Republicans 'went nuts' on intelligence officials who told them Russia is ready

[turbinetree]

to support Trump’s re-election: report

Published 2 hours ago on February 20, 2020
By Matthew Chapman

On Thursday, an explosive new report showed that not only was Russia planning once again to sabotage the U.S. presidential election, but that President Donald Trump was furious when intelligence officials informed House Democratic investigators of this threat — shortly before he announced he would be replacing the acting Director of National Intelligence with a hardcore partisan loyalist.

But according to The Daily Beast, Trump wasn’t the only one who was outraged. House Republicans who received the briefing also objected to the intelligence.

“The meeting, which took place on February 13, was conducted for the House Intelligence Committee by an aide to outgoing acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maquire [sic],” wrote Spencer Ackerman, Betsy Swan, Erin Blanco, and Sam Stein. “According to a legislator who was present, the aide, Shelby Pierson, Maguire’s election security chief, described a Russian elections-intrusion effort that never stopped from 2016.”

The report continued: “‘The Republicans [on the committee] went nuts,’ over Pierson’s presentation, the member told The Daily Beast. A second source familiar with the briefing said that Republicans didn’t understand why the Kremlin would try to boost Trump, since he had been so tough on Russia, in their view. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Chris Stewart (R-UT) — who according to The Times, has been a Trump favorite to replace Maguire — were particularly vocal in their skepticism, the member said.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/republicans-went-nuts-on-intelligence-officials-who-told-them-russia-is-ready-to-support-trumps-re-election-report/

SO these two enabling assholes were outrages......................by the intelligence...............I am outraged that these two keep forgetting this moment in time......all it takes is a little over 3 minutes .............

And the orange wonder stood there like traitor.....................

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough....................

[keithbvadu2]

1. New and improved republican meme: Russia is our friend.

New and improved republican meme: Russia is our friend.

[triron]

2. Fucking lying traitors.

[rockfordfile]

9. I agree

[patphil]

3. I like the comment about Trump "being so tough on Russia".

Really? Trump has been tough on Russia?
Is this a joke?
It'd be hilarious if it wasn't so scary.

Ok you Republicans, explain to me how tough Trump has been on Russia.
What has he done to merit that statement?

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Trump owes Putin and the International Crime Syndicate, big time.

He's walking on eggs with Putin's kompramat.

[riversedge]

7. who knows. Maybe these 2 Repugs actually believe that trump was tough on russia -in that they only

listen to fox news and moscowmitch types. they live in a bubble.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. GOP has morphed into the Organized Crime Party. Their job is to control political power

while the international oligarchs extract the resources and capital assets of each country in this world. This is all about the power and money that power affords these traitors.

[riversedge]

6. fake outrage by stupid Republicans

[DFW]

8. Well, of course they did!

Republicans know better than any of us: Russia won't be completely ready for another week or so.