Seething over Russia probe, Trump tears into 'spygate'

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Source: Associated Press




By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JONATHAN LEMIRE
Today

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has branded his latest attempt to discredit the special counsel’s Russia investigation as “spygate,” part of a newly invigorated strategy embraced by his Republican colleagues to raise suspicions about the probe that has dogged his presidency since the start.

Trump now is zeroing in on — and at times embellishing — reports that a longtime U.S. government informant approached members of his 2016 campaign during the presidential election in a possible bid to glean intelligence on Russian efforts to sway the election. He tweeted Wednesday morning that the FBI has been caught in a “major SPY scandal.”

Trump’s latest broadsides set the stage for an unusual decision by the White House to arrange a briefing about classified documents for just two Republican House members, both Trump allies, in a meeting Thursday, as Trump and his supporters in Congress press for information on the outside informant.

After Democratic complaints and negotiations that went into the late evening Wednesday, the White House said it would also give a second briefing to a group of lawmakers known as the “Gang of Eight” immediately after the briefing for the two House Republicans. The “Gang of Eight” includes the top Republicans and Democrats in each chamber and the top Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees. According to the Justice Department, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein were also added to the roster after not being included on the original list.

Read more: https://apnews.com/23b9456c12484b6cb31c93da269a6159

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1. Why is Kelly, a loyal minon of Trump attending the meeting??

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2. Why is media promoting this , this way?

This isn't a spying situation, but a informant used in a serious counter intelligence investigation of a enemy foreign government possibly with the help of Americans to undermine this country's election process, and bribe a candidate and his administration for favors for them. His false accusations saying it was for political reasons are more propaganda designed for some to use and weaken the real reasons , treason against our country for personal profit. Just another fraudulent statement made to accuse , and demonize others with. Remember all the other things he's used falsely to claim, and that wasn't true. He's doing that again now, and Republicans allowing this to happen makes them all guilty as hell, and should be held fully accountable and charged for what it is, obstruction of justice. Media needs to stop promoting his messaging for him , period. I'm getting fed up with their showing him repeating his daily talking points for attention.

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3. 110% spot on

If only the media and intelligence agencies would frame it like this. But then again are they playing along with the Donald's fallacy for a reason? Even if so, this situation has continued for too long. It's time to start with the serious, really BIG indictments....for the good of our country.