MAGA lawmaker accuses Mike Johnson of 'brainwashing' him with intelligence briefing [View all]
MAGA lawmaker accuses Mike Johnson of 'brainwashing' him with intelligence briefing
David Edwards
April 22, 2024 3:50PM ET
https://www.rawstory.com/thomas-massie-2667838643/
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On Monday, Massie told podcast host Charlie Kirk that Johnson had orchestrated a "brainwashing session" in the form of a classified briefing to push through the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
"It was like a brainwashing session," Massie asserted. "And here's the thing, Charlie, when you go into a [sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF)], remember most congressmen are used to having two things with them that allow them to verify something if they're being told a lie.
"Number one, they usually have their smartphone with them. And their staff," he continued. "Those two things you are deprived of.
"So if you are deprived of those two things and any connection to anybody for three or four hours, you kind of start believing what they're saying, and you think, well, maybe they'll let me out of this SCIF if I just nod my head and succumb to the pressure."
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Applegrove:
So Massie can't think "properly" (or to the benefit of Russia) without the input of his staff? So the staff run the thinking in his office?
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