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(51,134 posts) Mon May 8, 2017, 02:29 PM May 2017

* Sally Yates testifies LIVE Blog #TrumpRussia * [View all]

May 8, 2017 - Airing LIVE Monday, 2:30pm EDT on C-SPAN3

Russian Interference in 2016 Election Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testify at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Another viewing option, The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism is airing the hearing too:
Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election - Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism

Witnesses
The Honorable Sally Q. Yates
The Honorable James R. Clapper

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***** Sally Yates testifies LIVE Blog #TrumpRussia ***** [View all] L. Coyote May 2017 OP

Previous news reports thread leading up to this hearing: L. Coyote May 2017 #1

if you didn't do anything Trump, why would you try to block her? SummerSnow May 2017 #93

Huge group of photographers cluster in front of Sally Yates... Graham w opening remarks now... bettyellen May 2017 #2

Lindsey Graham setting the stage Russians, Russians and Russians and not a 400lb hacker.... bettyellen May 2017 #3

Something about "unmasking procedures" not being used as a political tool. bettyellen May 2017 #4

No mention of Trump paying hackers yet. L. Coyote May 2017 #5

I'm thinking that Info is still classified and or being uncovered.... bettyellen May 2017 #8

I bet those getting the notification letters from the Senate are alreeady indicted in secret. L. Coyote May 2017 #17

Whitehouse up first, going into brief history of investigation- and how their public hearings are bettyellen May 2017 #6

Am cracking up at that big poster behind him! BumRushDaShow May 2017 #7

H s checking off the boxes "we see a lot of money coming from Russia" asking for tax returns! bettyellen May 2017 #9

Excellent graphic. L. Coyote May 2017 #10

Whitehouse is talking so fast I can barely absorb everything. I guess he's just trying to get pnwmom May 2017 #11

They have a time limit (I think Graham said first round was 7 minutes). nt BumRushDaShow May 2017 #12

They've got 7 minutes each mcar May 2017 #13

Swear in time! BumRushDaShow May 2017 #14

Sheldon just compared TrumpRussia to Watergate. Holy shit! octoberlib May 2017 #15

Holy Shit??? FiveGoodMen May 2017 #20

EXACTLY! We are looking a COUP D'ETAT IN THE FACE HERE. WinkyDink May 2017 #52

Go Sheldon! mnmoderatedem May 2017 #16

Putin ran a campaign to influence and intervene to hurt HRC and then help DT... naming dates when bettyellen May 2017 #18

His assertion was clear as a bell. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #21

The "unmasking" part, I suspect, is an attempt to open the door to trying to deflect calimary May 2017 #58

Yep- all Grassley is asking about is leaks and unmasking... bettyellen May 2017 #64

Yep itcfish May 2017 #76

SAme strategy as prior open hearings. It's their M.O. Dems go for truth Rs go for discredit and Amaryllis May 2017 #192

Clapper seems kind of pissed ProudLib72 May 2017 #19

Hope that works in our favor. n/t woodsprite May 2017 #22

Clapper is getting ahead of the expected questions. L. Coyote May 2017 #23

Very serious opening by Graham. Good. Clapper on now. Hekate May 2017 #24

Yates up and Committee has their live stream up too BumRushDaShow May 2017 #25

MSNBC is showing it... bettyellen May 2017 #26

I am watching on CSPAN 3 BumRushDaShow May 2017 #27

I heard Malcom Namce is standing by on MSBC for commentary so I'm looking forward to that. Now it's bettyellen May 2017 #31

I'm watching Senate Judiciary feed. L. Coyote May 2017 #32

Clapper just confirmed what other intel said: Russians hackers collected info from GOP but never re riversedge May 2017 #28

And if they had released some GOP bones out there BumRushDaShow May 2017 #29

Feinstein went there - re: Obama warned in advance BumRushDaShow May 2017 #30

Sen. Whitehouse adds Rep. Cummings letter warning Pence to record. L. Coyote May 2017 #34

Whitehouse went there to put into the record: Cummings warned Pence in advance BumRushDaShow May 2017 #33

Yates early states she can't answer, yes/no, re: knowledge of 'collusion.' elleng May 2017 #35

She clarified to say that the info she does have is classified. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #36

Yes, and following up re: 'classified.' elleng May 2017 #39

Yates - two in person meetings and a phone call- first to the WH lawyer McGann... bettyellen May 2017 #38

On edit: Never mind, you clarified further below. Thanks! LanternWaste May 2017 #43

