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kpete

(72,752 posts) Fri Feb 17, 2017, 05:28 PM Feb 2017

FBI Director James Comey just held closed door meeting with Senators on Capitol Hill about Russia [View all]

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Link to tweet

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/320161-comey-meets-with-intel-senators-amidst-russia-uproar
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/comey-meets-senate-intelligence-committee

Updated to add:

Link to tweet

Marco Rubio: I am now very confident Senate Intel Comm I serve on will conduct thorough bipartisan investigation of #Putin interference and influence

Another Update:

Link to tweet

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FBI Director James Comey just held closed door meeting with Senators on Capitol Hill about Russia [View all] kpete Feb 2017 OP

Very curious about this! manicraven Feb 2017 #1

Not only was the door closed, but it was in a marybourg Feb 2017 #2

FBI Director James Comey leaving meeting w/ Senate Intel Committee. bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 #37

ALL the intel Senators? or just the Repub ones? annabanana Feb 2017 #3

Schumer and Warner were supposed to be there. Can't find a list. nt JTFrog Feb 2017 #7

They were both there titaniumsalute Feb 2017 #46

Sorry. FWIW Bob Loblaw Feb 2017 #20

Here you go Moosepoop Feb 2017 #26

It was in a Cone of Silence? mcar Feb 2017 #29

. Kittycow Feb 2017 #32

Sorta ;-) Moosepoop Feb 2017 #38

Maxwell Smart was way ahead of his time! mcar Feb 2017 #39

Yeah, but... Moosepoop Feb 2017 #41

... mcar Feb 2017 #42

Thanks MP Bob Loblaw Feb 2017 #45

I know someplace like that - Mar-A-Lago!!! Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #49

How many democrats were invited? fun n serious Feb 2017 #4

I Heard That Schumer Was In Attendance....nt global1 Feb 2017 #8

Article mentions Warner being there kiranerys Feb 2017 #43

I'm not going to the link.. it looks like the Senate Intel Committee so Cha Feb 2017 #5

I read earlier that Schumer was there. shraby Feb 2017 #6

Thanks shraby! Cha Feb 2017 #9

CNN reported earlier that the FBI was not going to charge Flynn... kentuck Feb 2017 #10

Just a thought - maybe they turned Flynn tinrobot Feb 2017 #22

Members of a gang support each other-----till they don't Doitnow Feb 2017 #28

I'm thinking he agreed to testify against whoever told him what to say. Shrike47 Feb 2017 #23

I don't think Trump is aware enough to do that - Bannon, maybe? kiranerys Feb 2017 #44

BYO Sodium Pentothal C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #11

I can just see it ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #12

kicksies blogslut Feb 2017 #13

they need to give that information to the public, we need transparency VaBchTgerLily Feb 2017 #14

Don't know if it was about Russia. None of the Senators said anything, nor did Comey Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #15

At the first link in the OP, the reporter said that Comey came out of the meeting, Tanuki Feb 2017 #18

Nice analogy! thx . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #19

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/17/politics/comey-russia-senate/index.html titaniumsalute Feb 2017 #47

Coney should be under investigation. Nt NCTraveler Feb 2017 #16

FLUSH! ffr Feb 2017 #17

What needs to be flushed... Fritz Walter Feb 2017 #35

If Rubio is confident tavernier Feb 2017 #21

Maybe he's just trying to distance himself from the criminals. Shrike47 Feb 2017 #24

little marco had dinner with blotus demtenjeep Feb 2017 #25

For sure BainsBane Feb 2017 #31

+1 dalton99a Feb 2017 #48

They were all grim, according to reports mcar Feb 2017 #27

In my cynicism, if Comey is concerned it is because he is worried about his own ass. still_one Feb 2017 #33

all this means is trump/comey/putin all got their stories straight Takket Feb 2017 #30

* this * bunnies Feb 2017 #36

Hmmm I see Marco said "influence".....yes and it will be finished with collusion. TrekLuver Feb 2017 #34

Oh, yes, there will be a "thorough bipartisan investigation" whose result will be DFW Feb 2017 #40

Why is Comey so tight lipped now? ck4829 Feb 2017 #50