Senior GOP Lawmaker Calls for Investigation of CIA Director Over Media Leaks on Russian Hacking

ABC News ^ | 12/18/2016 | MARGARET CHADBOURN

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

A senior Republican congressman called for an investigation into whether the head of the CIA leaked to the media while withholding from Congress the agency's findings that Russians used hacking in an attempt to help Donald Trump win the presidency.

"We have supposedly [CIA Director] John Brennan leaking information to The Washington Post, to a biased newspaper like The New York Times -- findings and conclusions that he's not telling the [House] Intelligence Committee," said Rep. Peter King of New York in an interview with ABC News' Martha Raddatz on "This Week."

King, a former chairman and current member of the House Intelligence Committee, was referring to news stories on Dec. 9 that cited either unnamed officials or intelligence sources and did not name Brennan as a source.

"There should be an investigation of what the Russians did, but also John Brennan and the hit job he seems to be orchestrating against the president-elect," Donald Trump, King said.

"I'm not saying it didn't happen," that Russia interfered in the election to help Trump. "I'm just saying we've been given no evidence on it, when we have these stories mysteriously appearing in the newspaper," King said.

A Democratic congressman, California Rep. Adam Schiff, his party's senior member on the House Intelligence Committee, pushed back against the criticism of Brennan over the information about the Russian hacking.

"He has done a remarkable job at the agency," Schiff said on "This Week." "I don't think he's trying to politicize this in any way."

Schiff continued, "I do think there's a consensus among the top leadership in the intelligence community, not only of who was responsible [for the hacking], but why.

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Good.

[lodi90]

Schiff continued, “I do think there’s a consensus among the top leadership in the intelligence community, not only of who was responsible [for the hacking], but why.

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King was right over the target so Schiff ran as fast as he could back to his partisan hack talking points. Shameful.

[Bullish]

This guy Schiff is unbelievable. He couldn’t care less what happens to America as long as his stupid party doesn’t get blamed for it

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

5.56mm

[scooby321]

Then you got John Mc Cain who isn't on the Intelligence Committee saying their is evidence of Russian involvement but not sure if it was to help Trump, yet

[DoughtyOne]

He’s my dope on a rope.

My two senators and this scumbag sure are a dismal crew.

[tumblindice]

Reputable individuals and organizations do not advance categorical positions unless they have a factual basis for doing so. If these print media news organizations imply they have such evidence so as to make the claim, while the Congress does not make the claim lacking such evidence, then Brennan must have disclosed secrets to the former but not the latter. The flaw, indubitably, is that neither the Post nor Slimes are reputable news organizations if they would make such a claim lacking evidence. In further point of fact, "news organization" is arguably a contradiction in terms. Fascinating.

[Ulysse]

And what about Clinton-obama and SAUDIS ?

And what aboout croocked CNN ?

[FreeReign]

Shiff said, "I do think there's a consensus among the top leadership in the intelligence community, not only of who was responsible [for the hacking], but why."

How does Shiff know what the intelligence community thinks if he hasn't been briefed?

[Bullish]

Even the look on Schiff’s face screams MORON!

[scooby321]

CNN

[hardspunned]

We will start getting to the bottom of these dangerous BS charges in a month. These rat politicians and MSM stooges forget that a new sheriff will actually hold people criminally liable for violating this country’s laws regardless of who they are.

[Gene Eric]

Years ago, I chastised King for his gratuitous knocks against Cruz. Ironic how things turned out.

[FreeReign]

So then Brennen briefed CNN but not Congress.

[John S Mosby]

There’s that stupid word.... “consensus” among the intelligence agency. Remember it is “consensus” of scientists that say global warming is man caused. “Consensus” is catchall word for bull- crapola— to cover the lack of support for the meme trying to be pushed.

Brennan, hopefully all know here— is a former irish catholic who was a station chief in Saudi... and... converted to islam!!!!!? How does that happen. He’s one of the intel “brotherhood”... for his brother obamaumao. Reminds me of Kim Philby and his father, the “arabist”... both commies.

[John S Mosby]

One more comment— all of the ISIS-creating idiots (McCain especially who had his photo taken with the “moderate” islamofascist murderers), are also in on the gun-running from Libya through Turkey to ISIS. This would be: McCain, Graham, Schumer and others, who, along with mizz hillary and obamaumao== all of them are engaged in covering up their incompetence and stupidity and... greed for their pals in islamonazi land they are pals with “hands across the aisle”. All with long histories of corruption— McCain with Keating Five, Graham with his “boyfriend” he kisses every morning and the press looks the other way. This is a cabal— and it is in danger of getting exposed and does this. This is a meme that was stated in the Nevada debate by mizz hillary herself— all over youtube— it’s the russians. And Brennan is leaking this to his on payroll journalists in all the “fakestream” media.

[The Toll]

All the names you mentioned are buried in Saudi money. They do their King’s bidding.