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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts) Thu Sep 6, 2018, 09:45 AM Sep 2018

DNI Dan Coats releases statement calling speculation about him writing op-ed "patently false"

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Peter Alexander
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JUST IN: DNI Dan Coats calls speculation that he or his Principal Deputy authored NYT op-ed “patently false. We did not.”

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DNI Dan Coats releases statement calling speculation about him writing op-ed "patently false" (Original Post) Mrs. Overall Sep 2018 OP

Interesting... I'm not sure he could not be "loopholing" this (as maybe part of a group action) hlthe2b Sep 2018 #1

This will be fun to watch Gothmog Sep 2018 #2

hlthe2b

(102,361 posts)

1. Interesting... I'm not sure he could not be "loopholing" this (as maybe part of a group action)

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Original post)

Thu Sep 6, 2018, 09:48 AM

Sep 2018

but, I don't really picture Coats as likely to overtly lie. (yes, he's still a Republican, but an old school R)

I really thought Lawrence O'Donnell's reasoning to be pretty targeted.

Gothmog

(145,562 posts)

2. This will be fun to watch

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Original post)

Thu Sep 6, 2018, 09:57 AM

Sep 2018

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