystD
AlgorithmicAnalyst
6 years ago

Ban Muslim immigration.

DOMINATION
DOMINATION
6 years ago

The Israeli’s received a Nobel prize for inventing a new garbage eating bacteria.

The Palestinian Vagrant Bacillus!

Chris Wolf
Chris Wolf
6 years ago

Conscious of guilt much?

taxpayer22
taxpayer22
6 years ago

Awan brothers may have given information on Seal team 6 to al Qaeda resulting in the deaths of the 22 seals who took out Osama.

brock marks
brock marks
6 years ago
Reply to  taxpayer22

or this info could have been taken from hillary’s unsecure email server

taxpayer22
taxpayer22
6 years ago

U.S. Attorney Overseeing Imran Awan’s Investigation Is Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Brother.

There really needs to be more coverage/discussion of the fact that DWS’s brother, who is a fed attorney, has been assigned to the case.

Coincidence? Not a chance.

brock marks
brock marks
6 years ago

i believe they call this treason

santashandler
santashandler
6 years ago

This Schultz pig really does think she is above the law. Classic argument of someone who’s been caught: “It’s not mine.”

Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters
6 years ago
Reply to  santashandler

She learned at Hillary’s feet.

santashandler
santashandler
6 years ago
Reply to  Crystal Waters

And probably her backside too….

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6 years ago
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brock marks
brock marks
6 years ago

isnt the assistant attorney general looking into this the BROTHER to debbie? why isnt anyone looking into this?… conflict of interest abound https://squawker.org/all/steven-wasserman-brother-of-debbie-wasserman-schultz-to-oversee-awan-family-investigation/

felix1999
felix1999
6 years ago

What a load of crap. I’d bet she is paying him’
SHUT UP MONEY. He has seen and knows too much.
It’s on his laptop and elsewhere.

Speak the Truth
Speak the Truth
6 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

He and his brothers have most likely stockpiled emails and videos of DC pedos and escapades with prostitutes. Blackmail could explain a lot of the treasonous DC voting, activity, and utter corruption.

jaybird
jaybird
6 years ago

I think the DOD and military contractors (part of the Deep State) are into blackmail.

Deb Wasserman Schultz is a Pig
Deb Wasserman Schultz is a Pig
6 years ago

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a traitor to Israel and voted for the Iran deal after caving to Obama.

This left wing lunatic didn’t stand up for what’s right when she voted for the Iran deal.

What would have been right would be to stand up to Obama and vote NO to the sick Iran deal.

But Wasserman Schultz the left-wing nutbar goes out of her way to protect Muslims.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a f_cking Loser!

Shabbat Shalom

Steve
Steve
6 years ago

She helped shove israel close to the oven.

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6 years ago

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Pathetic Wasserman Schultz
Pathetic Wasserman Schultz
6 years ago

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a traitor to Israel.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz would help protect Hitler if he were alive today.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago

“What’s right” is a meaningless term when you’re a muslum collaborating beotch.

Jan Favre
Jan Favre
6 years ago

Was she in love with Imran. If thiswere case,.women need to specially be vetted on her personal relation if they hold a national security position and be prosecuted if they failed.

Steve
Steve
6 years ago

Collusion with a Capital (or Capitol) “C” if you will. All the DNC is in on this. I’ll bet some russian stuff was going on. Serves them right.

http://postonpolitics.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2017/07/26/it-staffer-for-wasserman-schultz-arrested-former-part-timer-for-ted-deutch-other-dems/

Ed Cox
Ed Cox
6 years ago

Looks like an old drunk in the photo ,

Janet
Janet
6 years ago

You can’t believe a word this hag says. She as crooked as the rest of the Democrats. I hope the DOJ goes after her. I’m sure they’ll find a mother load of information and it won’t be good!

Linda
Linda
6 years ago

Oh, it was his laptop she was fighting to keep from police. All the more reason to turn it over to them if the security of your country comes first. Every excuse she comes up with sounds worse and worse and worse.

jaybird
jaybird
6 years ago

Would love to see what is on that laptop! Read somewhere that she was having an affair with the IT guy! Maybe the death of Seth was arranged on that computer! Hope there is enough on it to put her away!

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