We can't answer this thread without revealing classified information. Trumpery trumped.

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New thread, and here's the link to yesterday's hearing again.

Full transcript: Sally Yates and James Clapper testify on Russian election interference
www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/08/full-transcript-sally-yates-and-james-clapper-testify-on-russian-election-interference/?utm_term=.8b4eaf12c960

David Mack‏Verified account @davidmackau 3h3 hours ago
found this photo of sean spicer hiding between the bushes pic.twitter.com/YZOMCOvHZC

Ron Wyden‏Verified account @RonWyden 5h5 hours ago
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Sessions said he’d recuse himself from anything to do with Russia. It’s clear he did not. Calling for him to resign (again).

Good short video

The Lead CNN‏Verified account @TheLeadCNN 40m40 minutes ago
Source to @jaketapper: 2 reasons Comey was fired

1. Comey never provided Trump w assurance of loyalty
2. FBI's Russia probe was accelerating pic.twitter.com/vG5bmTCPeg

He didn't quite say that as I recall. It was more ..........legalistic, I think. Guess it's the difference between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law?

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Surprised how many on the Dem side think #Comey's firing will lead to Trump's downfall. This is a CONSOLIDATION of power, not the reverse.

And then we have this numpty...

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.@SheriffClarke: If Trump made me his FBI Director I would be arresting Hillary Clinton today.
#Comey

Cain S. LaTrans‏ @snkscoyote 8m8 minutes ago
UNHINGED: Trump Spent A Week Screaming At The TV Over Coverage Of His Russia Scandal freakoutnation.com/2017/05/unhinged-trump-spent-a-week-screaming-at-the-tv-over-coverage-of-his-russia-scandal/ …

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Ted Lieu Retweeted Phil Mattingly
With Comey firing & grand jury subpoenas in FBI's Russia investigation, we no longer have just smoke. We have fire. #TrumpRussia

Phil Mattingly‏Verified account @Phil_Mattingly 20h20 hours ago
CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/politics/grand-jury-fbi-russia/index.html …

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The White House isn't releasing its visitor logs. So we're keeping track of Trump's interactions. politi.co/2r2VJOW

John Harwood‏Verified account @JohnJHarwood 5m5 minutes ago
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Spicer claimed yesterday Comey firing initiative came from Rosenstein: “all him. No one from WH. DOJ decision.”

Sanders today: it was Trump

Of course it was.

BellaofA‏ @BellaofA 2h2 hours ago
Which Republicans and Democrats in Congress Have Questioned Comey’s Firing - The New York Times nyti.ms/2pxNVms

By the way - as Sessions recusal is unlikely to be questioned in any court but that of public opinion, have away.

Bradd Jaffy‏Verified account @BraddJaffy 1h1 hour ago
So @KenDilanianNBC talked to a former senior intelligence official about the way Trump fired Comey. This quote is … 👀 quite something. pic.twitter.com/DyKwxo3cMj

Ted Lieu‏Verified account @tedlieu 16h16 hours ago
Today is a good day to remind people that if you are a whistleblower, read my website on how to leak to the press. lieu.house.gov/federal-employees-guide-sharing-key-information …

Washington Post‏Verified account @washingtonpost 1m1 minute ago
Justice Department interviewing candidates for Comey’s interim replacement wapo.st/2r33ww7

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Durbin objecting to McConnell's UC request to allow committee hearings!
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Pé Resists Retweeted David Dayen
This is BIG. Senate grinds to a halt without unanimous consent. This SHOULD have been months ago. #TrumpRussia

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JUST IN: Aetna says it will quit all Obamacare exchanges in 2018 bloom.bg/2r159K2

Frank Thorp V‏Verified account @frankthorp 8m8 minutes ago
On the Senate floor: @SenatorDurbin has blown up the pic of Pres Trump w/ Russian Ambassador Kislyak in the Oval provided by the Russian MFA pic.twitter.com/FFn8OcjDjy

....interim replacement....?

So- no Senate confirmation needed?

What did he mean about the Senate 'grinds to a halt without unanimous consent'?

Ah. I found out. That is HUGE.

I didn't realise, before.

Wajahat Ali‏Verified account @WajahatAli 4m4 minutes ago
Mitch, the biggest chutiya of them all: McConnell Defends Trump as Schumer Calls for Special Prosecutor nyti.ms/2pwGQm1