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RockRaven

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3. That consultation is relevant beyond mere form b/c the reason these guys retain their clearances

Wed Aug 15, 2018, 03:12 PM

Aug 2018

is to be able to be consulted by their successors about matters which pre-date the new person's tenure. Coats just might have an opinion about whether or not the current CIA director would reasonably need to consult with Brennan from time to time.

Trump is not just behaving in a petty, vindictive manner, he's doing it without any regard to it's impact on national security. [maybe the impact is tiny, maybe it is huge, but the point is that Trump isn't considering the question at all]

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Breaking: DNI Coats - the nation's senior-most Intelligence official - was NOT consulted on Trump... [View all] demmiblue Aug 2018 OP

Coats will lose his next. nt DURHAM D Aug 2018 #1

of course he wasn't JI7 Aug 2018 #2

That consultation is relevant beyond mere form b/c the reason these guys retain their clearances RockRaven Aug 2018 #3

++++THIS !! lunasun Aug 2018 #14

We are ruled by a stupid corrupt debt-ridden so-called real-estate developer who works for Russia. dalton99a Aug 2018 #4

yeah, five of the properties are in tax default Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #8

I don't think Coats has been consulted on much of anything from day 1 deminks Aug 2018 #5

what Abramson is saying... Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #6

It's another Trump tantrum C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #7

"no intelligence veterans..." dixiegrrrrl Aug 2018 #13

Putinesque C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #15

If Coats had guts, he should resign and take his staff with him... Satch59 Aug 2018 #9

I'm not surprised. He learned about Trump's invitation to Putin from Andrea Mitchell. Arkansas Granny Aug 2018 #10

Hillary was right GusBob Aug 2018 #11

Does this surprise anyone? Takket Aug 2018 #12