Yates indicated that Pence's comments and media reports re: Flynn were not true. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #46

Vice versa- the spin put out by Pence regarding Flynn was inaccurate and they bettyellen May 2017 #47

And that they felt Flynn was compromised by Russia and vulnerable to blackmail.... bettyellen May 2017 #49

SCIF Secure Compartmented Information Facility. haele May 2017 #254

Lindsey Graham "... dossier by some guy in England ..." L. Coyote May 2017 #37

Yes. Who the f**k doesn't know it is the Steele Dossier. Duppers May 2017 #116

Liz Winstead says Trump's latest game show is called Tanuki May 2017 #40

Walked through Flynns behavior- and how the press reports differed - and why bettyellen May 2017 #41

She is nailing Pence as source of incorrect reports to the media- bettyellen May 2017 #42

+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #48

Hard to believe Pence knew nothing. Just too many rotten fishes laying around riversedge May 2017 #56

Thats exactly why Sheldon had Elijah Cummings letter to Pence read into the record pkdu May 2017 #162

Was there any "incidental collection" of campaign folks- can't answer. bettyellen May 2017 #44

WH Counsel McGahn asked Yates if Flynn should be fired. That is headline news. L. Coyote May 2017 #45

She stressed she thought they should "take action". bettyellen May 2017 #50

I'm kind of tiring of hearing "I can't answer that." First Comey, now Yates. When do they GET OFF WinkyDink May 2017 #51

If they release classified info BumRushDaShow May 2017 #59

I guess my point is: What is the point of these hearings, then? WinkyDink May 2017 #71

These are the "public" hearings. They can have classified private hearings with the committee. nt BumRushDaShow May 2017 #80

I understand these are the public hearings; that was the "given." My question remains: WHEREFORE? WinkyDink May 2017 #84

They'll get there BumRushDaShow May 2017 #88

These are PUBLIC. Private hearings are different. EllieBC May 2017 #89

I do believe I know the difference between "public" and "private." But in terms of today, I have a WinkyDink May 2017 #165

Mcagann downplayed importance that one WH official lied to another - bettyellen May 2017 #53

And he used the excuse of doing nothing about Flynn was disruption of FBI investigation?!? bettyellen May 2017 #57

Pence was "making false statements to the public." L. Coyote May 2017 #54

Because Pence isn't smart enough to know anything. MGKrebs May 2017 #91

Pence knew - he was told in letter from Elijah Cummings Nov 18th 2016 pkdu May 2017 #167

"The underlying behavior by Mr. Flynn was problematic" Recursion May 2017 #55

Grassley on goose chase regarding the leaks. Not getting anywhere. bettyellen May 2017 #60

It's good to have him asking and having them say no. nolabear May 2017 #66

Makes is seem like McGahn went to tRump ProudLib72 May 2017 #61

Yeah itcfish May 2017 #79

Grassley is being a dickhead. riversedge May 2017 #62

Sky is blue. WinkyDink May 2017 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author phylny May 2017 #184

Fucking Grassley and "leaks" BumRushDaShow May 2017 #63

Basically he is parroting Trump and asking yates and clapper if they leaked classified riversedge May 2017 #70

Now he's saying Guccifer2 released 200 pages of dirt on Trump?!? bettyellen May 2017 #73

But the "dirt" was from oppo research from emails on the DNC server BumRushDaShow May 2017 #83

Ahhh- thanks for clearing that up! It was more "HRC is mean" like the DNC stuff earlier .... bettyellen May 2017 #85

I was screaming at the TV when I heard him say it BumRushDaShow May 2017 #86

Grasseley is hunting for who leaked the truth, not who lied. L. Coyote May 2017 #65

Well said! bettyellen May 2017 #69

... octoberlib May 2017 #67

Like tRumputin or the thuglicans ... LenaBaby61 May 2017 #68

Yates: "We believed General Flynn was compromised in respect to the Russians" http://snpy.tv/2psaH riversedge May 2017 #72

compromised & complicit - like a big chunk of the KGOPee Achilleaze May 2017 #92

FUCK YOU GRASSLEY ProudLib72 May 2017 #75

What a scumbag. mnhtnbb May 2017 #102

Clapper to Grassley - "I'm a private citizen" BumRushDaShow May 2017 #77

DiFi up now! Won't ask confidential stuff- pleas list four topic bettyellen May 2017 #78

Asking about concerns of the 18 days Flynn still worked despite concerns of his being compromised... bettyellen May 2017 #81

