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kpete

(71,991 posts)
Thu Mar 2, 2017, 09:42 AM Mar 2017

White House likely gets Russia subpoena

There’s so much happening on the Russian Front right now, it’s getting like Stalingrad out there. Let’s try to keep track.

1. Earlier today, White House lawyers sent a memo to staffers instructing them to preserve all materials related to contacts with Russia during the campaign. The memo was leaked by at least three people. The clear implication from this is that a subpoena has arrived. From whom is still unknown.

2. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, tweeted a remarkable document from the committee.

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This document represents a complete cave by the GOP. Just a few days ago, Chairman Nunes was saying it wasn’t going to happen.

3. Meanwhile, former Obama Administration officials revealed that, in the closing days of his term, the White House worked to preserve records of intelligence regarding the Russia-Trump connection, according to The New York Times.

4. And to top it all off, there was Jeff Sessions trying to tell us it really wasn’t a big deal, misleading Congress about his Russia conversations in his confirmation hearing …
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/3/1/1639271/-House-Intel-Cmte-to-investigate-Russia-ties-White-House-likely-gets-Russia-subpoena

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White House likely gets Russia subpoena (Original Post) kpete Mar 2017 OP
Let's hope so and it doesn't become BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #1
so today they start shredding Ohioblue22 Mar 2017 #2

BumRushDaShow

(128,962 posts)
1. Let's hope so and it doesn't become
Thu Mar 2, 2017, 09:45 AM
Mar 2017

a kangaroo court diverted to going after someone like Podesta instead.

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