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28. Comrade McConnell was part of the Gang of 12 that received the bi-partisan briefing...

Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:44 PM

Dec 2016

...that Obama wanted leaders of Congress to have, and then wanted them to go public with the information.

Comrade McConnell specifically said that he would consider it a partisan effort to disrupt the presidential election and was NOT in favor of informing the American public.

Now, Comrade McConnell seems to have changed his tune. Charges of treason and threats of prison will do that to you.

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ABC News tonight [View all] SHRED Dec 2016 OP

Because it will. nt SunSeeker Dec 2016 #1

Because they have. Grins Dec 2016 #66

Shocked ABC reported real news. sarcasmo Dec 2016 #2

Me, too. HurricaneWarning Dec 2016 #48

Probably an accident on their part rpannier Dec 2016 #53

Link? boston bean Dec 2016 #3

I saw it on TV live SHRED Dec 2016 #8

Was this just some comment or lead news ? thx in advance uponit7771 Dec 2016 #16

More than a comment but not lead SHRED Dec 2016 #22

Dammit! It should be the number one story everywhere ailsagirl Dec 2016 #65

In fairness... SHRED Dec 2016 #68

I didn't have time to watch the clip this morning before I left for work ailsagirl Dec 2016 #82

i said from the start they should plant some disinfo. mopinko Dec 2016 #4

Exactly. If the two of us thought of it....n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #6

3 of us thought it and if we've thought it most likely it has been done already, verify info has ... uponit7771 Dec 2016 #18

Bennidict Donald. I like that one. Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #29

Benedict Donald! mountain grammy Dec 2016 #36

#benedictDonald used many times already on twitter! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #81

sigh... agent orange is trigger... what else... there's a good one here already... hmm, Donald Putin uponit7771 Dec 2016 #84

Thought it and said it too a few weeks ago after Rachel Maddow did a story that talked about whether Pachamama Dec 2016 #26

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #27

I think this is a pretty standard practice... sdfernando Dec 2016 #72

well lets hope when he takes the bait that someone is there mopinko Dec 2016 #74

Sure would be great, but I have no faith in the cheeto supporters or the media any longer sdfernando Dec 2016 #75

The president can't take a crap awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #88

The CIA should give Drumpf the name of someone in the Kremlin and say he is an agent. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #5

Putin doesn't arrest people he kills them nt doc03 Dec 2016 #9

That would be unfortunate. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #12

Killing someone on false info awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #89

Your concern for the imaginary blood of the imagined victim of Putin after the imaginary CIA rzemanfl Dec 2016 #91

The post you responded to awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #93

Good thing I'm not in the CIA. This is a message board, not a top secret agency somewhere. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #94

Ok, let's take death out of the equation awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #95

When an act of war has been committed against my country and the President-elect is a rzemanfl Dec 2016 #96

Plant some "bait" and see if it goes to the Kremlin. roamer65 Dec 2016 #7

already done... I'd bet good money on it uponit7771 Dec 2016 #14

yep, and I bet they got a positive hit with the intel going to Russia Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #80

Wow! kentuck Dec 2016 #10

tRump bdamomma Dec 2016 #31

Fredo HurricaneWarning Dec 2016 #49

Yeeeah, shit is getting thick if its being reported then they're saying 10 times more behind the ... uponit7771 Dec 2016 #11

Pence had to know. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #15

YEAP, ... bout to do an OP on this... that Pence can't say he didn't know shit... that would look uponit7771 Dec 2016 #20

Pence can't get in there, either. duffyduff Dec 2016 #33

What about Ryan, McConnell, and Kerry? KamaAina Dec 2016 #21

McMotherFuckah had to know something was wrong, he didn't have to make the statement but the uponit7771 Dec 2016 #25

Comrade McConnell was part of the Gang of 12 that received the bi-partisan briefing... Raster Dec 2016 #28

They can withhold it. roamer65 Dec 2016 #13

For now, sure. Not if he is sworn in. nt stevenleser Dec 2016 #24

Coup d'tate time? Chasstev365 Dec 2016 #17

ABC is generally the most conservative of the Big Three Warpy Dec 2016 #19

you think so? ginnyinWI Dec 2016 #42

This is an astonishing moment in American history. Barack_America Dec 2016 #23

Whose to say it's not already bdamomma Dec 2016 #30

Keep turning the heat up. We'll boil Trump eventually. jalan48 Dec 2016 #32

Well yeah, No shite! There are consequences to getting hacked Cha Dec 2016 #34

Who ever reported that elmac Dec 2016 #35

Man oh man, this feels like the first pinch of genuine "hope" Leghorn21 Dec 2016 #37

Just wait until wed..it will all be forgotten pangaia Dec 2016 #54

It will because he will Tweet it to the world ten minutes later. nt Quixote1818 Dec 2016 #38

WOW! Just take that in. The office of the presidency has been infiltrated by the Russians. brush Dec 2016 #39

shame AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #44

Talk about incompetent, none of those 16 other candidates did oppo research on Trump brush Dec 2016 #50

I don't think anybody took him seriously at first NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #62

I grant that early on he wasn't taken seriously but by the time the field was winnowed down to . . . brush Dec 2016 #70

this is huge!! AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #40

Some Republicans do not care. blue cat Dec 2016 #58

Exactly because borders bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #41

Trump IS a Constitutional crisis world wide wally Dec 2016 #43

he is a threat to the world AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #47

Here's a link dooner Dec 2016 #45

Thanks I'll include that in my top post SHRED Dec 2016 #46

The Russian People Versus The Russian Government CitizenZero Dec 2016 #51

That's also why some Fox-heads swoon over Putin as a "real leader." n/t Beartracks Dec 2016 #57

And with a humorous note, many of us here are events of accidents nolabels Dec 2016 #60

I just listened to the report. marybourg Dec 2016 #52

Just the fact that this segment aired... SHRED Dec 2016 #56

Yep... This is guessing... Waiting for leaks uponit7771 Dec 2016 #71

I have thought that for some time but for the IC to say that out loud... AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #55

This may be why Trump avoids Daily Briefings. colorado_ufo Dec 2016 #59

plausible deniability Randomthought Dec 2016 #63

That's the way he plays the game. colorado_ufo Dec 2016 #64

OMG! This is scary beyond words. PearliePoo2 Dec 2016 #78

I was really shocked malaise Dec 2016 #61

That's what got me too SHRED Dec 2016 #69

CIA should stage a walkout Takket Dec 2016 #67

I only wish.... Jacob Boehme Dec 2016 #73

It's worse than an Alien creature story, it's really happening without an invasion, he just walked The_Casual_Observer Dec 2016 #76

knr triron Dec 2016 #77

Holy moly, I hadn't thought of that! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #79

He isn't bothering with US intel briefings anyway - he gets his intel from the KGB. lagomorph777 Dec 2016 #83

Give fake intel and see if it shows up as real benld74 Dec 2016 #85

Exactly what I was thinking: Anyone who's seen the Bond films knows that move. lindysalsagal Dec 2016 #86

Might as well include the Russian ambassador in the intel briefings. keithbvadu2 Dec 2016 #87

A real eye opener LandrosT Dec 2016 #90

THANKS RUSSIA AND TRUMP VOTERS Skittles Dec 2016 #92