Trump team preps 'war room' to defend against Russia probe

[applegrove]

By Jim Acosta, CNN

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/25/politics/trump-white-house-russia-probe/index.html

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(CNN)The White House is preparing to establish an internal, war room-like operation aimed at developing a rapid-response and communications strategy in an attempt to keep up with the special counsel's Russia investigation.

Throughout the highest levels of the White House, there are mounting concerns the West Wing is not adequately responding to the non-stop, 24-hour news cycle generated by the probe.

"This is the reality of the world we live in now," a White House official said.
Axios was the first to report the war room planning.

Chief of staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon have been involved in the discussions, which began before the two officials returned from the President's overseas trip. But a White House official noted many more staffers are now involved.

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[applegrove]

1. Trump is at war with America.

[2naSalit]

10. +1

[ProudLib72]

2. Time to remodel the WH

Move this war room to a tent on the WH lawn. Good for the optics.

[Demtexan]

3. Must be something to hide.

Dirty tricks and threats coming.

[Mr. Ected]

4. Wouldn't it be easier to exonerate himself

With exculpatory evidence of his innocence?

The very act of creating such a war room is proof positive of his overwhelming guilt.

[angstlessk]

5. Do ya think gives off an aura of GUILT?

Ya know what the repugs answer to our concern about the surveillance state? "If you ain't got nutin to hide, ya ain't got nutin to worry about!"

[dalton99a]

6. In other words, Trump team preps 'war room' to protect Russia against American investigators

[Leghorn21]

7. Oh excellent: "many more staffers are now involved" - sweet! Can't have too many staffers

darting in and and out of "THE WAR ROOM"!! Pledges of loyalty, oaths of secrecy, pinky-swearing they will maintain "zipped lips", no matter what occurs!!

Dis gon be fuuuun!

(I assume - foolishly, perhaps - that they finally located the light switches??)

[WhiteTara]

8. Is that an illegal use of our resources?

Seems he should be paying outside counsel, not employing people on the government payroll.

[The Blue Flower]

9. A war against "truth, justice, and the American way"

Cue Superman.

[Corgigal]

11. How do you respond when it's true?

Isn't it then in your best interest to do and say nothing?

Oh well, more tax payer supported fail.