It was a copper clapper kept in the closet.
He copped it.
Yes, he's a klepto.
Posted on 04/27/2018 3:57:18 PM PDT by mandaladon
Credit to Sean Davis at the Federalist for catching this today. The newly declassified report on Russia from the House Intel Committee states that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was the person who leaked word of the dossier being briefed to Trump last January.
When initially asked about leaks related to the ICA in July 2017, former DNI Clapper flatly denied “discussing the dossier [compiled by Steele] or any other intelligence related to Russia hacking of the 2016 election with journalists.” Clapper subsequently acknowledged discussing the “dossier with CNN journalist Jake Tapper,” and admitted that he might have spoken with other journalists about the same topic. Clapper’s discussion with Tapper took place in early January 2017, around the time IC leaders briefed President Obama and President-elect Trump, on “the Christopher Steele information,” a two-page summary of which was ” enclosed in” the highly classified version of the ICA.”
Why is that significant? Because according to James Comey, he briefed Trump on the salacious elements of the dossier specifically because he was aware that CNN and other outlets were looking for a “news hook” that would give them an excuse to get the dossier before the public. From Comey’s memo [emphasis added]:
So to put this back in chronological order:
News outlets including CNN have the dossier and are looking for an excuse to run it.
Clapper tells Comey to brief Trump on the dossier just in case CNN or someone runs with it.
Comey briefs Trump on just the salacious details.
Clapper leaks back to CNN that Trump and Obama have been briefed on the dossier.
CNN uses this as the news hook and publishes a story on the dossier.
Buzzfeed dumps the entire dossier.
Clapper denies the leak.
Clapper admits the leak.
Clapper hired by CNN.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
I don’t believe anything the Clap says.
It was a copper clapper kept in the closet.
He copped it.
Yes, he's a klepto.
We need a firing squad line up: Clapper, Brennan, Comey, McCabe, Strzok, Page, Schiff, Rice, ...
Throw Clapper in the clink!!
And like Lying Brennan, nothing will come of this.
One big unanswered question people like Clapper should bring up is how big of a big fish do you have to be to avoid ending up an amazingly convenient to the Clintons but entirely coincidental (wink wink) victim of some accident or suicide?
Where is Jeff Sessions?
Why NO action on the obvious bad actors and willful intent?
... but let some Republican sneeze four times in a checkout line....
And Lizard Queen ValJar’s Daughter had been hired by CNN just before Clap went full Treason and leaked to CNN. Might mean nothing or might mean everything ??
Bump!
i remember that!
Uh, IIRC perjury before a Congressional Committee is a felony. When is his perp walk?
Why is anything The Clap says credible?
There are some evil bastards that were trying to undermine and overthrow our government.
If Comey, Clapper, and Brennan did so, they should never see the light of day again. And if it goes to obama and valerie jarrett.
How does the retarded Klapper order Comey Clintoon Homey to do anything?
Plus RosenWeasel and Weasel Mueller.
Somebody get a rope.......
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