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In reply to the discussion: Devin Nunes Has Top Secret Clearance Revoked [View all]MineralMan
(146,351 posts)60. Well, that sounds like big news, for sure.
Let me go see what other news outlets are saying about it...
Wait...nobody is reporting that. Why? See, I wonder about things like that. It should be a big story, covered by all the major papers and networks, right?
So, what conclusion should I draw from this?
1. Are all of the major news outlets deliberately sitting on this important story?
2. Or, is Louise Mensch throwing another handful of past on the kitchen wall?
I think I'll go with number two. It sounds like crap to me anyhow.
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Right. This story is two days old and I haven't seen it picked up anywhere else. Surely it would
Midnight Writer
Jun 2017
#13
Like I said - I'll believe this when it turns up on a real news source.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2017
#16
I asked because I heard on MSNBC that Dems were demanding that Kushner's clearance be...
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2017
#52
He has abused his security clearance, his games he has played with trump was not
Thinkingabout
Jun 2017
#9
The people who are doing the real digging are at the Washington Post and the NY Times.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2017
#22
More Mensch Bullshit: Members of Congress don't have to get security clearances
onenote
Jun 2017
#19
FFS. Members of Congress don't go through background checks or get clearances. Period.
onenote
Jun 2017
#25
That's kind of scary when you consider some of the people who are in the House....
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2017
#27
I give up. Believe what you want. One of these days you'll realize what a fraud Mensch is.
onenote
Jun 2017
#49
The intelligence committees are given classified info as needed for their work.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2017
#29
They give the information to the committees, which are responsible
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2017
#34
True; classified materials given to congressional committees are handled like this:
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2017
#24
The paragraph you cite about consequences relates to staffers, who DO have to get clearances.
onenote
Jun 2017
#46
Thanks for this. I don't understand why Mensch and BFF Claude Taylor,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2017
#51