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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenator King of Maine is getting pretty pissed off
at all four of them. He is awesome.
If the WH has not exerted Executive Privilege they need to be answering the questions.
MattP
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Kasie HuntVerified account @kasie 5m5 minutes ago
Angus King fired up about why DNI, NSA are refusing to answer questions
"What you FEEL is not relevant, Admiral," he snaps.
ShareblueVerified account @Shareblue 3h3 hours ago
THREAD live-tweeting Senate Intel Committee hearing
Testifying:
Director of National Intel Coats
NSA Director Rogers
Deputy AG Rosentstein
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ShareblueVerified account @Shareblue 47m47 minutes ago
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KING to ROGERS: Is there invocation of exec privilege or not? Why are you not answering questions?
ROGERS: I don't feel it is appropriate.
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ShareblueVerified account @Shareblue 47m47 minutes ago
KING to ROGERS: I don't care what you feel. What is the LEGAL BASIS for your refusal?
ROGERS: I stand by my previous statement.
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Eric GellerVerified account @ericgeller 2h2 hours ago
Deputy AG Rosenstein, Acting FBI Director McCabe, DNI Coats, NSA Director Rogers testifying at SSCI. Watch live: https://www.c-span.org/video/?429451-1/senior-national-security-officials-testify-fisa-authority
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Eric GellerVerified account @ericgeller 49m49 minutes ago
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"What you feel isn't relevant, admiral" is gonna be replayed endlessly on cable news.
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Eric GellerVerified account @ericgeller 49m49 minutes ago
King: What is the legal basis for your refusal to answer these Qs here?
Coats: "I'm not sure I have a legal basis."
Oops!
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Sancho
(9,070 posts)what a great call by King.
That's why sailors are not lawyers.
Duppers
(28,124 posts)Except for protecting 45 and their jobs?
It's not informing the American people.
On edit: now saying they'll answer in a closed session.
Initech
(100,079 posts)To which greed is truly a bottomless pit for the Trumpers.
Ligyron
(7,633 posts)berksdem
(595 posts)and took them to task.
Unfortunately, these 4 stooges wont say anything... total shit-show.
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)That's what I was expecting from anyone putting country before party.
ananda
(28,864 posts)And Sessions refuses to testify at all.
They should all be cited for contempt and jailed.
avebury
(10,952 posts)Kamala Harris, and Martin Heinrich (NM) were all awesome. A few others ...
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)required her silence. She went after Rosenstein on insuring Mueller could not be fired from his investigation. She's tough, and I wonder if the head of the committee felt like he could cross her because she's a woman.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)She knows her stuff.
red dog 1
(27,816 posts)Too bad we won't be getting one.
K&R