Adam Schiff slams intel chair Devin Nunes for caving to White House and canceling key Russia hearing

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory


BRAD REED
24 MAR 2017 AT 11:37 ET

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) unleashed a blistering attack on his colleague, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), for cancelling a major public hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

During a press conference on Friday, Schiff said Nunes made a “serious mistake” by cancelling the open session that had been planned for this coming Tuesday that was set to feature former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

Schiff then slammed Nunes for doing a “dead-of-night” review of documents related to surveillance of President Donald Trump’s associates — and then running to share their contents with the White House before even notifying his own colleagues on the House Intelligence Committee. “We don’t welcome cutting off access to public information,” he said.

Schiff also said that there was likely some “pushback” from the White House that caused Nunes to want to cancel the open hearing.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/adam-schiff-slams-intel-chair-devin-nunes-for-caving-to-white-house-and-canceling-key-russia-hearing/

[wordpix]

1. obstruction of justice, pls. call these comm. members

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https://contactingcongress.org/

REPUBLICS
Devin Nunes, California, Chair Phone [phone] VMB full at noon Fri.
Mike Conaway, Texas Phone [phone]
Peter King, New York Phone [phone]
Frank LoBiondo, New Jersey Phone [phone]

Note as of 12:15 pm, phones are busy and VMB's are full, so I'm moving to twitter/email/FB

Rick Crawford, Arkansas
Trey Gowdy, South Carolina
Tom Rooney, Florida
Will Hurd, Texas
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida
Mike Turner, Ohio
Brad Wenstrup, Ohio
Chris Stewart, Utah
Elise Stefanik, New York

DEMS
Adam Schiff, California, Ranking Member
Jim Himes, Connecticut
Terri Sewell, Alabama
André Carson, Indiana
Jackie Speier, California
Mike Quigley, Illinois
Eric Swalwell, California
Joaquin Castro, Texas
Denny Heck, Washington

Speaker Paul Ryan 202-225-0600 as of noon Fri., his VMB is full

[displacedtexan]

33. Andrea Mitchell just asked if WH staffers "purging phone records" was illegal.

This sudden delay in holding another hearing session now makes a lot of sense.

Hmmmm. Do Republicans still think their phone records can be purged? They need to read more.

[L. Coyote]

37. White House has been ordered to preserve all documents already.

Probably by the FISA Court or a secret grand jury. Weeks ago now the White House counsel issued tan order to everyone in house, and you kbnow that wasn't Trump's idea.

That's why trump started blowing smoke about Obama, he had been put on notice he was being investigated. Trump's tactic became to create the aura of an illegitimate investigation having taken place.

Link to tweet

[PearliePoo2]

36. I called Denny Heck's office and my Rep. Rick Larsen, Wa. 2nd District

BTW...both offices answered the phone on the 2nd ring with a real live person!!


Rep. Heck's aide told me that he would pass on my suggestion to have a sit-down on the House floor.
Rep. Larsen's aide told me the same.
Neither aide told me what they were planning to do or what their options are. Both said they are very supportive of Rep. Adam Schiff.
I gave these aides a real ear-full of the peril I feel for this country and I also commended Rep. Heck's testimony and statement at the open hearing.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Millions of us need to be in the streets making it clear he will NOT do this

know what I mean?

[Posting Anonymously]

17. French Revolution

In the olden days when the top 1% got a quarter of output and 10% owned everything, they used to chop people's heads off because people were so pissed. Ethically (morally), it would be preferable to have mass street demonstrations (instead) but the public is too stupid to turn out in force. The bottom line is so long as iphones and all the other toys are still available, the establishment has nothing to worry about...the populace will REMAIN almost totally pacified and the fleecing and theft will continue unabated.

Your idea is a good one but it presumes a circumstance (intelligence) in the population that in fact does not exist. We know that because AT PRESENT even with 1% of the households now walking away with a quarter of the output there is essentially ZERO opposition. The reason there is essentially zero opposition is because people are just too stupid to have even simple awareness of their surroundings. I mean if we don't ALREADY have daily rioting with 1% walking off with a quarter of output what will it take? 1% walking off with half? My point is get real: people are stupid and you can't change the course of EVOLUTION. And, the capitalists know people are stupid - Trump said so himself, dramatically and clearly: he LOVES the uneducated, can't get enough of them - and so the capitalist bloodsuckers are laughing all the way to the bank while reading DU.

