BREAKING! CNN REPORTING FBI WAS ASKED BY WH TO REFUTE THE RUSSIA TRUMP CONTACT

[Frogg]

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Regarding RUSSIAN COLLUSION CONTACTS WITH CAMPAIGN...

FBI REFUSED!

[Frogg]

1. Oh my! If the leaks are false, why wouldn't the FBI refuse to publicly say so?

This is big folks!

[kentuck]

58. Conversely...

if the leaks were true, why would the FBI refuse to say so?

[malaise]

2. Oh My

Move from the fan!

[uponit7771]

5. lol... Bananon is going to throw his pants at it .. lol

[malaise]

12. They will learn that they are merely the current holders of power

but there are checks.

Groper Don the Con really believes he's a one man dictator.

Frog march the criminal.

[Frogg]

6. CNN link

Link to tweet

[lindysalsagal]

54. I. Want. Names. This is the cover-up.

White House officials had sought the help of the bureau and other agencies investigating the Russia matter to say that the reports were wrong and that there had been no contacts, the officials said. The reports of the contacts were first published by The New York Times and CNN on February 14.
The direct communications between the White House and the FBI were unusual because of decade-old restrictions on such contacts. Such a request from the White House is a violation of procedures that limit communications with the FBI on pending investigations.

[Ms. Toad]

71. Methinks he doth protest too much . . .

"The New York Times put out an article with no direct sources that said that the Trump campaign had constant contacts with Russian spies, basically, you know, some treasonous type of accusations. We have now all kinds of people looking into this. I can assure you and I have been approved to say this -- that the top levels of the intelligence community have assured me that that story is not only inaccurate, but it's grossly overstated and it was wrong. And there's nothing to it," Preibus said on "Fox News Sunday" last weekend.

[HipChick]

29. Fitzmas yet?

[solarjre]

47. Dang it malaise!

I live in Florida, and am constantly fighting to keep those little bitty pain in the ass ants out of the house, then I come on here and see your little crawly thing running around. If I end up breaking my laptop screen one day, I'm blaming you!

Seriously though, I have had them crawl up on the screen and it looks almost identical!

[malaise]

49. It's a protest

Welcome to DU

Hint - wipe your counters and walls with a vinegar solution every week for three weeks and then once every three to six months or so - the real ants disappear..

[MissB]

53. (But don't wipe your computer screen)

Because that won't help.

[guillaumeb]

56. I wiped my screen twice.

And I wiped my eyeballs in case the ants were there. Now the screen looks funny and I am crying.

Thanks.

[solarjre]

61. No kidding?

Just a vinegar and water mix?
I have those little bait traps all over the freakin place, and it seems to keep them in check for the most part, but they are tenacious little bastards.
Thanks for the welcome, and the advice malaise!
Think I'm gonna fire up Trenchtown rock right now in your honor

[malaise]

63. LOL fi Marley

[cannabis_flower]

76. I've found WD-40 works well too.

[malaise]

89. WD-40 is my miracle worker

We save a lot by spraying some in the faucet when the washer starts to go.
It works for nearly everything.

[solarjre]

91. Cool, thanks again!

[solarjre]

92. Thanks for the tip cannabis_flower!

Speaking of cannabis, sounds like those bastards are going to start cracking down on states with legal recreational weed, because obviously it's such a big problem

[erronis]

94. Easier just to chug a pint of vinegar before sitting at the computer

It can't be any less pleasant than reading about the current state of this fine ole USofA.

[uponit7771]

3. Wow, these people are disgusting

[asiliveandbreathe]

4. Sure, okay, refute the leaks..what the hell does that even mean -

...I couldn't care less about the leaks..what I do care about is the "RUSSIAN COLLUSION CONTACTS WITH CAMPAIGN"...

[femmocrat]

7. "FBI refused WH request to knock down recent Trump-Russia stories."

That is what the CNN banner says. Wonder how this information got out?

Such a request from the White House is a violation of procedures that limit communications with the FBI on pending investigations.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/politics/fbi-refused-white-house-request-to-knock-down-recent-trump-russia-stories/index.html

[malaise]

13. Intelligence folks are pissed

with this bunch of thugs.

[Skittles]

14. GOOD

looks like the FBI is bigger than the parts that helped put that orange piece of shit into office

[nycbos]

20. Of course it is.

Large bureaucratic organizations like the FBI are highly complex with multiple parts that often conflict with each other.

That is why in my opinion it would be better to be the number two person at an organization like that. You get authority without your ass being on the line.

[Hortensis]

16. Comey has more serious problems, of course, since

he IS one of the thugs. He must be wheeling and dealing, burning and maneuvering like crazy. However he can use his tremendous power to get him safe out of this. And, of course, we know betrayal is in his tool box.

[uponit7771]

17. +1, either that or he's 200% stupid

[Hortensis]

22. Turns out, in spite of the show he puts on,

Comey's a typical right-wing fraction of a complete person, lacking the pieces that would make him someone who can handle power honorably and well.

