Cory Booker thinks it's too soon to revoke Jared Kushner's security clearance, but Jared & Ivanka

[MelissaB]

hosted two fundraisers for Cory Booker, and they all maxed out to his campaign.

I know Jared & Ivanka were Democrats, but we don't need Dems doing any favors for traitors. It's hard enough fighting the R's. Follow the $$...

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To be clear, I support Democrats, but Cory Booker needs to choose country over money if it comes to that.

[Vinca]

1. Proving the stench encompasses more than one party.

[MelissaB]

5. It very well may, but Jared should damn well loose his security clearance.

[benfranklin1776]

30. Absolutely. He lied on his security clearance form. I'll go with Malcolm Nance on this.

Malcolm Nance who actually worked in counterespionage called for this Friday and made the compelling case: this is a question of our national security being jeopardized and anyone else who did this would have had it immediately suspended pending further investigation. There's no reason to treat Kushner any differently, his prowess at fundraising notwithstanding.

[RelativelyJones]

2. So , Cory, we should support your ambitions because....

[MelissaB]

4. My ambitions?

[RelativelyJones]

7. No, Cory's ambitions. If this is supposed to be leadership on his part count me out.

[MelissaB]

3. PS. If anyone wants me to delete this, I will. I support Dems, but there is more to it than that.

They need to be kicking treasonous bastards to the curb.

[tallahasseedem]

9. Don't delete it...

Booker is/has been sucking up to that money group for years. He has major ambitions and will do whatever it takes. The fact that he got on tv and tried to give them a pass tells us all we need.

[MelissaB]

16. I think he has presidential ambitions...

I'd put $$ on it.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

20. Oh absofuckinglutely.

Don't delete the truth.

[PatSeg]

49. Oh yes, I think he does

His speech at the the Democratic convention was a reincarnation of Obama's speech in 2004. He was setting himself up for an eventual presidential run. I would also put $$ on it.

[tallahasseedem]

6. Corey Booker is a Dem "False Prophet (PROFIT)"

He can NOT be counted on to look out for us.

It time to drain our swamp. Any DEM who doesn't believe that these people should have their clearances revoked are suspect of being in on money issues. I can see Booker being tangled up as well.

[MelissaB]

10. I haven't seen anything that says he's taken dark money, but I'm not doubting that

there won't be a few Dems caught taking Russian money.

[tallahasseedem]

17. I'm not sure he has...

but he runs in Trump type circles.

[Else You Are Mad]

22. To be mayor of Newark then a NJ Senator...

He most certainly has taken dark money. There is no way he became Senator without it. Also, he takes a lot of money from wall street. Plus he shilled for DeVos's charter school plan.

[furtheradu]

8. I am SO disappointed in Booker.

& I *WAS* a big fan of his, for years.
I'm done with corey booker. DONE.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

29. Me too... I was all in for him in 2020. This is so disappointing.

I would have said if the media accounts are true Kushner should not only lose his security clearance he should be prosecuted for lying on his SF86. As to Trump if the media accounts are true he should be removed from office and prosecuted for obstruction of justice.

[furtheradu]

37. ABSOLUTELY.

& ANY one of the *elected employees* involved in this corruption & collusion & TREASON needs to be held accountable & prosecuted, republiker or Dem.

Am I a "bad DU er" for sayin it?
Sorry/NOT sorry, but I BELIEVE it.
Country over party, dang it!

[Stellar]

40. I'm through with Cory Booker, and been through with him for since 2012...

when he could have killed it for Obama! Bain Capital, remember that?

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[PatSeg]

50. Ah yes, I remember that

Not a good moment for him.

[jalan48]

11. Shit like this is one of the reasons millions of Americans don't bother to vote.

[Nevermypresident]

12. Another politician serving his own interests, disappointments abound

these days.

Cull all these motherfkrs.

[bettyellen]

13. This appears to be a good cop bad cop strategy- he's too politically ambitious to be leading the

Charge, will come over once there is more evidence out

[MelissaB]

18. I don't know.

I have a tendency to think it's all about money. I'd love to be wrong.

