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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSen. Cornyn: Intelligence officers did brief Trump on the bounty
But on Capitol Hill, Republican senators demanded more information from the administration and called for Russia to be punished if reports from the New York Times, The Washington Post and other media outlets were deemed accurate. The Republicans took a notably tougher public tone than Trump did, although they mostly avoided the question of whether the president should have been aware of the intelligence.
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Left largely unaddressed in many GOP senators public comments, however, was Trumps role in the matter and what he should do now, with few questions from Senate Republicans on Monday about the White Houses contention that the president was left in the dark about an intelligence issue that had prompted a restricted high-level White House meeting in late March. Russia and the Taliban have denied the existence of the program.
Well, I think the president cant single-handedly remember everything, Im sure, that hes briefed on, but the intelligence officials are familiar with it and briefed him, said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.). But again somebodys leaking classified information and then trying to further a narrative that isnt necessarily supported by the facts.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-once-again-face-questions-over-why-trump-isnt-tougher-on-russia/2020/06/29/c21f0c76-ba18-11ea-bdaf-a129f921026f_story.html
Cornyn's implication that this was a minor detail that you couldn't expect to lodge in the massive presidential brain is damn stupid, though. Even if someone thought the evidence wasn't good enough, any functioning human would remember something so central to their job.
MagickMuffin
(15,943 posts)Cornyn is up for reelection this year: Having runoff elections for his opponent
Early voting started yesterday. And just like KY we have a woman veteran and an African American.
Royce West, who has served in the state senate since 1992, says he has a long legislative record, citing election governance, abortion, education, and healthcare as areas of particular concern. His endorsers include four of his state senate colleagues and 16 state house members.
They are both good candidates and I'm still unsure which one I will vote for. But rest assured after we have our candidate they'll need our support en masse to get rid of Cornyn the Enabler.
Cha
(297,275 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)These traitors can't even come up with fresh material
Cha
(297,275 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)about killing US troops I think, blah blah, but Im not real clear on it oh well I NEED A RALLY STAT, yadda yadda, I cant remember EVERYTHING, ffs
FUCK
YOU
ALL
YOU WILL NOT SURVIVE THIS
SWBTATTReg
(22,130 posts)We all know just how incompetent this PINO really is. Unable to defend our brave soldiers on the front lines as well as Americans on the streets of America too. Another blatant failure of the biggest loser in the WH.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Another useless Texas Republican Senator to go with a useless Texas Governor.
ananda
(28,865 posts)If he knew, and did nothing, he has committed
a serious dereliction of duty tantamount to
treason.
Period.
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)BunkerBoy doesn't KNOW what his job is! He THINKS it is to strut around and pretend he's in charge of everything, has the world's brainiest brain, and have the United States pay for him to be this term's host to "I AM THE LEADER!"
He's an ignorant fool who has no understanding of history, responsibility, law, or human decency.
Cha
(297,275 posts)heads by Putin wasn't Important enough for trump to act on.
Too busy Malicious tweeting against his rivals and making up shite about the CV.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,349 posts)Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)But he remembered to play golf.
Mr.Bill
(24,300 posts)is the entire story of the Trump administration.
keithbvadu2
(36,819 posts)"...isnt necessarily supported by the facts.
Fact: Trump was briefed.
Fact: Trump lied and said he was not briefed.
aggiesal
(8,916 posts)... The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead.
Full transcript here
I believe he has proven that he is unworthy to lead.
cstanleytech
(26,293 posts)Trumps decision to do nothing to questioning who leaked the information as they are the bigger story.
NNadir
(33,525 posts)But he would never dream of putting his country before his party.
That's clear enough.
Catherine Vincent
(34,490 posts)They'll agree about what Trump did or didn't do but there is always a but or slight deflection after their comment.
Pathetic!
duforsure
(11,885 posts)By a enemy and terrorist Putin without complete outrage shows he, with trump and abbott, shouldn't be in our government and should be voted out of office asap.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)Ive been waiting for three and a half years to watch these rat scum desert the sinking ship.
Wish I was there to spit on every fucking one of them.