Posted on Apr 23, 2021
Trump's beefs with the FBI and CIA still simmer among his House allies
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Donald Trump may be gone from Washington, but House Republicans — who hope to retake control of the lower chamber in next year's elections — continue to nurse his longstanding grievances against the American intelligence community.
At last week's House hearing on the top threats to national security, Republican after Republican grilled intelligence agency leaders not about Russia, China or North Korea — but about a series of niche issues with which only ardent consumers of right-wing news sources would be conversant. The lawmakers made it clear that they had little trust in America's security agencies.
"I'm telling you, if an FBI agent came up and asked to talk to me, there's no way in the world I would talk to them without a lawyer present. I don't care what they wanted to know," Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah told FBI Director Christopher Wray, a lifelong Republican appointed by Trump.
At last week's House hearing on the top threats to national security, Republican after Republican grilled intelligence agency leaders not about Russia, China or North Korea — but about a series of niche issues with which only ardent consumers of right-wing news sources would be conversant. The lawmakers made it clear that they had little trust in America's security agencies.
"I'm telling you, if an FBI agent came up and asked to talk to me, there's no way in the world I would talk to them without a lawyer present. I don't care what they wanted to know," Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah told FBI Director Christopher Wray, a lifelong Republican appointed by Trump.
Trump's beefs with the FBI and CIA still simmer among his House allies
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FBI director James Comey Didn't want to prosecute Hillary Clinton. General patraeus fined a $100k and given probation. That is why you will hear me use terms like Hillary Clinton no-stick Teflon treatment for those people who get away with everything.
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I still can't get how James call me said that Hillary Clinton wasn't guilty for leaking classified information but having it in her server yet general patraeus gets fined 100k dollars.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/23/david-petraeus-sentenced-sharing-classified-information
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/23/david-petraeus-sentenced-sharing-classified-information
David Petraeus sentenced to probation for sharing classified information
Former US army general and CIA director fined $100,000 – $60,000 more than expected – after pleading guilty to leaking information to biographer and lover Paula Broadwell
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The FBI must be in the back pockets of the right wing's shipmate PO1 William "Chip" Nagel , just saying.
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