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

Where you don't need Republican 'leaners' to actually switch - just to feel disinclined to vote.

Mikel Jollett‏Verified account @Mikel_Jollett 24m24 minutes ago
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So either:

17 intel agencies LIED about Trump's ties to Russia

AND

Obama, Comey, Yates, & Bharara are traitors

OR

Trump is lying.
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Mikel Jollett‏Verified account @Mikel_Jollett 11m11 minutes ago
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Obama went 8 years w 0 scandals

Yates & Bharara are career profs w impeccable records

Trump paid $25m for fraud in Trump University case.

Quite.

I wonder if Pence will still be heading to Montana next week to stump for Gianforte?

When you think about it, Obama had a scandal-free Presidency, didn't he?

Not sure where the idea originated but David Dayen is repeating the idea that we need to replace that tired, old '-gate' we tag onto scandals with 'a-Lago'. I like it!

Comey-a-Lago
Russia-a-Lago
Tax returns-a-Lago

Only problem is I want to follow each of them with 'cha-cha-cha'!

The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 8m8 minutes ago
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BREAKING: Senate panel subpoenas former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for Russia-related documents.

Yes!!!

I cant keep up with all this... but honestly wonder what Obama, Clinton, Bush x 2, Carter etc can be thinking about what is going on? They must surely have some sane, sensible influence somewhere still?

Presumably they'll serve his lawyer? He doesn't seem to be around at the moment?

Chad Sarno‏ @Wanderer19 17s17 seconds ago
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Trump claims absolute immunity from DC wine bar’s lawsuit www.rawstory.com/2017/05/trump-claims-absolute-immunity-from-d-c-wine-bars-lawsuit/#.WROYn6lfBkU.twitter …

Binyamin Appelbaum‏Verified account @BCAppelbaum 2h2 hours ago
Meanwhile this story about the arrest of the W. Virginia reporter keeps getting worse and worse. Stunning quote: www.statnews.com/2017/05/10/tom-price-reporter-arrest/ … pic.twitter.com/uYpjUpzIxz

Past Presidents are supposed to maintain a .........low(ish) profile. I guess they're doing that.

(And one of the two Bushes was in hospital last time I heard - an elderly and not well man.)

It feels like he went into hospital 40 years ago - I guess it must have been a couple of weeks?

More on why Comey was sacked:

www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-comey-decision-idUSKBN1862WP

Swampy! And didn't he sign an EO about lobbyists? Maybe the EO didn't apply to him?

The Hill‏Verified account @thehill 13m13 minutes ago
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Goldman Sachs hires former Trump campaign official to lobby Trump administration: report hill.cm/oypoQ2g

(RT) Lavrov found the US administration to be more like "a business" and free of ideology.

Makes sense.

www.rt.com/news/387891-lavrov-tillerson-meeting-washington/

I think it's a 6 month bar, Claws.

Interesting.

Trump warned to stay away from Flynn

6 months? Is that all? What's the point of that apart from the pomp of signing something at a desk and holding it up?

I actually thought that was one useful thing 'he' has done. Guess not.

I 'think' it's 6 months but I'm not sure at all - I vaguely recall some questions being raised recently about some other people who had obtained positions with only a 4 month gap or so. 🙂

This probably what I recalled. It's not a new story though.

Transition staff register

This is......Sorry.

Why am I not surprised?