A few days ago the inspector general for the intelligence community notified Congress of a whistleblower complaint that was both credible and a matter of “urgent concern.” Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, naturally asked the Director of National Intelligence to provide a copy of the complaint, as required by law. The DNI told him no. Schiff immediately issued a subpoena compelling the information to be provided.
Fiveyearlurker:
I don’t recall Obama having a “favorite dictator”, and I’m sure Republicans would have lost their minds if he did. But, rest assured that there will be no comments from the GOP about Trump referring to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi as "my favorite dictator" .
This is fine.
Does this mean he’s no longer in love with Kim Jong-un?
bobot
September 14, 2019, 1:52am
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dasmoocher:
Did Trump really go off on light bulbs? …
Does he not know he looks orange outside in the sunlight? Next up, banning all solar energy.
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Hey Donne, if it’s the lightbulbs then how come you’re the only one in the room that looks orange, you fuckin jagoff?
jasg
September 14, 2019, 2:19am
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Rick_Kitchen:
A few days ago the inspector general for the intelligence community notified Congress of a whistleblower complaint that was both credible and a matter of “urgent concern.” Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, naturally asked the Director of National Intelligence to provide a copy of the complaint, as required by law. The DNI told him no. Schiff immediately issued a subpoena compelling the information to be provided.
Director of National Intelligence Tells Congress to Fuck Off – Mother Jones
Here is some additional info.
By Emergency Executive order, it is never duck season. Rabbit season remains unchanged. So let it be Sharpied, so let it be done!
Mike Pence says Kentucky Derby winner American Pharaoh bit him. The farm manager says it didn’t happen.
Individual 1 calls Kevin McCarthy a cow with a beautiful face.
In a bizarre rant at a political event on Thursday, President Donald Trump compared House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to a cow, and then praised his "beautiful, political face.""They say he is getting rid of an energy-efficient bill," said...
jasg:
Is the horse OK?
He’s better than ok! He’s fucking awesome!
Yeah, there’s one in particular that’s been known to hang out in Bedminster. Or so I’m told.
Monty
September 14, 2019, 3:20am
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septimus
September 14, 2019, 10:55am
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Rick_Kitchen:
A few days ago the inspector general for the intelligence community notified Congress of a whistleblower complaint that was both credible and a matter of “urgent concern.” Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, naturally asked the Director of National Intelligence to provide a copy of the complaint, as required by law. The DNI told him no. Schiff immediately issued a subpoena compelling the information to be provided.
Compelling? Won’t they just say ‘No’ again? Damn the Congress; damn the law; damn the Constitution.
The FBI, or other agencies under the Traitor’s thumb, can get no-knock search warrants, arrest for contempt, etc. Can Schiff do anything more forceful than generating pieces of paper?
Nava
September 14, 2019, 7:35pm
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I did work in a place which would be described that way. It was not a compliment.
The official name is Palmas Altas; the nick is Palmatraz. The bid to build it was won by an English firm which took a look at rainfall numbers in Seville and were delighted to discover that total annual rainfall is actually higher than in London; they designed a complex which might have been fine in London, Rouen or Vigo but which in Seville (where all that rain falls as occasional, huge storms) was an oven. Six all-glass buildings, very open-plan distributions, and the rows of desks lined N-S. First thing in the morning, if your back was to the rising sun you couldn’t use your computer’s screen for the glare; if your face was to the rising sun it was “aaaaagh my eyes!”; turn it round for the setting sun. Eventually curtains were acquired but that was only one of the complex’ many faults.
Boycott
September 14, 2019, 11:45pm
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His campaign photoshopped a Trump 2020 hat onto a private photo of a British reality tv figure for their online store.
This is a step up from when Trump folks used stock agency photos of black people to make it seem they were real supporters of him.
Individual 1 calls for the DOJ to help to “rescue” Brett Kavanagh from sexual assault accusatiion.
jasg
September 15, 2019, 7:24pm
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Adam Schiff On CBS this morning.
MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to ask you about some work you’re doing here at home, which was you issued a subpoena on Friday for the acting director of intelligence alleging he’s withholding a whistleblower disclosure possibly to protect President Trump. That’s a pretty significant allegation here. We’re putting up a quote on the screen from you. Have you gotten a response to this letter?
REP. SCHIFF: We’ve gotten a response and the director has said essentially that he is answering to a higher authority and refusing to turn over the whistleblower complaint. This is deeply troubling. No director–
MARGARET BRENNAN: Just ignoring the subpoena?
REP. SCHIFF: Well, at this point, yes. Ignoring the subpoena, ignoring our request. No DNI- no director of national intelligence has ever refused to turn over a whistleblower complaint. And here, Margaret, the significance is the inspector general found this complaint to be urgent, found it to be credible, that is they did some preliminary investigation, found the whistleblower to be credible, that suggests corroboration. And that it involved serious or flagrant wrongdoing. And according to the director of national intelligence, the reason he’s not acting to provide it even though the statute mandates that he do so, is because he is being instructed not to. This involved a higher authority, someone above the DNI. Well there are only a few people–
N.B. The DNI reports directly to POTUS - so “only a few people” is one person…
The following is a transcript of the interview with Democratic Representative Adam Schiff of California that aired Sunday, September 15, 2019, on "Face the Nation"
Holy crap, Adam, for the love of god, NAME NAMES, ya big wussy!! Why does everyone keep tippy-toeing around?
enipla
September 15, 2019, 8:48pm
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We know the stupid fuck in the oval office is a traitor. Let’s get this over with. Sheesss.
jsc1953
September 15, 2019, 11:04pm
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Holy crap. His DOJ has already done enough damage in that regard.