What a comedy...a nation of 330 million morons. If there are demonstrations, I'll show up, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Ligyron]

23. I fear you may be right

Welcome to DU too!

[dalton99a]

3. Nunes has gone full Russian traitor and must be denounced as such.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. I wish there were patriots in the GOP, used to be, not anymore I guess.

Would only take a few high level GOP folks to speak out and DEMAND the truth.

[Turbineguy]

4. For Devin Nunes

https://www.fara.gov/forms/2014/OMB_1124_0001.pdf

[turbinetree]

24. Maybe the AYN RAND hypocrite and himself can sit down together again & fully understand

what the document says, right there in black and white.

Since these two are basically running interference for Treason, it still what it is, Treason, there is from all indications a spy running around in this administration past and present associations.

And we in the public should be outraged


Good Post on the document as foreign agent

[NCjack]

5. Shame investigation. Nunes is Russian agent. nt

[wordpix]

10. that's what he looks like. Traitor

[Blanks]

7. At the end of his press conference...

He said what he suspected was going on.

Oddly, this hadn't occurred to me. If the president's name came up in incidental communication, then that would be damning. I'm paraphrasing obviously, but if it is something like this.

Russian Ambassador: "Mr. Flynn, we have received assurances from Mr. Trump that he would take steps to dismantle NATO"
Flynn: "Yes, he still plans on making those changes to our foreign policy"
Russian Ambassador: "...and Tillerson will be Secretary of State"
Flynn: "absolutely"

Of course, I'm just making up the conversation, but you can see that Trump is mentioned in this conversation that would be picked up if a FISA court allowed surveillance of Flynn.

McCain said "There are lots of shoes that are gonna drop." Perhaps Nunes caught this particular shoe.

[neohippie]

8. Nunes really needs to go

He's got to be violating ethics laws being a member of Trump's transition team, and trying to run an investigation into his own associates, and further by still sharing information from his role as committee chair with the White House and even allowing the WH to control the investigation itself canceling hearings and so on.

[maxsolomon]

9. This is how Power operates, and why the GOP cares only about Power.

the Chairman sets the agenda and protect *, the ranking minority member gets to shake his fists, issue statements, & do interviews.

Take the House back in 2018, and Schiff gets to lead the Impeachment.

[wordpix]

11. we can't wait til 2018, must tear down this admin NOW

IMO, Trump should never have been installed in the 1st place due to conflicts of interest + what was known in Nov. about Trumprussia. Waiting just helps Dump dig in further w/his ugly Republic minions.

[maxsolomon]

27. then you're counting on republicans to assist

and they won't. Nunes is demonstrating that as clearly as he can.

the House of Reps is full of party-first fanatics put there by propagandized rubes. over and over for 8 elections now.

[paleotn]

35. Not unless it becomes so damaging to their own survival that they can't take it anymore..

I'm amazed they haven't read the tea leaves and turned on shit stain already. Repubs are like a damn cult.

[maxsolomon]

38. it has to be investigated to get that damaging

and that's what Nunes is blatantly trying to prevent.

[Sculpin Beauregard]

19. There won't be a 2018 election

if this admin stays in power much longer. Democracy is truly under threat and this is not hyperbole. They are dismantling all checks against their power. Look at the obstructionism.

[maxsolomon]

25. no, that IS hyperbole

even putin holds elections.

as we say here: "welcome to DU".

[Sculpin Beauregard]

30. Point taken.

It will be election theatre, rather than a true election, if Trump even bothers to hold one.

[maxsolomon]

32. what is the mechanism by which he'd suspend elections?

martial law?

[kimbutgar]

12. Just come out Schiff and say Nunes colluded with Russia and call him a Russian collaborator & spy

Nunes needs to resign he is a traitor.

[still_one]

13. Schiff should be demanding that Nunes be replaced

[wordpix]

22. where would that go w/R majority on Intel Comm?

