Democrats won't get data on Trump campaign intelligence source
Source: MSN/Roll Call
WASHINGTON Democrats will be shut out of a White House-brokered meeting during which Justice Department officials will tell two House GOP chairmen about an intelligence source who provided information about President Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump asked White House chief of staff John Kelly to set up the meeting, which comes after Justice officials have for months been reluctant to hand over any information on the matter to Republican members. The order to broker the meeting, slated for Thursday, came after Trump met Monday with FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, a session the president on Tuesday described as routine.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday ticked off the expected attendees when asked about the session during her semi-daily press briefing. She did not read off the name of a single Democratic lawmaker.
The individuals that are expected to attend are Chairman Nunes, Chairman Gowdy, FBI Director Wray, [Director of National Intelligence Dan] Coats, and DOJ official Ed OCallaghan, she said, referring to House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes., R-Calif., and House Government and Oversight Reform Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.
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bluestarone
(16,940 posts)Can't blame Democrats if it leaks!
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Sure as shooting! Devin Nunes can not keep his mouth shut. And Gowdy is on his way out, so he may just spit it out.
FarPoint
(12,372 posts)The whole purpose is to out the informant....
GReedDiamond
(5,313 posts)...and this is an example of that.
Twitler is a fucking fascist, his admin is fascist, the GOP is fascist.
Welcome to the 1st AmeriKKKan Dictatorship, the "Trump Administration" as they are called by some.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)president had tried something such as this, shutting out the other party? Any information should be treated as null and void since it will be all one sided. Nunes is a toady, tRump boot licker. He is trying to keep his own dirty dealings covered up.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Adam Schiff needs to get a F.I.S.A. Court or Federal Court Injunction to stop it.
msongs
(67,406 posts)TomCADem
(17,387 posts)...just apply for injunctions even if they are in the minority. I bet Bernie Sanders is just about to get a FISA court to remove Trump.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Bernie?
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)TomCADem
(17,387 posts)It is not clear.
CrispyQ
(36,464 posts)C Moon
(12,213 posts)pecosbob
(7,538 posts)We will see the results in the finished pudding Mueller gives us. We are anxiously awaiting Nunes' next bit of insanity, though. What will he come up with next?
You see, we know these guys are the most uptight, by the book, straight and narrow, old-school Ivy-league Repub lawyer types in the world and you guys are eating your own with these stupid character assassination schoolyard tactics. You're effectively purging Washington of your own party's bureaucrats. The ones that didn't just slip you five bucks to get on the Orange Julius gravy train. I'm fairly confident their own incompetence will find those out of jobs in short order and you and all your pu**y grabber possee in the pokey...without Twitter.
TheRealNorth
(9,481 posts)The Republicans will be able to make up a whole bunch of BS and the Dems don't have the facts to counter it. The Republicans learned from the whole "Release the Memo" fiasco in Jan.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)political genius Ivanka will be in attendance. Dazzling the attendees with her "beauty" since her daddy thinks she is so very special.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Nitram
(22,801 posts)So they can lie as much as they want about it with no one the wiser?
CanonRay
(14,101 posts)This is a bad, bad business and done in the worst possible way.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Let's get the message out loudly.
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)TomCADem
(17,387 posts)You do understand that Republicans are the majority. Likewise, why should they call on Wray to resign? Why not Trump, Pruitt, etc.? Please explain the logic of having Wray resign and not Trump or Pruitt?
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)TomCADem
(17,387 posts)You do understand that this is Democratic site?
Well, if Kanye can say slavery is a choice...
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)Dems need to get aggressive with the FBI if they are excluded from the briefing. The FBI leaders are not politicians.
TomCADem
(17,387 posts)Start name calling and threatening like Trump? Act more like Trump?
JustAnotherGen
(31,823 posts)Saved me the trouble.
Can't wait to see if Nunes announces he's suspending his campaign tomorrow or Friday.
They will out the informant - and I think, just think - there are going to be pearls about Nunes in there.
He's seriously dirty.
jpak
(41,758 posts)yup
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Because it is.
Raven123
(4,842 posts)Is it not possible for the FBI to simply give the same info the the Dems?
Is there some rule that says only select members can have such info - exclusive of that which pertains to security and assuming members serve on the appropriate committee- ?
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)And he'll leak it.