When is the last time any of us saw a strong conservative be that? Never? That's why the dark money people had to purge moderate conservatives capable of caring about democratic principles from office.

[GliderGuider]

32. I disagree - I think Comey is actually one of the good guys.

I have since I read Louise Mensch's story that included an explanation of his Glomar response.

[Hortensis]

86. Well, Glider, she's not the only one who has attempted

to explain away his behaviors to people in general. You might read also the responses of legal professionals and others who hold positions of similar legal responsibilities. He is severely criticized for what most see as highly questionable and very worrisome behaviors for a person in his position.

He also has a history of questionable behaviors toward the Clintons going back to the right-wing Arkansas Project to take him out. Years of phony investigations based on nothing but a mountain of innuendo trying to tie the Clintons to wrongdoing with Whitewater started in Arkansas and were continued right through Bill's presidency--with the Republicans involving the FBI in the creation of these vast clouds of smoke and mirrors. Exactly like Hillary's emails years later.

Both times, in his position Comey had access to all information and HAD to know there was no criminal behavior to be found. That didn't keep him in the 1990s from participating enthusiastically (many witnesses to that) in politically motivated fake investigations involving the FBI in an attempt to destroy a Democratic president. This went on for years, of course, until they finally accidentally found out about Monica and Bill made the mistake of lying about THAT.

There's more to know about Comey than just his, at the very least, highly unethical use of power against Democratic candidates. And the number of people who have been watching him in some concern has exploded now that he's taken his mask off on TV.

[GliderGuider]

87. You'd better pray he's clean

Because Sessions is definitely not. Given that Congress is unlikely to act decisively, then without Comey and the FBI there is very little standing in the way of the dismantling of America.

[Hortensis]

88. If praying would help, I would. Comey is not clean.

Besides all the stuff that is not generally known, let's not forget that Comey did not properly inform the DNC that 2 Russian intelligence services were running free in their computer system all spring and summer while he watched them. He had excellent reason to believe none of the party's higher-ups were aware it was happening.

[napi21]

33. Glad to hear they're ticked off! I've been saying all along that the Con should pick his enemies

better. Ticking off the entire intelligence community is not a good group to have against you. Guess the Con doesn't understand he's ONE GUY, against thousands. Bad odds IMO.

[notdarkyet]

40. Someone has been leaking good stuff to CNN maybe to piss rump off further

By letting his favorite media outlet have an exclusive.

[LaydeeBug]

8. Off to the best page with you!

[nikibatts]

9. Is this an O'Keefe ploy? This seems too good to be true. Who made the request?

Is is on tape? When will the impeachment begin?

[Brother Buzz]

34. No, O'Keefe shit game was DOA

[La Lioness Priyanka]

10. just saw a tweet by josh marshall that intimated something like this was coming down

[spanone]

11. K&R...

[malaise]

23. We know there is a reason for the attacks on the media

Anything you hear is false sheeple.

[sunonmars]

15. The coverup will get them in the end...Special Counsel please

[Frogg]

19. That is what Malcolm Nance has said all along!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

18. Attempting to influence a federal investigation

Seems like that ought to be.....I dunno....illegal? Repeat that same sentence but substitute Clinton for Trump and Republican heads would be exploding.

[KewlKat]

27. illegal only if you're a Clinton or a democrat

[ProfessorGAC]

46. It Cooked Nixon!

That was a major lever in the Watergate investigation

[Proud Liberal Dem]

52. D'oh!

Of course you're right!


Part of me wants Trump out immediately and then part of me wants Trump to stick around long enough for maximum political damage to the GOP.

[femmocrat]

59. Read on Twitter that it could be possible obstruction of justice.

Oh, I hope, I hope..... Although it seems to be Reince that made the overtures to Comey, so they would hang him out to dry.

[calimary]

81. I'd love to see that smarmy little weasel hung out to dry!

That would be some sweet justice.

Wonder if he might eventually want to make a deal. Him sliding to safety in exchange for singing like a little birdie. Wouldn't that be most interesting to watch!

[BadgerMom]

21. Kick

Thank GOD they refused!

[LS_Editor]

24. Abuse of power right there. Clown needs to be taken down.

Guilty as hell.

[regnaD kciN]

25. Gee, imagine if they'd released news about those leaks at the same time as "e-mailgate"...

...now, it's too little, too late.

[lpbk2713]

26. So now we know the Trump Admin is corrupt.

I hope this is only scratching the tip of the iceberg.

Don't ever forget: This is who the GOP nominated for president.

[Equinox Moon]

28. I am visualizing the day we pour into the streets by the 1,000's...

and 1,000,000's celebrating his impeachment and REMOVAL. What an amazing party that will be. We might even have parades!

[MFM008]

39. remember the white house

the day they got Bin Laden??
Giddy celebration?

[Equinox Moon]

55. Huh?

I'm talking about celebrating impeachment.

