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 nations 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 Flynns contacts with the Russian government, she said............................
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Good.
Does VP even care he was lied to by Flynn??
Raster
(20,998 posts)The entire trump*/pence* cabal is thick as thieves. Trust NOTHING out of Pence's mouth. NOTHING.
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...and of course his ability to convince people that he has any ethics.
WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)logosoco
(3,208 posts)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)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.
eggplant
(3,911 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I can't follow new like this because the end result will just piss me off.
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)tavernier
(12,383 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Wolves overseeing each other. Hmmm.... we know how this will turn out.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)That will solve it right away.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)They're all in on the con. The pay-off is influence, wealth, domination, satisfying resurgence of white male power.