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102. Here you go - House Democrats Ask Intelligence Chief to Assess Trump Documents

Sat Aug 13, 2022, 11:17 PM

Aug 2022

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-ask-intelligence-chief-to-assess-trump-documents/ar-AA10D1YZ

Original Bloomberg article:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-13/house-democrats-ask-intelligence-chief-to-assess-trump-documents
No paywall: https://archive.ph/wip/CCniK

Two top House Democrats asked the US Director of National Intelligence to provide a “damage assessment” after the FBI said it seized highly classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida.

A classified briefing on the assessment’s progress is also sought “as soon as possible,” House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney and Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff said in a letter to DNI Avril Haines on Saturday.

They cited an unsealed court-authorized search warrant and the inventory of property recovered at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club that describe numerous classified documents he held, including “top secret/sensitive compartmented information,” among the most highly protected information in the US government.

“Even as the Justice Department’s investigation proceeds, ensuring that we take all necessary steps to protect classified information and mitigate the damage to national security done by its compromise is critically important,” the lawmakers said in the letter.

The letter:
https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2022-08-13.cbm_schiff_to_haines-dni_re_damage_assessment.pdf

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Breaking now: House and Senate Intelligence committees have asked DOJ for a classified [View all] Raven Aug 2022 OP

Ignorance asking: no_hypocrisy Aug 2022 #1

It's an evaluation of what sort of damage could have been/was done Ocelot II Aug 2022 #3

Wow no_hypocrisy Aug 2022 #4

Wow is right. paleotn Aug 2022 #15

Pendejo45 has personal money problems, so no doubt I feel ... aggiesal Aug 2022 #38

He's probably RocRizzo55 Aug 2022 #46

I'm sure that his off-shore bank balances have been kept topped up during his whole mis-presidency. erronis Aug 2022 #57

Good point. I get the feeling that the feds know exactly what documents Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2022 #58

NOT probably DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #69

Didn't we execute the Rosenbergs for less than this? triron Aug 2022 #82

No shit DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #87

Not sure I would go that far. triron Aug 2022 #89

I am mostly against the Death Penalty DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #91

It was a 10-pallbearer ash carry. colorado_ufo Aug 2022 #86

Water tight and air tight?????? DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #90

reportedly, payroll records for U.S. spies were in the documents. Grasswire2 Aug 2022 #93

Do you remember when the guy DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #94

Jeebus what a mess. Grasswire2 Aug 2022 #96

Bush/Cheney DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #97

The original name of the Iraq invasion was the mythical ... aggiesal Aug 2022 #103

If true DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #104

They don't understand that ... aggiesal Aug 2022 #105

the nuclear inspector? 90-percent Aug 2022 #111

Bingo 90% ! DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #113

its nice to be 68 years old 90-percent Aug 2022 #120

I am a few years ahead of you, 90%er DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #122

Ivana's coffin took TEN struggling pallbearers to move. Weird for someone who was cremated. OMGWTF Aug 2022 #108

How much of this is funding the GOP, which would explain A LOT! n/t AntiFascist Aug 2022 #124

He's probably already made money on some OTHER documents pnwmom Aug 2022 #76

He went down there almost every other weekend DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #95

Trump's plan - Sell the documents, take the money, and flee wnylib Aug 2022 #51

I'm hoping he can't hop on some yacht with a helicopter that takes him to Cuba where ... erronis Aug 2022 #61

There are other places he could go wnylib Aug 2022 #66

I think that is why Biden had the latest Bin Laden co hart killed, just to show some people LiberalArkie Aug 2022 #75

Maybe. But Al-Zawahiri has been on our hit list wnylib Aug 2022 #88

If he hangs the intelligence community out to dry there will be no place on this earth for him gldstwmn Aug 2022 #84

THIS! THIS! THIS! OMGWTF Aug 2022 #107

what does pendejo mean? msfiddlestix Aug 2022 #115

Spanish for IDIOT! aggiesal Aug 2022 #117

✔️ Ty n/t msfiddlestix Aug 2022 #118

I have a clearance that would allow me to view COL Mustard Aug 2022 #119

Pendejo45. pnwest Aug 2022 #123

Sounds like the damage is considerable. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2022 #33

Exactly, and asking for it drives home the seriousness of what Trump may have done. Raven Aug 2022 #5

Determination of who/what has been compromised. Nevilledog Aug 2022 #7

How much damage could have been done by Trump selling these particular documents? Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #8

If these documents contain the locations of nuclear warheads UpInArms Aug 2022 #19

Perhaps all kinds of tactical military and CIA information. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #20

When russia had a spy feeding them US intelligence during the Vietnam war their main goal yaesu Aug 2022 #45

Very interesting. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #49

That's what I'm thinking too. nt yaesu Aug 2022 #53

Putin is smart and he would have gotten as much intel asap when Trump was in the WH. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #55

or info about our submarines vlyons Aug 2022 #30

Yes Naval nuke sub blueprints might be a high ticket item. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #52

or their location, capabilities, missions, vlyons Aug 2022 #62

Yep exactly. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #63

Or possibly the identities of the undercover agents involved with these things Walleye Aug 2022 #32