DiFi- when did components of the IC open investigations between DT advisors and Russians... bettyellen May 2017 #82

This Texas Democrat apologizes in advance for Sen. Cornyn blogslut May 2017 #87

He's a PIP. dchill May 2017 #94

He is an arrogant jerk. gademocrat7 May 2017 #105

+100 narnian60 May 2017 #255

The question is did Pence know Flynn was lying anglesphere May 2017 #90

Pence knew - Elijah Cummings wrote him on Nov 18th 2016.. pkdu May 2017 #169

Yep. My impression, they didn't go after Pence and trump yet to avoid the pushback that follows. L. Coyote May 2017 #256

Yates about DOJ - "We're not just a law firm" BumRushDaShow May 2017 #95

I had to turn it off. Don't think we're going to get any new info here. mnhtnbb May 2017 #96

She is validating what we understand to be true. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #112

Sen. Cornyn, (R) is concerned about unmasking and Susan Rice, not the lies. L. Coyote May 2017 #97

WTF is Cornyn lecturing Yates about the Muslim ban EO? Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #98

Just making talking points for tonight's Faux Noise reports Wednesdays May 2017 #214

Yates is excellent flamingdem May 2017 #99

That ass Cornyn ... LenaBaby61 May 2017 #100

Going into the "Muslim ban" and trying to make Yates being a contrarian because of personal bettyellen May 2017 #101

And now a Dem is stating that three courts have agreed w Yates it was unlawful. bettyellen May 2017 #108

You go, girl! qanda May 2017 #103

John Cornhole NewRedDawn May 2017 #104

Durbin - "Committee does not have special staff dedicated to this" BumRushDaShow May 2017 #106

Sal just put her foot in Cornyn's... Whiskeytide May 2017 #107

What does Cornyn's questioning about the travel ban have to do with Russia? kstewart33 May 2017 #109

Off topic to try to attack Yates, and backfired Yuuuugely, Trump order was "unlawful" L. Coyote May 2017 #113

Yates: the DOJ must be based on truth! VigilantG May 2017 #110

Dayum. Can somebody get Cornyn some burn cream? Recursion May 2017 #111

Durbin left blisters on his ass Miles Archer May 2017 #114

Yates burned him beautifully too, referring to her confirmation hearing answers to him. L. Coyote May 2017 #118

Please proceed, asshole. 3catwoman3 May 2017 #203

Pence spread lies to the American people and the Russians were aware... bettyellen May 2017 #115

Durbin outlining Flynns actions for the 18 days after their warning and his meetings bettyellen May 2017 #117

Cruz up. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #119

Oh Christ. Hillary's emails. PA Democrat May 2017 #123

Because the noose is tightening. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #130

really? barbtries May 2017 #174

Everytime Cruz opens his mouth I'm waiting for him to say, "Mrs. Yate are you now or have you ever Jno_Gilmor_ May 2017 #206

Cruz is not a "'Merican" according to his GOP universe BumRushDaShow May 2017 #211

Ugh, Cruz going on about Hillary's emails?!? WTF? bettyellen May 2017 #120

Cruz and fucking emails again. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #121

Just like past hearings. Rs worried about leaks, Ds worried about content of leaks. Rs protecting Amaryllis May 2017 #122

Here comes carnivalncruz with Hillary's email lmao elehhhhna May 2017 #124

Someone tell Ted his shit stain is showing Auggie May 2017 #127

He makes me want to take a shower. Dulcinea May 2017 #155

Seriously? They're going after Hillary via Houma now? Jesus. nolabear May 2017 #125

Back to the emails!!! roflmao SummerSnow May 2017 #126

OMFG Carnival Cruz!!! tosh May 2017 #128

Truth. Duppers May 2017 #159

Early bottom line.. JenniferJuniper May 2017 #129

Cruz: Hillary e-mails. Outright lies in a hypothetical scenario. L. Coyote May 2017 #131

What's worse is that he was alluding to Hillary's info being "classified" and it wasn't. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #133

Same Texas Democrat apologies for Ted Cruz. blogslut May 2017 #132

YATES: I am not aware of any intercepts of any 2016 campaign. L. Coyote May 2017 #134

Cruz and Cornyn are doing all they can to destroy Yates's reputation. PA Democrat May 2017 #135

GOP seem to think this is a Muslim ban inquisition. L. Coyote May 2017 #170

Cruz is gunning for her. Asshole! nolabear May 2017 #136

Cruz: "Let's revisit the question Senator Cornyn asked you." Miles Archer May 2017 #137

