Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlynn and Nunes Fallout Over Russia Probe Grows Ominous for Trump White House
This is pretty crazy. You have members of Congress, former National Security Advisor and the Attorney General all caught up in the scandals so far.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/flynn-nunes-fallout-grows-ominous-trump-white-house-n740956
The fallout over Russian election interference, which had already become a major distraction for a flailing Trump White House, has grown more ominous.
First, a story the White House had embraced as a shield that House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes got secret intelligence information from a "whistleblower" that "somewhat" vindicated Donald Trump's discredited claim that his predecessor wiretapped him unraveled.
* * *
Rep. Nunes dropped a bomb last week when he declared to the news media that a secret source had provided him intelligence reports suggesting that Trump and his associates had been "monitored" by U.S. intelligence during the transition. The California Republican immediately went to the White House to brief the president, who told reporters he felt that Nunes had bolstered his wiretapping claim. House Speaker Paul Ryan said Nunes told him his source was "a whistleblower."
But the story immediately began to fray when Nunes acknowledged he couldn't be sure Trump was monitored. And on Thursday, it collapsed altogether after the New York Times and the Washington Post reported that Nunes received his information from White House officials, who found it on classified systems and shared it with the chairman outside the normal committee channels.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
3 replies, 3641 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (11)
ReplyReply to this post
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Flynn and Nunes Fallout Over Russia Probe Grows Ominous for Trump White House (Original Post)
TomCADem
Mar 2017
OP
kentuck
(111,098 posts)1. The NSC seems to be overly represented in the cabal in the White House?
Did Nunes say that they showed him different documents than they showed the Committee??
triron
(22,006 posts)2. kick for visibility
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)3. I believe that we know a very small amount
right now. When this whole story is made clear, from beginning to end, it will shake us to the core.
I think the inner circle in the White House knows the days of this administration are numbered. I really believe that. And I think Pence and maybe even Ryan are going to get dragged into it.