Don't forget documents that might be gone forever, that we don't even know about. pnwmom Aug 2022 #77

Right, I hope there are some document lists somewhere and they are being checked. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #78

I think it means if that fucker had NUKE recipes, he should wind up executed? Brainfodder Aug 2022 #65

Even more important: What's the source of this unsourced "breaking news"? ificandream Aug 2022 #101

What the FBI Has Found thus far GypsyTejas Aug 2022 #2

Great first post! Welcome. You'll fit right in. Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #21

Republican's spines markodochartaigh Aug 2022 #24

LOL! EndlessWire Aug 2022 #34

ROFL! Welcome to DU! n/t livetohike Aug 2022 #47

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Aug 2022 #70

LOL! Welcome to DU MissMillie Aug 2022 #80

They are going to be pale when they come out of that meeting. kentuck Aug 2022 #6

First they are going to turn ashen white. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #10

Defib first. lastlib Aug 2022 #36

Ha. Good one. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #40

Jay Bratt already has HariSeldon Aug 2022 #67

I don't suppose he will make any public statements. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #68

That reminds me of the briefing early in Trump's term when Democratic members left and were Lonestarblue Aug 2022 #44

The info may have come from a CIA spy close to Putin. One of Trump's assignments NCjack Aug 2022 #60

Given how much the DoD and other departments have been infiltrated by trump/russian moles, erronis Aug 2022 #64

The republican members of those committees Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #9

I think it will put them in a much more difficult spot than just that. OnDoutside Aug 2022 #13

As one of the attractive blonde women on Fox News said... AntiFascist Aug 2022 #17

Stupid as pressure-treated wood. And you can't fix stupid. Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #23

All that showed was that she has no understanding of how those codes work. Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #25

No understanding of history either: ie Julius and Ethel Rosenberg n/t AntiFascist Aug 2022 #29

Probably damn little understanding of anything except cleavage.... lastlib Aug 2022 #42

Most dangerous one on House committee: Elise Stefanik: Senate: most of them, eg Rubio muriel_volestrangler Aug 2022 #73

If they take back the House, those two Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #74

Will the Rs refuse to attend? central scrutinizer Aug 2022 #11

of course not... the damage assessment will tip them off to what the FBI retrieved. WarGamer Aug 2022 #12

Let's hope that Adam Schiff has thought about that. Raven Aug 2022 #16

link to the letter ... Jarqui Aug 2022 #14

Excellent! 👏👏👏👏 SheltieLover Aug 2022 #18

Let's be honest. This could be bad, very bad. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #22

Who knows te extent of the damage over the last 6 years. Incalculable. WTF was he doing with the Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #26

Yes we know Trump is capable of the most heinous crimes against the US. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #27

He didn't sell out to the highest bidder he sold out to everyone Demanchor Aug 2022 #48

So Republicans, chew on that bone for a while vlyons Aug 2022 #28

None of this would happen if the (R) were the majority ... aggiesal Aug 2022 #31

Is the GQP in agreement with this? 867-5309. Aug 2022 #35

How serious could this be, really? jaxexpat Aug 2022 #37

This will be another laxative for the GOP. The request makes them seem guilty to support TFG. panader0 Aug 2022 #39

Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2022 #41

And, it's Saturday! EndlessWire Aug 2022 #43

Democrats should be very cautious with their questions, imo... kentuck Aug 2022 #50

Maybe the Chairs should get the briefing and share it with others on their Committee at Raven Aug 2022 #54

+1 crickets Aug 2022 #92

Hair Twitler probably has no idea of the worth of the documents, Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2022 #56

It occurred to me in the middle of the night that MontanaMama Aug 2022 #59

Is this a "gang of eight" briefing? niyad Aug 2022 #71

Intelligence Committee means Democrats only right? Cuz there NoMoreRepugs Aug 2022 #72

Definitely needs to be done. onetexan Aug 2022 #79

The leaks will be flowing! nt SayItLoud Aug 2022 #81

I feel sorry for the poor members of our military and government agencies with high clearances. Dysfunctional Aug 2022 #83

Yes, and besides that, many of their lives are endangered FakeNoose Aug 2022 #99

"Russia's a ruse" though? czarjak Aug 2022 #85

It's been posted Trump will never be sent to prision due to security issues & Secret Service detail dlk Aug 2022 #98

I'm curious what the source is of this story. I don't see it on the wires. ificandream Aug 2022 #100

Here you go - House Democrats Ask Intelligence Chief to Assess Trump Documents crickets Aug 2022 #102

thanks ificandream Aug 2022 #121

While you're at it, please look into Ivana's incredibly heavy coffin for a person that was cremated OMGWTF Aug 2022 #106

Good and timely move! burrowowl Aug 2022 #109

I suspect Trump was thinking he would pull a Snowden and that is why he took what he did because cstanleytech Aug 2022 #110

K&R Roisin Ni Fiachra Aug 2022 #112

Shouldn't Republicans be barred from this Assessment? Samrob Aug 2022 #114

Ikr? They're double agents at this point ecstatic Aug 2022 #116