[D_Master81]

73. he's saying

he's saying the party at the white house if/when an impeachment were to happen would be like the night Bin Laden was killed

[MFM008]

78. and your right

SHE is saying people would celebrate BLOTUS impeachment like they did the night they killed Bin Laden.
sorry for any twisted syntax.

[WomanWhoRoars]

30. What if....

Sessions makes this go away - I'm afraid to get my hopes up here.

[irisblue]

31. Is anyother real newssite posting this yet?

Nothing on my NPR broadcast 6:30pm eastern.

[liberal N proud]

35. If he or anyone in his regime asked for leniency, they need to be charged

[RDANGELO]

36. Looks like they are getting in deeper and deeper. n/t

[MFM008]

37. because he put money on

his buddy Comey doing it for him.
I bet he is genuinely shocked...................

[kentuck]

38. Are Woodward and Bernstein back on the beat?

There's an anger growing in the land.

[madokie]

43. A righteous Anger at that

Damn I'm almost ready to do the happy dance. I'll hold off until we know for sure but once we do its Parteee time at the old farm

[Initech]

41. Hell yes!!!!

Trump has pissed off intelligence for so long. Payback time!

[VOX]

42. Kicking this like it was Bannon's ass.

Sorry, but I've had an overdose of that cretinous deathmonger.

I want these treasonous assholes to hang for overthrowing the U.S. Gov't.

[madokie]

44. They need to be made examples of

so we don't have to just re-fight this battle in a few

[lpbk2713]

45. Affirmative.

This is NOT business as usual.

[Enoki33]

48. Apart from the illegality, Trump's request for premature

exoneration pretty much confirms his guilt. The degree to which he betrayed our democracy has yet to be decided. Hard to believe this is actually not a reality show.

[malaise]

50. Correct is right

[randome]

51. It's the cover-up, you Executive Branch posers!

Spice-Boy tomorrow: "It's clear that the President meant the exact opposite of what he said."

[VOX]

57. How about a torpedo amidships to the S.S. Trumptanic?

Can't rely on melting polar ice anymore. Need to make SURE. Get these "people" away from our ideals, our Constitution. They need to be GONE.

[Baitball Blogger]

60. Who else remembers when something left iike this would boot w

A presidenr. Abuse of power I think it was called.

[Jarqui]

62. Definitely a sign the WH is feeling the heat of the "fake media"

And irregular to say the least while flirting with obstruction

Having said that, roll the clock back 40 years and an independent counsel would already be in place based upon all that is already in the news - it would have blown up during the election.

So I'm still not convinced something is certain to happen properly. This is only significant if it goes anywhere.

[ffr]

64. So infuriating! These red voters gave the United States these traitors!!!

How do we get rid of them????

[Hekate]

65. KnR

[coco22]

66. OPEN INVESTIGATIONS!

shut be shouted at these townhalls.

[Takket]

67. this is not the kind of thing an innocent president requests..........

[eppur_se_muova]

68. Whatever happened to "If you're not guilty, you have nothing to worry about" ?

The Repugs parroted that excuse over and over under Bu**sh**, but now they can't seem to recall a word of it.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

69. Drumpf channeling his inner Nixon

[suffragette]

72. Yep, from working with Roger Stone to lying about everything to this.

And even as it's crumbling around him, he lashes at all those he terms "enemies."

[malaise]

70. Rachel on this now

Kick

[Cha]

74. KICK!

[sarcasmo]

75. So much guilt, come on media, connect the dots.

[flamingdem]

77. Why isn't this a bigger deal on the teevee?

Maybe I missed it..

[zentrum]

79. This isn't over yet.

Not going to exhale until the there's an actual investigation underway.

Bannon and company will now do a workaround---and approach the FBI with different tools.

Bannon has Sessions.

[MedusaX]

80. Rudy G probably advised them to ask

Priebus went to McCabe first
Then McCabe again & Comey

McCabe has some history with the NY FBI office - organized crime division (?) so Rudy G probably thought McCabe would acquiesce if approached...

So... hopefully Priebus disclosed to either McCabe or Comey that 45 or Bannon told him to make the request ... that way 45 has no plausible deniability

[triron]

82. kick for visibility

[Dopers_Greed]

83. Wow

Imagine the shitstorm if Hillary had asked the FBI to refute emailgate.

Let's see how the Republican traitors react to this one.

[gopiscrap]

84. OBSTRUCTION!

[UCmeNdc]

85. There has to be a Special prosecutor with subpoena powers appointed to investigate Trump's admin

There has to be a Special prosecutor with subpoena powers appointed to investigate Trump's administration Russian Spy contacts.

[triron]

93. +1

[Sunlei]

90. That is a crime. Any other 'elected or appointed' who use 'off official record' communications like

personal phones, private emails, personal/private twitter accounts (for official government communications) are also criminals.

[BobTheSubgenius]

95. Perhaps they would have understood "refudiate" more easily.

[anneboleyn]

96. CNN discussing Priebus lying on Sunday shows now. Priebus saying he talked with "top intelligence

officials" who Priebus claimed refuted the story (not true)