His answer shows his contempt for the ridiculousness of the loaded question. What it seems the questioner was fishing for was to get him on record saying someone was "close" to Trump so they could then use that person as an in for more phony baseless investigations.
Earlier in the transcript it's brought up that members can talk to the media but only about questions the witness didn't answer. Schiff at one point says "I'll take that as a non-answer" so he can approve himself to talk about it, and Gowdy straight torches him
MS. SPEIER: A previous witness has testified that Hope Hicks was and is
the closest person to Donald Trump by an order of magnitude, far beyond even his
relationship with his children. Do you share that assessment?
His answer shows his contempt for the ridiculousness of the loaded question. What it seems the questioner was fishing for was to get him on record saying someone was "close" to Trump so they could then use that person as an in for more phony baseless investigations.
Earlier in the transcript it's brought up that members can talk to the media but only about questions the witness didn't answer. Schiff at one point says "I'll take that as a non-answer" so he can approve himself to talk about it, and Gowdy straight torches him
MS. SPEIER: A previous witness has testified that Hope Hicks was and is the closest person to Donald Trump by an order of magnitude, far beyond even his relationship with his children. Do you share that assessment?
MR. WOMP WOMP: No.
MS. SPEIER: lib screeching noises
Solvenian-collusion for the win. Just saying.
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