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232. The chart is Whitehouse's "checkbox" of tools Russia used to influece

Mon May 8, 2017, 05:24 PM

May 2017

It's only the GOP deflecting with going after the leak of the info rather than the fact that Drumpf staffers including Flynn colluded with Russia.

The GOP wants to obviously go after Susan Rice.

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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