He got an assfull of Yates' foot for his effort. nt Xipe Totec May 2017 #164

Send the illegal alien Cruz back to Canada. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #138

Now another fuckhead Cruz NewRedDawn May 2017 #139

Yates, didn't agree with Trump on the Muslim ban so they are going after her. SummerSnow May 2017 #140

We need a GoFundMe to buy these Rs a case of burn cream. Their hurt is too unbearable. L. Coyote May 2017 #143

THey can afford their own burn cream. I aint contributing. Amaryllis May 2017 #152

She was more than up to that weasel's bs. nolabear May 2017 #141

She scored a knockout stating that she had never seen a situation PA Democrat May 2017 #145

Klobuchar - "General Flynn's lying" BumRushDaShow May 2017 #142

My blood is boiling! Cruz, Cornyn, Grassley are NOT Patriots! VigilantG May 2017 #144

The truth does not matter if the liar is a Republican. Russian interference takes a back seat to L. Coyote May 2017 #147

Maybe they got some Russian a$$i$tance, too! atreides1 May 2017 #156

And don't forget that the Mercers were backing Cruz before Trump VigilantG May 2017 #172

Yates - "I did my job". BumRushDaShow May 2017 #146

You know, Ted, the guy you're carrying water for insinuated your dad killed JFK.... Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #148

Klobuchar doing great job of connecting dots. Amaryllis May 2017 #149

Clapper - RT propaganda mouthpiece for the (Russian) government BumRushDaShow May 2017 #150

i'm at work. barbtries May 2017 #151

Meeeee tooooo Shell_Seas May 2017 #153

CSPAN Radio is streaming it BumRushDaShow May 2017 #154

thanks i have it on now. barbtries May 2017 #157

Yeah you may need some sedatives to keep you from throwing stuff BumRushDaShow May 2017 #163

fucking republicans. barbtries May 2017 #180

Clapper - Wikileaks a known propaganda network for Russian / Assange not a journalist BumRushDaShow May 2017 #158

Asking Clapper if Assange is a journalist, Clapper says no. bettyellen May 2017 #160

Can we send flowers to Sally? Amaryllis May 2017 #161

Can we send Sally to Texas to primary Cruz? L. Coyote May 2017 #168

That would be superlatively wonderful. Amaryllis May 2017 #185

Coons up! Let's see how he does. n/t woodsprite May 2017 #166

Sasse did a decent job in trying to have them explain these things to people who don't get VigilantG May 2017 #171

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand...we're back on the Muslim ban Miles Archer May 2017 #173

Distract and discredit is the rethug game plan. gademocrat7 May 2017 #179

who is this ass? MFM008 May 2017 #175

I don't know how she's remaining calm. Duppers May 2017 #186

HELLO Rs, this is about "Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election" not Muslim ban. L. Coyote May 2017 #176

Amen!! Duppers May 2017 #189

Republicans have seemed to want to turn this into a hearing on the Muslim ban EO Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #177

OK..I just tuned in. Is she here to talk about Russia because this (R)Asshole LA is talking Muslim chelsea0011 May 2017 #178

Sally Yates is stone cold unflappable. blogslut May 2017 #181

Trending #1 on Twitter. L. Coyote May 2017 #221

Trying to minimize the influence- the level is unprecedented in intensity not bettyellen May 2017 #182

Back to leaks again. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #183

Leahy - Sessions grilled Yates on whether she would stand up against the President BumRushDaShow May 2017 #187

Have you ever leaked classified or unclassified material to the press stevil May 2017 #188

Stupid Question Award winner. L. Coyote May 2017 #194

Leahy now defending Yates in not upholding travel ban. bettyellen May 2017 #190

Sen. Kennedy doesn't know that releasing unclassified info isn't leaking. Laughter at him. L. Coyote May 2017 #191

This is the first I have seen of this guy. He got elected Senator? chelsea0011 May 2017 #193

He just got in - replaced diaper boy Vitter. nt BumRushDaShow May 2017 #198

Sen. Kennedy (R) Louisiana, is as dumb as he looks. nt oasis May 2017 #224

Leahey connecting dots that other WH officials are vulnerable to blackmail... 💥 bettyellen May 2017 #195

Clapper - Evidence overwhelming that the Russians did this BumRushDaShow May 2017 #196

Sen. Franken. This should be GOOD. nolabear May 2017 #197

I like the way Franken gives out info in his questions. womanofthehills May 2017 #200

