Is justice Comey for Trump?

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X-post, cozie. I guess it's set up like tomorrow. Some public, then closed for more 'sensitive' questions.

Anything .....interesting will likely be deferred then.

Although I don't know Coats.

He's nervous.

Daesh attack in Tehran, 12 dead - has trumps head exploded yet?

In Tehran?

Parliament and khomenis shrine

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The #Senate has received the House-passed reconciliation vehicle for the health care bill. @SenateMajLdr began the Rule 14 process today

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We need 3 republicans to vote no or trumpcare becomes a reality

I think Coats is making a pretty persuasive case. Declassifying information to illustrate how the 702s are used must be a pretty unusual step to take.

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Istanbul is not the capital of Turkey. It's Ankara.

He's there primarily to achieve 702 extension, I guess.

So they're adamant that they neve felt pressured to do anything illegal. Warner did then ask if regardless if they felt pressured, it still mattered if they were asked, and they denied they were ever asked to do anything illegal by the President.

I await to see what triumphant and crowing tweets Trump sends out.

Ha!

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⚡️WH source: Top Trump aides trying to pack his schedule in effort to distract him from Comey testimony. Desperate to prevent live tweeting.

At least, I think Coats and Rogers denied it. I'm multitasking so might have got that wrong

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ROGERS: "In the 3+ years that I have been the Director of NSA, I have never been directed to do anything illegal, immoral, or inappropriate"

WARNER: Did Trump ever ask you to downplay the Russia investigation?
ROGERS: I am not going to answer any ?s about an ongoing investigation.

WARNER: So you will not confirm or deny if Trump asked you to intervene?

ROGERS: I stand by my previous comment.

WARNER: During your confirmation hearing, you said you'd cooperate with this committee on any aspect of the Russia investigation.

WARNER: Will you respond to reports that you were asked by POTUS to downplay the Russia investigation?

COATS: I will not respond publicly.

Significant:

Coats' response appears to leave the possibility open that he will answer questions about Trump's actions behind closed do

COATS: Asks for additional time to respond and then says he has never felt "pressured" to shape intelligence "in a political way"

WARNER: "You might not have felt 'pressured'" but you have not answered whether you were asked by Trump about the investigation.

RISCH (GOP): Picks up on Coats' opening re never "pressured", then (falsely) concludes that that answer shows news reports to be incorrect.

IMPORTANT 1/2

Rogers AND Coats used VERY carefully parsed wording responding to questions re whether Trump asked them to intervene w FBI.

IMPORTANT 2/2

In previous tweets: their wording is SUBJECTIVE rather than evidentiary.

They talk about their FEELINGS, not what happened.

Hee hee hee. I am enjoying this...

Trump-Russia probe 'bigger than Watergate' says Clapper www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40189857

With regard to the earlier comment on Eric Trump's features, I've often thought his daddy's mouth kind of moved wrong and looked as if it came from a different face. It's more disturbing to me, when watching him rocking it up on the podium, than the more obvious hand gestures. I don't doubt little Eric comes from the same planet stock.

Flynn and deconfliction. (You'll know the term for the rest of your life, trust me, even if you don't know it now.) A Beast piece.

Flynn had a plan.....

Ah, Eric. Always brings out the best in people.....

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Eric Trump: Dems aren't even people

Here's my official response to Eric:
Go f*ck yourself commie.

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I thought young Eric was simply demonstrating his own dear father's stance of bile, hatred, and violence towards any opposition?

(Sorry, lost that tongue in cheek emoticon in post above.)

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Jack Reed gets McCabe to say the conversation between Trump & Comey is or could be part of the criminal investigation (so he can’t comment)

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It begins: McConnell initiates the "Rule 14" process of putting the House-passed AHCA on the Senate calendar for fast-track consideration.

IF fewer than three republicans vote no, the bill is passed. If two vote no, Pence is the tie breaker

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Remarkable. Trumps Saudi arms package isnt real. Same as announcements where existing jobs packaged as his own deals www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/06/05/the-110-billion-arms-deal-to-saudi-arabia-is-fake-news/ …