From Deadline WH: DNI McGuire was fired in blowup when Trump thought he briefed ONLY Schiff..

[Grasswire2]

....on classified data on election security matters.

In fact, all members of the House Intel Cmte were briefed, but Trump got it in his head that only Schiff was briefed..

and blew his stack and fired McGuire.

[Takket]

1. So now we are firing people over misunderstandings?

[Grasswire2]

5. that was mentioned on Deadline WH

That Trump's pipelines and paranoia fill his head with so much chaff that his decision making is absolutely corrupted.

[tinrobot]

14. Aren't misunderstandings what make most sitcoms work?

(Cue laugh track)

[gratuitous]

21. Trump's a busy guy!

He doesn't have time for all your question asking and fact gathering. He needs to take action, NOW. Don't bother him with niggling little facts, he's a big picture guy. We can go back and forth all day about who was or wasn't in a briefing. All Trump needs to know is that the Committee Chairman was there, and he really hates Adam Schiff. Anyone else in the room doesn't matter. Fired!

[Warpy]

24. Once something lodges in that adipose tissue between that man's ears

it is there to stay and no one can tell him he's misheard of misunderstood anything. It's why he keeps spouting conspiracy crap that was debunked years ago, complete with bumpersticker slogans for crowds of violent morons to chant.

Maguire needs to give up now. Perhaps he'll get redress once the Orange Blob is out of office, since this is an obvious wrongful termination by a raving lunatic. In fact, it looks like there will be a lot of reinstatements with back pay due by the time this maniac is evicted.

[rzemanfl]

2. It happens when one's head is up their ass. n/t

[2naSalit]

7. And packed full of "dust".

[tblue37]

11. When someone keeps his head up his rear end, he has sh** for brains. nt

[malaise]

3. The Con may be impeached again

This is madness

[Hermit-The-Prog]

13. Should the 2nd impeachment wait for SCOTUS to rule on the taxes?

Or should we get #2 out of the way by April and start #3 in July?

[sprinkleeninow]

18. 2, 3, 4 ad infinitum. eom

[Thomas Hurt]

4. Mentally and emotionally bent people do that.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Even worse - the aide told the House committee that Russia was interfering on Trump's behalf

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-maguire-russia-2020-elections

By Kate Riga

February 20, 2020 5:19 p.m.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire was still considered a frontrunner to take the post in a permanent capacity until last week — when President Donald Trump found out that Maguire’s staff had briefed House lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election on Trump’s behalf.

According to reporting from the New York Times and Washington Post, Trump was furious in particular that Maguire aide Shelby Pierson conveyed the information to Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Trump reportedly fretted that the Democrats would use it against him.

Members of both parties on the committee were in attendance at the briefing a week ago, and Trump’s allies argued with the conclusions Pierson presented, insisting that Trump has gotten tougher on Russia.

The President dressed down Maguire after the briefing, which reportedly led to his shift in favor to name U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, the acting DNI. Grenell is an avid Trump supporter who has downplayed the threat Russia poses to U.S. elections.

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[blm]

8. Never ending story.

[struggle4progress]

9. Paranoia strikes deep; into your life, it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid

[Grasswire2]

10. relevant now. nt

[lastlib]

25. "Step out of line, the man comes, and takes you away."

EVERYBODY look what's goin' down!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. He's aiding our enemy again. Impeach the treasonous mofo again.

[JohnBoltonsmustache]

17. Yes

[lastlib]

26. Welcome to DU!

[Hassler]

15. Chump's superpower: whiny and capricious petulance.

[William Seger]

19. ... with no fear of consequences.

[madeup64]

22. I love this

Hopefully you do not mind if I procure it to use to mock the orangish hued chucklefuck and his followers, the chucklefuckians? 😁

[iluvtennis]

16. SMDH (Shaking My Damn Head).

[Under The Radar]

20. Bet my golf clubs it goes nowhere

The New Director of intelligence is about to lock it all down, Barr is about to stop all investigations into the news, McConnell and senate Republicans will lock arms and there will be no witnesses, no documents, and no cooperation.

[johnnyfins]

29. This is exactly what's going to happen

They know that time is not on the republicans side. Their party is dying, literally.

[FiveGoodMen]

35. There are more republicans in the pipeline

They raise their kids to be just as bad.

Thinking that this will all die off … just no.

[gembaby1]

23. Well, he is a demented old man...

Did you really expect anything else?

[pnwmom]

27. That's the story now. I believe he didn't want ANYONE of either party in Congress to know.

That allows them to maintain plausible deniability.

[Prue]

28. I'm just glad he learned his lesson

Why are we even surprised about this. The republican leadership needs to be held accountable. They need to be voted O.U.T....out!

[riversedge]

30. Summary: Acting DNI gets intel that Russia is interfering for Trump 2020 -- DNI staffer briefs Hous

Kate Riga
@Kate_Riga24
Acting DNI gets intel that Russia is interfering for Trump 2020 --> DNI staffer briefs House Intel Cmte --> Trump gets pissed that Schiff knows --> suddenly said acting DNI is passed over in favor of Trump loyalist to take the job

Link to tweet

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-maguire-russia-2020-elections



Trump Soured On Maguire After Staff Told Congress Russia Is Interfering On His Behalf

February 20, 2020 5:19 p.m.


Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire was still considered a frontrunner to take the post in a permanent capacity until last week — when President Donald Trump found out that Maguire’s staff had briefed House lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election on Trump’s behalf.



According to reporting from the New York Times and Washington Post, Trump was furious in particular that Maguire aide Shelby Pierson conveyed the information to Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Trump reportedly fretted that the Democrats would use it against him.

Members of both parties on the committee were in attendance at the briefing a week ago, and Trump’s allies argued with the conclusions Pierson presented, insisting that Trump has gotten tougher on Russia.


The President dressed down Maguire after the briefing, which reportedly led to his shift in favor to name U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, the acting DNI. Grenell is an avid Trump supporter who has downplayed the threat Russia poses to U.S. elections.

[Grasswire2]

31. here's part of the WaPo story

[link:http://

Link to tweet

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[dawg day]

32. Nunes? Did he tell Trump?

Someone on the Intel Cmte who got the briefing apparently told Trump about it, that was the impression I got. (I don't know whether that person lied and said only Schiff had been briefed, but if it's Nunes, I wouldn't put it past him.)

Smells like cow paddies there in the Oval Office tonight.... Maybe Devin Nunes's cow was there???

[Grasswire2]

34. from wapo story

"Trump learned about Pierson’s remarks from Rep. Devin Nunes (Calif.), the committee’s ranking Republican and a staunch Trump ally, said one person familiar with the matter. Trump’s suspicions of the intelligence community have often been fueled by Nunes, who was with the president in California on Wednesday when he announced on Twitter that Grenell would become the acting director, officials said."

[Gothmog]

33. Trump is owned by Putin

Link to tweet

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