FYI CRuz and Kennedy are being eviscerated on Twitter. nolabear May 2017 #199

As they should be elmac May 2017 #204

Good. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #205

Sen. John Kennedy complaining about Hubert Humphrey is why we all tuned in to this hearing. L. Coyote May 2017 #209

Franken - trolling Drumpf and McGann BumRushDaShow May 2017 #201

Franken: Back on topic, Russians favored Trump, lots of Trump communications with Russians, Flynn RT L. Coyote May 2017 #202

Franken says DT kept Flynn on because others had secret contacts w Russia bettyellen May 2017 #207

Franken - "Other people who had secretly met with the Russians and didn't reveal it" BumRushDaShow May 2017 #208

Franken nailed it perfectly meow2u3 May 2017 #210

That was hilarious BumRushDaShow May 2017 #212

Love Al Franken womanofthehills May 2017 #220

That was awesome! Silver Gaia May 2017 #213

Great quote! He knows how to get a great sound bite! bettyellen May 2017 #219

Finally, we are discussing Flynn's violations of criminal law. Pence a witness?? L. Coyote May 2017 #215

Dem going over other acts of Flynn that were illegal. She agrees. Will not say that bettyellen May 2017 #216

Hinomo - D-HI - asking for clarification on vetting process of Flynn. bettyellen May 2017 #217

Senator Blumenthal has hitting it out of the park as well. avebury May 2017 #218

Mazie Hirono - Trolling Drumpf about his tweets BumRushDaShow May 2017 #222

Hinomo asking if the President knew there was a cover up - what would be the ramifications- criminal bettyellen May 2017 #223

My question, "Why would Trump keep a known criminal as NSA for 18 days?" L. Coyote May 2017 #230

Hirono trying to go into "coverups" and Graham halted her BumRushDaShow May 2017 #225

Graham doing leading questions about FISA warrant and Flynn BumRushDaShow May 2017 #226

Graham and fucking leaks BumRushDaShow May 2017 #227

Sheldon Whitehouse - Sign back up behind him! BumRushDaShow May 2017 #228

What is that chart up there for? And why are they asking her again if she leaked info? SummerSnow May 2017 #229

They are now discussing it: L. Coyote May 2017 #231

The chart is Whitehouse's "checkbox" of tools Russia used to influece BumRushDaShow May 2017 #232

A reminder of all the ways Russia undermine democracy... bettyellen May 2017 #233

Grassley confirms with Graham - Committee will pursue classified session BumRushDaShow May 2017 #234

Yates says she herself never asked for unmasking names- but has bettyellen May 2017 #235

Yates - what we can do BumRushDaShow May 2017 #236

Clapper says Russia deserves more sanctions over this! And American voters need it exposed. bettyellen May 2017 #237

Klobuchar to Clapper - Examples of when Russians have used 'sex, lies and video tape' as blackmail? BumRushDaShow May 2017 #238

Clapper - pushed to consider election infrastructure as "critical" infrastructure BumRushDaShow May 2017 #239

Clapper says we need "USI on steroids" to counter message propaganda from Russia and Isis... bettyellen May 2017 #240

Dumbass Kennedy back on the EO BumRushDaShow May 2017 #241

Some republican asking about Flynn's clearance after the chats w Russia.... bettyellen May 2017 #242

Bluementhal asking about publish reports of Russians using RW websites to push propaganda- bettyellen May 2017 #243

Muslim ban again. Cornyn & Cruz have left the hearing. They never even asked about Russia. L. Coyote May 2017 #244

Coming to a close - final comments BumRushDaShow May 2017 #245

Adjourned. 5:42pm EDT BumRushDaShow May 2017 #247

Clapper asked for two names unmasked? A Trump associate and a congressman? bettyellen May 2017 #246

WhiteHouse reiterates need for more transparency identifying beneficiaries of shell corporations... bettyellen May 2017 #248

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, not White House, to be clear. L. Coyote May 2017 #250

Thanks- spellcheck is getting pretty aggressive! bettyellen May 2017 #251

Looks like it turned it into a White House hashtag now insteads of lower case. L. Coyote May 2017 #253

Sen. Kennedy, I knew John Kennedy, and you're no John Kennedy. That's the take away of the day. L. Coyote May 2017 #249

Kennedy was the Vitter replacement BumRushDaShow May 2017 #252

John Dean: POTUS in full cover-up mode. L. Coyote May 2017 #257