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Source: Associated Press
Associated Press
Sun 11 Feb 2018 20.14 GMT
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are prepared to black out parts of their memo about the FBIs Russia investigation to ensure there is no harmful spilling of secrets, then try again to get Donald Trump to let it come out.
A White House aide said Sunday he was confident it would be released once Democrats clean it up.
That possible nudge toward progress came as both sides traded recriminations over the matter.
Representative Adam Schiff of California, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Trump was putting his personal interest above the countrys in blocking a memo that completely undermines his claim of vindication in special counsel Robert Muellers continuing investigation of the 2016 Trump campaigns relationship with Russian interests and Russias meddling in the election. The president doesnt want the public to see the underlying facts, Schiff said on CBSs Face the Nation.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/11/house-democrats-to-clean-up-trump-russia-memo-in-bid-for-release
Kingofalldems
(38,486 posts)Book it.
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)We'll "redact" it, then Trump will decide it isn't good enough and send it back once more. We do it again, same result. This will go on as long as it takes until we give up. Meanwhile, Republicans will keep up a drumbeat of how our memo (unlike theirs) is "very political," "biased," and "ridiculous," so that, even if someone gets tired of this charade and leaks it, the public will be preconditioned to dismiss it, and the media (wanting to appear "even-handed" ) will be sure to repeat every Trumpista talking-point every time anything about it is reported on.
msongs
(67,443 posts)rzemanfl
(29,570 posts)He doesn't like to read.
TheyAreDeplorble
(27 posts)Remember, this is the party that even when it did have some power in government, did not even want a public option alternative in the ACA.
Their lack of courage when they could have done something (on any issue) does not bode well for battles today when they HAVE NO POWER.
When the enemy ignores the rules of the system, it is idiocy to try and fight them within that system.
I thought we liberals were supposed to be the creative ones.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)kairos12
(12,873 posts)bluestarone
(17,045 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)All he has to do is say that the dems were willing to release classified information and don't deserve another chance.
GWC58
(2,678 posts)And even that wont get it released.
UTUSN
(70,744 posts)Tell Trump to stick it up his ass! What's wrong with the dems??