We have a President Elect taking sides with Russia over our own intelligence agencies.

[boston bean]

Think about it.

What a fucking disgrace. This cannot be allowed to stand.

[DURHAM D]

1. Well...well... something about the White Working Class.

[Abu Pepe]

2. I think the CIA will be as gutted as the EPA if Trump takes office.

I could see him giving the Russians the names of US agents as a fuck you to the CIA.

[MFM008]

4. You could be right

He's all about petty revenge..like Caligula.

[GoCubsGo]

5. You underestimate the CIA.

It wouldn't surprise me if the CIA doesn't let him take office.

[stevenleser]

12. You overestimate the CIA. They are great at their jobs but they serve at the pleasure of the

President as do all other parts of the national security apparatus.

[GoCubsGo]

13. Trump isn't President at the moment.

And, I don't see the CIA catering to a guy who is in bed with the Russians--if he makes it into office.

[stevenleser]

17. That's correct, but Obama is and Trump will be.

The CIA has no jurisdiction inside the country. The FBI would have to arrest Trump and then we would have an interesting Constitutional crisis on our hands.

[GoCubsGo]

18. I would say that we already have an interesting constitutional crisis on our hands. n/t

[flamingdem]

21. They might be our last hope!

Oh to be a fly on the wall listening to discussions over there.

[GoCubsGo]

23. Scary, ain't it?

And, yeah. I can only imagine how they feel about the election being stolen with the help of a former KGB agent.

[Abu Pepe]

26. and he just declared open war with the entire agency

arguably all intel gathering agencies based on his broad brush.

[Abu Pepe]

25. which is insane

but the United States as a (flawed as it might be) democratic republic may rest on patroitic professionals in many agencies.

[2naSalit]

10. Sounds about right for those

fu*^wads.

[Calculating]

19. Didn't JFK make an enemy of the CIA?

Just something to think about....

[Abu Pepe]

30. The CIA didn't kill JFK but they sure make a Trump reichstag fire excuse to take dictatorial powers

less doable.
He is being watched.

[KittyWampus]

34. which is why I think no WMD were ever found in Iraq. Cheney and the OSP pissed off the career CIA

and were watching.

[Abu Pepe]

38. yeah, the Bushies own that CIA fuckup. nt

[GoCubsGo]

3. He's not very bright, is he?

He and his merry band of miscreants are picking a fight with the CIA. I honestly don't think they are going to win that fight. They'll be lucky if they come out of it alive, IMHO.

[MFM008]

6. Like people named

Kennedy......

[roamer65]

15. God bless John F Kennedy.

It is now the moment where the CIA can atone.

[tibbiit]

9. I hope you are right however...

We thought Cheney would go because of outing CIA agents and saying FU to the CIA.
THere are probably a big portion of the CIA that are in Putins pocket too. Just like the FBI.
tib

[GoCubsGo]

11. The FBI is not in Putin's pocket.

The New York branch, from where all the crap came, is in Guiliani's pocket. They were complicit, because they wanted to destroy Hillary on behalf of that, not because they support Putin.

As for the CIA, We're talking apples and oranges here. Yeah, Cheney outed one of their spooks, but he wasn't in bed with the Russians, or any other foreign government. I doubt they will tolerate this.

[LisaL]

20. And we know that how?

Ever heard of Robert Hanssen? He worked in NY office.

"Hanssen received payments of $1.4 million in cash and diamonds from the information he gave the Soviet Union and Russia."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/us/robert-hanssen-fast-facts/

[GoCubsGo]

24. Yes. I have heard of him.

There's that pesky New York City office again... And, he did get caught, and is rotting in prison for the rest of his life. As I hope Mr. Trump, Mr. Comey, Mr. McConnell, and their co- conspirators will, as well.

[roamer65]

16. I agree.

[KittyWampus]

7. And using Dick Cheney's lies to smear them. Not that the CIA is in anyway

a bunch of angels.

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. It's 32 days since the election. He's committed at least 3 disgraces per day.

This could be one of the biggest.

For the most part, our so-called leaders, and the media, gives a big yawn.

It is beyond nauseating....infuriating. I can't find the appropriate words anymore, but I know what my mood is.

[mcar]

14. It is a disgrace

Where are all those anti-Soviet republicans now? Too busy planning the destruction of the safety net to care.

[blue neen]

22. It's horrifying.

Traitor Trump.

[RoccoR2]

27. I mistrust the CIA

Not going to change my view just because I want to believe them in this particular incident

[Abu Pepe]

31. I believe them on this because:

Trump openly called on the Russians to hack HRCs email.

Trump has downplayed the Crimean invasion.

Trump has praised Putin.

Trump has implied that he won't enforce the NATO Charter.

Trump just appointed a SoS who is a buddy of Putin.

[KittyWampus]

35. And Manafort. And he was in Russia himself probably getting lured into bed with teen age girls

and coke.

[Abu Pepe]

37. Putin owns Trump

Whether it is his money or something else I don't know.

[malaise]

28. And a media sitting on the fence

Think about that

[TheFrenchRazor]

29. pretty much. nt

[Thinkingabout]

32. There has been too much of Russian connections in this election.

Looking back it seems Putin wanted anyone but Hillary. Well, with the help of the EC and misplaced votes he got his wish.

[workinclasszero]

33. Is there any thinking person who still won't accept the fact that

Trump is a Russian puppet with Putin pulling his strings given the facts stated in the title of your post OP?

I mean what the hell else do you have to see America??

[Tanuki]

36. Hillary made exactly this point in the second debate. eom