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riversedge

(70,204 posts)
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 09:01 PM Feb 2017

McCaskill calls for FBI briefing on Flynn

Source: The Hill





By Max Greenwood - 02/10/17 05:33 PM EST




......................In a letter to FBI Director James Comey on Friday, McCaskill – the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee – voiced concern over reports that Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Moscow's ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak in the month before Trump's inauguration.

“As part of these communications, General Flynn may have struck an agreement or implied future cooperation with Russia and President Vladimir Putin regarding sanctions relief or some form of preferential treatment,” McCaskill said in the letter.

McCaskill said that possibility justifies the committee receiving a closed briefing on the communications.

“Given the significant implications that any such communications may have had for the nation’s homeland and national security, I request that you provide a closed briefing for the Committee as soon as possible regarding the scope and status of any current FBI investigation related to General Flynn’s contacts with the Russian government,” she said............................

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/319030-op-democrat-on-senate-homeland-security-committee-calls-for-fbi#.WJ5WRJvUXv8.twitter



Good.
Does VP even care he was lied to by Flynn??
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Raster

(20,998 posts)
1. Does anyone really believe that Pence thought he was lied to?
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 09:12 PM
Feb 2017

The entire trump*/pence* cabal is thick as thieves. Trust NOTHING out of Pence's mouth. NOTHING.

Raster

(20,998 posts)
7. Oh please. The only thing stellar about Pence is his overreaching ambition...
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 09:26 PM
Feb 2017

...and of course his ability to convince people that he has any ethics.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
2. Keep pushing!!
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 09:14 PM
Feb 2017

The dems. have so much work right now! McCaskill is my sen. and I have been calling and tweeting to her a lot the past couple of weeks. Her husband had heart surgery this morning so I am especially proud of her for standing up for this right now. She knows we need her!!

notdarkyet

(2,226 posts)
3. Why is everyone pretending this is a legitimate functioning administration.
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 09:17 PM
Feb 2017

The White House is now occupied by unethical,liars, cheats, crooks and traitors. It will take the military taking the side of the constitution for us to reclaim our reputation and our country.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
4. And what will happen if they "discover" something?
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 09:18 PM
Feb 2017

I can't follow new like this because the end result will just piss me off.

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
13. No. VP does not care.
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 11:51 PM
Feb 2017

They're all in on the con. The pay-off is influence, wealth, domination, satisfying resurgence of white male power.

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