[bettyellen]

23. I think a lot of the calculation is about congress and what it'll take to sway popular opinion....

So while Maxine can go one about impeachment now, others have to be more circumspect. The whole pushback is that this is politically a witch hunt so the most ambitious do not need to be the leaders calling for it. That's got to be lead by those with closer ties to the investigation as well as lesser ambitions. I think they're waiting for more to come out and yeah it feels spineless.
I don't even know if it's smart, but I don't think he's protecting anyone in the WH.

[kacekwl]

45. Booker never was a straight shooter.

May "come around" after impeachment or indictment or when there is no other option.

[bettyellen]

47. I've heard very mixed reports about him. Dirty Jersey is dirty for sure.

[radical noodle]

14. A lot of water under the bridge since 2013

That took place in a time when Ivanka and Jared were supporting Democrats.

[MoonRiver]

26. Yes it did. But right now he's giving Jared a pass.

Highly suspicious.

[radical noodle]

28. I don't think he's giving him a pass

I think he wants them to dig their hole a little deeper until there's little question in anyone's mind about what is going on.

[MoonRiver]

31. I hope you are correct.

We'll see.

[radical noodle]

33. I hope so too, MoonRiver

It's what I think I might do under the circumstances. Let them hang themselves after Mueller ties the knots.

[MoonRiver]

38. Great point!

[oasis]

15. Flush any thoughts about running this guy on the 2020 Dem ticket.

[sarcasmo]

19. Ugh. Beyond frustrating.

[Else You Are Mad]

21. As a NJ Democrat...

I have to say that Booker is a Republican-lite that is good on social issues. He is on the record supporting DeVos' charter school program and he takes the most money from wall street. He is not someone that should run in 2020 for president.

[Mike Nelson]

24. First of all...

...Ivanka and Jared were only posing as Democrats, to win influence. Also, their "moderating influence" on Trump is a total scam - this is obvious, by now. As far as Booker's point - going slow may be the only way, due to our limited governmental power. I wish he would more clearly position himself as a resistance fighter; if he does not, he won't be a successful candidate for higher office.

[csziggy]

25. From what security experts have said, the NORMAL process is to suspend clearance

Once any question arises as to how it was obtained or the veracity of the person who has the clearance. The review process starts over with extra scrutiny and if the person is definitively cleared, their clearance is re-instated.

But we all know these are not normal times. The Republicans have made clear that national security is of no interest to them so long as they can continue to line their pockets and the pockets of their handlers.

[Thrill]

27. That's what money can buy you

[JDC]

32. He should watch his back. A Primary challenge maybe his future

[crazycatlady]

65. Are you familiar at all with NJ politics?

Democratic primaries happen but they're few and far between. And Booker had one after Lautenberg's death. (I voted for Frank Pallone in that primary).

On the primary ballot, every candidate has a line under his/her name. You can put whoever you want but the coveted line is XYZ County Democrats (or Republicans) and whoever gets that line will be the first listed.

NJ's other senator, (Bob Menendez) who is facing corruption charges, will easily get all 21 county lines. If they can't primary a senator that's facing corruption charges, there's no way they're primarying Booker.

[Sienna86]

34. Corey is ambitious

What can I say?

[SaschaHM]

35. Two things...

1.Jared and Ivanka were prominent Northwestern Democrats before 2016. If Trump hadn't run, Ivanka/Jared would have been on the Clinton train.


2. He never says "too soon" in the video. If anything, he avoids making a definitive statement. What he does in the video that is call for an investigation into everything.

[WoonTars]

36. Hmmmm...I've always thought this guy was just a little bit too smooth...

...and there is no doubt he's looking at the WH...

[nini]

39. Well.. he just lost me on that one

Pity..he had some promise.

[rockfordfile]

41. Booker can not be trusted

[Expecting Rain]

42. Booker is correct. It is too early.

A back channel to Russia (on its own) isn't enough to support this action.

