What next? There will be something.
Nunes should heed the words of The Rock: “Know your role and shut your mouth!”
One traditional Executive technique in dealing with the Legislative’s desire for secrets, is simply to give a classified briefing under Executive authority.
At some point in the briefing, the Executive guys look at the Legislative folks, and note that there are specifics in this briefing that ONLY you guys have gotten: particulars of sourcing, methods, phrasing. So if ANY of that appears outside of this discussion, you’ve committed a felony – and we will have the proof.
That’s why many Legislative folks historically avoid Executive briefings.
How deep into the GOP does the Russian money and kompromat reach? The House and Senate,? I suspect so, Governorships? My mind will only be put at ease when Mueller publishes his final report.
They must have showed him some interesting evidence…about himself.
Right down to dog-catcher.
Exactly what I thought…
Nunes never reads the documents he’s been given access to. Just leaves them in the folder (Gowdy read them though). This way, Nunes gets to continue to make shit up with impunity.
It’s true. All of it!
If Congress can’t protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job, perhaps it can protect his work.
That’s the thinking among several lawmakers on Capitol Hill, who are discussing ways to safeguard the special counsel’s investigation into possible ties between the Trump 2016 campaign and Russia amid President Donald Trump’s escalating attacks.
“I expect that we will be able to have an accommodation to honor this request because first of all, it’s our job to do oversight of the executive branch,” Ryan said.
This is a joke, right Paul? If you were doing you job – the donald trump mess wouldn’t be as bad as it is now. !!!
So WTF is up Eddie Munster Ryan? The r-tribe seems desperate to the point to treason to shut Mueller down. Masha Gessen’s words about confronting the totalitarian keep coming back to mind: 'Do not have a failure of imagination’.
Robert Mueller : “Devin, next time you show up asking for classified shit, there’ll be a Target Letter stapled to the motherfucker. Capeesh ?”
Plus a subpoena with his name on it, sitting quietly on the edge of the desk.
I’ve been fascinated by this. Here is what I think happened: Rosenstein, with FBI backing, told Nunes that their big concern was the leaking of identities and key details which would endanger the safety of people and the investigation, and that it would set a bad precedent for other investigations which intersect with politics. That view was known publicly before the meeting, as it was reported in the press. Nunes should’ve gotten the hint there, but we know he is a dumb f**k.
However, I think Rosenstein added one more piece. I suspect Rosenstein told Nunes that the FBI is actively investigating leaks from the HPSCI. That is what I believe caused Nunes to back off. I theorize that Rosenstein had the backing of the FBI to make that statement to Nunes.
Nunes, the dumb thug that he is, finally understood that he no longer operates in a consequence free world and that the shield of congressional immunity will not protect him. FBI would go after his staff first and imperil his career. Those people would rat out Nunes and then he gets indicted.
Yeah, under a stack with just the title sticking out. “Oh that? Don’t worry about it”.
“I expect that we will be able to have an accommodation to
honor this request because first of all, it’s our job to do
oversight of the executive branch,” Ryan said.
" That’s why we shut down that part of the investigation so early " he added —
DOJ: “Dear Devin: Get stuffed, traitor.”
That line was so stupid I was postless.
it's our job to do oversight .... for .... the executive branch ....
sometimes it’s just just one word …that’s all …