Nowhere fast

[still_one]

28. It doesn't matter, Nunes has compromised the entire proceedings, and it needs to be

stated bluntly

[Hekate]

14. KnR

[NastyRiffraff]

15. Schiff is building his case

I too would like to be rid of Nunes right now, but unfortunately that's not the way it works. I think Adam Schiff is doing a great job with the long game, and I think ultimately he'll win despite the Republican power play.

[Plucketeer]

16. Hot new headgear!

Go to Congressdolt Nunes' website and get in line for the blood red baseball caps with "MAKE TRUMP GREAT AGAIN!" embroidered in genuine fake gold thread!

[PearliePoo2]

18. This is beyond frightening and alarming and it's scaring me to death!

With the ReThugs in control, what can be done to right this travesty?
Are the Democrats neutered or does Schiff have any options at this point?
I feel like I've been gut-punched.
I hope Nunes just sank his political future and I hope he gets years of jail time.

[Sculpin Beauregard]

20. from wordpix's post above, call/email these comm. members:

REPUBLICS
Devin Nunes, California, Chair Phone [phone] VMB full at noon Fri.
Mike Conaway, Texas Phone [phone]
Peter King, New York Phone [phone]
Frank LoBiondo, New Jersey Phone [phone]

Note as of 12:15 pm, phones are busy and VMB's are full, so I'm moving to twitter/email/FB

Rick Crawford, Arkansas
Trey Gowdy, South Carolina
Tom Rooney, Florida
Will Hurd, Texas
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida
Mike Turner, Ohio
Brad Wenstrup, Ohio
Chris Stewart, Utah
Elise Stefanik, New York

DEMS
Adam Schiff, California, Ranking Member
Jim Himes, Connecticut
Terri Sewell, Alabama
André Carson, Indiana
Jackie Speier, California
Mike Quigley, Illinois
Eric Swalwell, California
Joaquin Castro, Texas
Denny Heck, Washington

Speaker Paul Ryan 202-225-0600 as of noon Fri., his VMB is full

[PearliePoo2]

31. OK, since I live in Washington State, I'm calling Denny Heck's office and I'm also

calling my Representative 2nd District, Rick Larsen: Everett office: Phone: [phone]; Toll Free: 800-562-1385

Denny Heck (WA): Washington DC office: 202-225-9740
Pierce County, WA. office: 253-533-8332
Thurston/Mason county office: 360-459-8514

CALL...CALL...CALL...CALL...RESIST THESE TRAITOROUS BASTARDS!

[dixiegrrrrl]

39. Thank you...tweeted to Terri Sewell, she is from Selma, up the road from me. n/t

[msanthrope]

21. Sally Yates is a fucking patriot. nt

[Scruffy1]

26. Nunes is in over his head.

I don't think his degree in Agriculture prepared him much for his current role. Schiff is a former Deputy US attorney and has handled high profile espionage cases so I have to think he gets some information from inside sources in the FBI and intelligence community.

[dixiegrrrrl]

40. Schiff's Twitter account is fantastic.....

Link to tweet

[Kablooie]

29. If there was no fire behind the smoke they would investigate to clear it up as soon as possible.

It is absolutely obvious that someone is guilty and they don't want it revealed.

God I hope that someday these traitors suffer the consequences for their actions but so often, nowadays, selfish, criminal behavior goes unpunished.

I just hope, hope, hope that voters realize what the Republicans are doing to their country and allow Democrats to control Congress in 2018 but with the massive conservative propaganda machine running 24 hours a day I am not at all sure that this will happen.

[usaf-vet]

34. Support and defend the CONSTITUTION against ALL enemies foreign

and DOMESTICS.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC

Congress: I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same

President: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

They just don't give a S**T.

Military members take the same oath we need to continue to care. Don't let these treasonous people get away with this. Honor your oath and honor your comrades who have given their live's to protect this country.

[lark]

41. Come on!

Nunes has got to go, period the end. He's a paid stool pigeon who's only job is to obstruct, lie and inform the president of the evidencr against him and prevent anything real from coming out. This is just fucking outrageous!

[Cha]

42. Thank you, Adam Schiff!