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'It's a f---ing circus': Experts are floored that White House officials attended highly classified briefings about the Russia probeSonam Sheth
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National-security experts and legal experts were "gobsmacked" by senior White House officials' attendance Thursday at a classified briefing about the Russia investigation and reports that an FBI informant had talked to the Trump campaign.
The White House chief of staff, the White House counsel, three GOP lawmakers, and one Democrat met with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats to glean more details about the informant and other details of the Russia investigation.
One former FBI official described the situation and President Donald Trump's and his allies' broadsides against the DOJ, as a "f---ing circus."
The president's chief of staff and the White House counsel attended a classified briefing Thursday with top Justice Department officials and lawmakers about an investigation into the president and his associates and the events have floored national-security experts and former intelligence officials.
When the White House announced the first of the two briefings earlier this week, it said John Kelly, the chief of staff, would not be attending.
One former FBI official said they were "gobsmacked" when they learned the chief of staff would be present after all.
"This is an investigation centering squarely around the president and his cohorts," said this person, who requested anonymity to speak candidly. "And we've got the president's chief of staff attending a classified briefing and getting sensitive intelligence about said investigation. It's a f---ing circus."
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'It's a f---ing circus': Experts are floored that White House officials attended highly classified.. (Original Post)
DonViejo
May 2018
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C_U_L8R
(44,996 posts)1. Elect a clown and that's what ya get.
Peanuts anyone?
milestogo
(16,829 posts)4. A carnival barker is what Obama called him
and he was right.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)2. It's more than that
It's a tragedy.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)11. It's more than that
It's a travesty.
noun
noun: travesty; plural noun: travesties
1.
a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
"the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice"
synonyms: perversion of, distortion of, corruption of, misrepresentation of, poor imitation of, poor substitute for, mockery of, parody of, caricature of;
noun: travesty; plural noun: travesties
1.
a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
"the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice"
synonyms: perversion of, distortion of, corruption of, misrepresentation of, poor imitation of, poor substitute for, mockery of, parody of, caricature of;
Squinch
(50,932 posts)12. It's more than that. It's a blatant attack on the rule of law, and it's an enormous and immediate
danger to our country.
Solly Mack
(90,761 posts)3. Yeah, well, pick up your fucking jaw and fight back.
spanone
(135,802 posts)5. the rule of law is gone when it comes to this white house.
they are out to destroy our very form of government and there's no one to stop them.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)6. I don't think they attended after all but gave a speech?
nature-lover
(1,469 posts)7. Wouldn't it be up to the FBI and/or DOJ to object?
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)8. It has been reported they did not stay for any classified info....
Did they, or didn't they..muddy waters..seems to me Rosenstein and Wray know better than to allow them to stay in the meeting....
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)9. I found this NPR article that says they did not. Still a circus!
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)10. Nunes will give them all the classified information.
fake news (Murdoch) will air them.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)13. Sonam Sheth,
this circus comes complete with a dyed blond, seriously overweight, uniformed, mentally challenged, morally bankrupt leader of the US. Make America the laughing stock among nations of a greater world. hahaha
Had to add another dimension to "clown", from the great Barbara Streisand.
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Takket
(21,549 posts)14. Why were they even allowed in the room?