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MineralMan

(151,111 posts) Wed Apr 26, 2017, 03:40 PM Apr 2017

A Private Briefing? Which of Our Senators Will Break the Silence [View all]

first, following this unprecedented summons to the White House? When will we learn what went on there?

I assume the briefing has begun, of course without any news people or cameras admitted. We are going to have to rely on our loyal Democratic Senators to brief us. I am waiting very impatiently for that to occur.

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A Private Briefing? Which of Our Senators Will Break the Silence [View all] MineralMan Apr 2017 OP

The lack of transparency and paper trail the DT admin wants is unprecedented... bettyellen Apr 2017 #1

I wouldn't put it past the Trumpinistas to super-de-duper-classify the whole session... Girard442 Apr 2017 #3

It's all to bolster his image- he can't openly talk about policy in an intelligent way and also hide bettyellen Apr 2017 #7

The fool has grave difficulty even completing a coherent sentence. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #17

Franken will fill us in Norbert9 Apr 2017 #2

My Senators? superpatriotman Apr 2017 #4

+1 Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #6

Tell the poor Cubans in Miami to stop voting r superpatriotman Apr 2017 #10

I second the motion.... mitch96 Apr 2017 #19

could not pay me to live in Florida trueblue2007 Apr 2017 #31

This, is incredible. As usual, WTF is going on. It's always us against them. Now, WTF are they up RKP5637 Apr 2017 #5

Moving off site of the legislature to executive branch offices is suspicious. gordianot Apr 2017 #8

The White House staffers will - from what I read yesterday underpants Apr 2017 #9

It won't be ours. It''ll be republicans that want to take Trump down. They will leak, knowing brewens Apr 2017 #11

As long as the don't all head off a 2nd meeting at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex 4139 Apr 2017 #12

This seems to me to be some kind of test looking for leaks. Hugin Apr 2017 #13

Yep, Kabuki ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #15

No. A leak test would be 100 separate meetings with 100 separate stories. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #22

You'd think. Hugin Apr 2017 #34

It Isn't Kabuki Leith Apr 2017 #24

Or maybe it's the Trumpmare remake of this exact dance... Hugin Apr 2017 #33

To me this is proof they want it to leak lunatica Apr 2017 #14

How do you quote someone who speaks like he has a mouth full of bees? randome Apr 2017 #16

The press isn't talking about the house ethics committee... Blanks Apr 2017 #18

Could this be another tongue lashing mitch96 Apr 2017 #20

This is pure puke inducing garbage. BSdetect Apr 2017 #21

Dems weak? Nah. tRump & Republicons crumbled about wall funding & defunding ACA in budget resolution Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #25

Weak as in agreeing to trot over to the WH at his demand? BSdetect Apr 2017 #30

It's inconsequential. No need to make a stand or a stink. Keep your powder dry, I'd say to them. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #32

One Senator already said it was pretty much as we know: NorKs have nukes. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #23

first, i don't think it's actually "unprecedented". unusual, certainly, though. unblock Apr 2017 #26

Well, Wash. state Desk Jet Apr 2017 #27

Why do I feel like Trump is trying to usurp the powers of the legislature? Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #28

If he is he is following the path of every president since Teddy Roosevelt. former9thward Apr 2017 #29