On the heels of President Trump’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin — during which Trump called Putin’s denials of Russia 2016 election meddling “strong” and “powerful” — Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats issued a statement reiterating the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia was behind the influence effort.
“We have been clear in our assessments of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy,” Coats — a former GOP senator and Trump appointee — said.
Now this, breaking. Dept of Justice showing fire.
Update: this is bad news for the NRA. Really bad news.
Very nice. Congratulations.
But if you and your intelligence community have given him one actual state secret since January 20, 2017, instead of the intelligence equivalent of a big 18-wheeler where he can wave from the driver’s seat and toot the horn without actually starting the thing up, then you’re a traitor too.
Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason? Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
-Sir John Harington, 1737
Announced mere hours after Trump gets done licking Putin’s unmentionables.
I think this may be what war with the IC looks like.
Good, but I’m not clear why the findings of the IC are the most important things (or why that was what the AP reporter referenced in the final question to Trump). Mueller just gave us the details in his indictments on Friday, including names, rank, and serial numbers of the criminals (the Russian ones anyway).