Posted on 05/28/2019 10:26:01 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee is sounding the alarm about the new powers that President Donald Trump has granted to Attorney General William Barr.
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, said he fears Trump is giving Barr “the right to selectively declassify certain information for purposes of political gain.” He asked that the leaders of the nation’s spy agencies contact lawmakers if Barr’s investigation threatens their work.
Trump last week granted Barr the power to review and potentially release classified information as he analyzes the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation. Trump has said it is time to “investigate the investigators” now that special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his work, and he has directed the intelligence community to “quickly and fully cooperate” with Barr’s review.
Warner’s letter is dated Friday, the day after Trump’s directive, and was addressed to the heads of the FBI, the CIA, the NSA and the director of national intelligence. It warned that “politically driven investigations such as Barr’s” could endanger sources, damage relations with foreign intelligence agencies and drive career professionals from government service. …
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Warner is just one among many on the Intelligence committee who are dirty as heck.
Let the declassifications begin and measure him for a new neck tie.
Barr’s expanded powers???????
That’s a joke, right.
Isn’t Warner’s letter prima facie evidence of obstruction of justice?
How about an indictment?
Trump ordered the declassification - he only gave Barr some sanity check options to ensure some critical data that would harm the US or innocents doesn’t get put out there....he’s a safety valve.
Ahhhhh.
Is this “Key Senate Leader” who is also the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee who had been leading a congressional investigation into President Trump’s alleged ties to Russia, had extensive contact last year with a lobbyist (Adam Waldman) for a Russian oligarch (Oleg V. Deripaska) who was offering Warner access to former British spy and dossier author Christopher Steele, according to text messages...
The same lobbyist who was also a lawyer for Julian Assange?
THIS is the “Key Senate Leader” they speak of? Gee, I wonder why he would be so concerned about Barr’s “expanded powers”? Gee, I wonder if he has concerns about how his OWN activities will be perceived by the public as Barr brings them to light?
Sweat it out, you scumbag. I hope you step on your crank and end up out of government, disgraced, and in jail.
AMDG
Politicians from Virginia really seem nervous lately.I assume the flood gates are cracking.
Warner’s letter is dated Friday... It warned that “politically driven investigations such as Barr’s” could endanger sources, damage relations with foreign intelligence agencies and drive career professionals from government service. …
I love this statement, so Barr’s investigation is politically drive, but Mueller’s wasn’t. OMG how stupid do they think we are. Arrogant bastards.
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