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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe White House's latest Mueller absurdity is shocking. Even for Trump.
Trump officials say Russia is interfering. Trump shrugs.
The position of Trump and the White House is this: It is not a legitimate legislative purpose for Congress to further flesh out special counsel Robert S. Mueller IIIs findings with the goal of fortifying our election security against future outside attacks on our political system.
Sections of the Mueller Report describing the structure and actions taken by the Internet Research Agency are heavily redacted. Sections describing the hacking activities undertaken by Russian intelligence services likewise contain significant redactions, which impair the ability of the Committee to gain a complete understanding of Russias actions. Without this information, the Committee is unable to fully perform its responsibility to protect the impending 2020 elections and thus our republic itself from a recurrence of foreign interference.
The oversight battles just took a new turn. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has sent a detailed new letter to the White House, protesting its blanket resistance to any and all House oversight efforts.
What makes this more galling is that members of Trumps own administration say that Russian interference efforts are an ongoing threat. FBI Director Christopher A. Wray recently declared those efforts represent a significant counterintelligence threat, adding that he views Russias 2018 efforts as a dress rehearsal for the big show in 2020.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/17/white-houses-latest-mueller-absurdity-is-shocking-even-trump/?utm_term=.57aa8fa0e539
The position of Trump and the White House is this: It is not a legitimate legislative purpose for Congress to further flesh out special counsel Robert S. Mueller IIIs findings with the goal of fortifying our election security against future outside attacks on our political system.
Sections of the Mueller Report describing the structure and actions taken by the Internet Research Agency are heavily redacted. Sections describing the hacking activities undertaken by Russian intelligence services likewise contain significant redactions, which impair the ability of the Committee to gain a complete understanding of Russias actions. Without this information, the Committee is unable to fully perform its responsibility to protect the impending 2020 elections and thus our republic itself from a recurrence of foreign interference.
The oversight battles just took a new turn. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has sent a detailed new letter to the White House, protesting its blanket resistance to any and all House oversight efforts.
What makes this more galling is that members of Trumps own administration say that Russian interference efforts are an ongoing threat. FBI Director Christopher A. Wray recently declared those efforts represent a significant counterintelligence threat, adding that he views Russias 2018 efforts as a dress rehearsal for the big show in 2020.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/17/white-houses-latest-mueller-absurdity-is-shocking-even-trump/?utm_term=.57aa8fa0e539
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The White House's latest Mueller absurdity is shocking. Even for Trump. (Original Post)
real Cannabis calm
May 2019
OP
Just passing along accurate news headlines from a reliable source, thanks
real Cannabis calm
May 2019
#5
BootinUp
(47,196 posts)1. To be shocking, it needs to be something
constitutional and good for the country.
real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)5. Just passing along accurate news headlines from a reliable source, thanks
Skittles
(153,193 posts)2. Trump knows he needs even MORE help from Russia next time
fucking TRAITOR
Ellipsis
(9,124 posts)3. Your'e back.
Yay!
I will resist the urge to post a turkey picture...
real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)4. not me! LOL