This thread is little more than the bashing of a Democrat who maintains sanity.

Kushner should be investigated, and if the is found to have acted illegally he should suffer the consequences/

Going off half-cocked makes the left look as unhinged as the Trumpists.

[MelissaB]

44. "... little more than the bashing of a Democrat who maintains sanity."

Oh, is that what I'm doing? I thought I was pissed at his answer, and it isn't the first time I've been pissed at one of his answers.

I support Democrats, but not blindly. I'm not a Republican who refuses to criticize a member of my own party when he/she gets it wrong.

I won't even bother addressing the other things you said.

[geek tragedy]

61. You accused him of choosing money over country.

That is unhinged rhetoric.

[MelissaB]

67. Your concern is noted.

[blueinredohio]

43. I didn't like him after I read he isn't for universal health care

[TomCADem]

46. The Fact That A Progressive Is Being Attacked So Viciously From The "Left"...

...seems to suggest that he must be a real threat to Trump given that Cory Booker has been one of the most outspoken in opposing Trump.

[MelissaB]

48. Really? I saw this on live tv and wanted to throw something at it.

What kind of threat can he be/is he to Trump? I haven't really heard him be outspoken in opposing Trump.

[HarmonyRockets]

55. Cory Booker is not a progressive

Please stop trying to defend him.

[TomCADem]

56. Cory Booker Has Voted No On More Trump Nominees...

...than the vast majority of Senators.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/31/us/politics/trump-cabinet-confirmation-votes.html?_r=0

[HarmonyRockets]

70. Good for him

Still doesn't change much.

[Best_man23]

52. Jared's Clearance Needed to be Suspended Last Friday

As soon as the government found out, his clearance should have been pulled. If a government civilian or contractor holding a security clearance at any level had attempted the same thing as Jared (attempt to establish a covert line of communication with a hostile foreign power), he/she would not only have their clearance pulled, they would be promptly frog marched in handcuffs out of whatever facility they were working.

[kysrsoze]

53. I wish he'd go away. We don't need another Lieberman.

[Duppers]

54. Wow!!

He is covered in it now.

[pnwmom]

57. I don't think this is fair to Booker. He's called for a full investigation,

saying this is very serious and we need to get to the bottom of this.

Kushner was a lifelong Democrat and supported many Democrats before he switched teams to help his father in law.

Here are all his donations as reported by Open Secrets.

https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=Jared+Kushner

[SaschaHM]

58. The "point" isn't to be fair to Booker.

It never was. When folks start selectively pulling up Democratic fundraisers from 4 years ago to attempt to justify their logical leaps, fairness isn't even in the cards. Booker, being a young Black Democrat w/ star appeal, makes him a particularly juicy target for the purposes of clearing the field.

[pnwmom]

60. It does seem curious

that he seems to have a target on his back, despite his strong record. It's almost like some people here are afraid he might be the next Obama.

[geek tragedy]

62. Ron Paul's left wing fan club hates Booker nt

[MelissaB]

68. Yes, I know this about Kushner.

My real problem with Booker was his answer about the security clearance. I've been ticked at him before and probably will be again because he is human. I don't expect perfection, but was hoping for better on this issue.

[geek tragedy]

59. We have a left wing tea party problem

Corey Booker is being accused of betraying his country for money.

Because he thinks Kushner should be investigated before being punished.

Dear lord.

[pnwmom]

63. +1. n/t

[SaschaHM]

64. The left wing tea party.

Just as loud. Just as uninformed. None of the financial backing.

[MelissaB]

66. Wait! Are U calling me a left wing tea party problem because I was pissed about what he said on tv?

[geek tragedy]

69. Accusing him of treason in so many words

is most definitely tea party style rhetoric.

Because he said stuff about Kushner/Russia that is not terribly different than what Bernie Sanders is saying.

[MelissaB]

71. OMG! You have got to be kidding.

Exaggerate much?