Intel Dem: House GOP now open to investigating Flynn

[herding cats]

Source: The Hill

House Republicans are open to investigating former national security advisor Michael Flynn as part of a larger probe into Russian influence on November's elections, according to the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.

House GOP leaders had initially balked at the idea of expanding their Russia investigation to include Flynn, with Intel Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) telling CNN that Flynn was protected by "executive privilege." Nunes said the probe should focus not on Flynn's conversation with a Russian diplomat prior to the inauguration, but on the leak that exposed the discussion.

But Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the Intel panel, said he spoke with Nunes Wednesday afternoon, and that's no longer the chairman's position.

"He assured me that we would investigate everything that the Senate is looking at, including the Flynn allegations," Schiff said, "and that he will not preclude any area that Democratic members thought was a subject of legitimate investigation.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/319785-intel-dem-house-gop-now-open-to-investigating-flynn

[cstanleytech]

1. Uh huh, question is will this be an investigation for real? After all I would not be shocked if

the Repugnants tried to steer this so as to actually avoid uncovering certain crimes by certain Congressional Repugnants.

[herding cats]

5. I suspect it depends on what the intelligence community has on Trump.

There's a chance they may be trying to avoid looking complicit.

[cstanleytech]

7. Ya but if they actually are complicit or know someone who is or comes across information

that another Repugnant is I doubt they would do anything about it other than of course try to cover it up.

[lastlib]

19. AFTER they've exhaustively probed his role with Hillary Clinton in Benghazi,,,

...They'll get around to the real investigation......hold your breath and see.

[Schema Thing]

2. boom

[Turbineguy]

3. No doubt with the goal of

keeping the investigation confined to Flynn.

[cstanleytech]

13. Exactly. If the goal was to really find out what if anything that Russia did they would have

undertaken it months ago when they first heard about it but rather than do that they repeatedly stalled any investigation which makes me wonder why? Was it because they themselves were communicating and assisting Russia in the hacking or know of another member of their party that was?

[DK504]

4. Well that makes me feel so much better.

We all know how Rethugs "investigate" their own. They spent 50 million on The BJ-gate and what 20 on Hillary, they won't spend one week on this.

[NNadir]

6. I have to agree. The Republican party lacks a whit of patriotism. It's all money and power...

...all the time.

There are almost zero among them who wouldn't sell the US to Putin for a buck.

They have the perfect President for their purposes.

It wasn't always this way, but it's sure there now.

[cstanleytech]

14. Actually I think they would atleast hold out for thirty pieces of silver. nt

[MontanaMama]

8. I don't believe that they are really on board...

But they'd better get with the program because many of them have been briefed on this shit! If they do nothing, doesn't that make them accessories after the fact? JFC!!! This is our country!! @#$$%%%$#!!!!!!! R's are such LOSERS!

[Honeycombe8]

9. Does anyone REALLY think they're going to "investigate" anything important?

I don't.

Isn't there a way to get an independent committee to investigate?

How did the investigation of Clinton get done (besides the fact that Clinton gave permission for an independent prosecutor)? Were Republicans the majority in Congress at that time? I guess so.

[DeminPennswoods]

10. We'd all like public hearings by a select cmte, but

this is a start. You never know where an investigation will lead once it gets started, strings start to be pulled and things unravel and snowball.

[SHRED]

11. This shouldn't be like pulling teeth

Republicans are proving themselves to be accomplices.

[cstanleytech]

15. "Republicans are proving themselves to be accomplices." Bingo!!!

[C Moon]

12. They want to control the outcome, no doubt.

[tavernier]

16. I think the intention was to deep 6 trump

all along and install Pence. This way once it's done, they can argue that the dems encouraged them to do this all along, and therefore now we can all move on.

[Honeycombe8]

18. I wish. At least there would be someone sane in the W.H.

I wonder about Trump's mental health. Pence, while having despicable political positions, at least is sane and probably won't get us into a nuclear war or be a puppet for Russia.

But I doubt this is the Republican plan.

[Raster]

17. How much will McConnell be allowed to interfere and influence the results?

[cstanleytech]

20. Probably depends on if he was involved in secret dealings with Russia to hack the DNC

and Hillarys emails.
If he was involved in such things with Russia then my money is on him being "very" hands on with the investigation.