Posted on 07/28/2017 12:14:29 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
White House officials who fingered Sen. John McCain as a major intelligence leak against President Donald Trump in February said Friday they believe the Justice Department could prosecute McCain despite his recent alleged medical diagnosis of a brain tumor.
“Justice is supposed to be blind,” one administration insider said. “We know he was a major leak and he should be prosecuted if evidence is found which we clearly believe is there. We’ve seen much of it. No special consideration should be given to anyone who leaks classified information. There were far too many special exceptions like that during the Obama administration.”
Is this payback for McCain voting against and basically defeating the Obamacare repeal in the Senate only hours earlier?
An administration official said no, highlighting the Justice Department doesn’t make exceptions for not prosecuting mob or cartel members suffering from health issues, so why should a U.S. senator prove an exception. The official said there is a possibility McCain knew he was sick at the time of the leaks and decided to railroad President Trump which would be made public as part of any criminal case.
True Pundit broke the McCain leak story in February:
This could be the beginning of the end for embattled Sen. John McCain’s life in politics. According to White House officials, McCain is believed to have somehow gained access to the content of President Donald Trump’s private, classified telephone calls with world leaders. And he isn’t keeping quiet about what was talked about either.
An analysis of McCain’s recent public statements by White House officials, coupled with information from intelligence personnel working with the Trump administration, paints a disturbing picture for McCain — or any elected U.S. politician. Officials believe the senator has inside knowledge of a number of President Trump’s telephone conversations, including at least one conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Even more alarming, officials believe McCain is secretly sharing this sensitive information with colleagues and his cabal of friendly mainstream media journalists in a dangerous clandestine campaign to damage Trump’s presidency even before it has a chance to succeed. Trump has been searching for media rats in the Beltway in recent weeks. White House aides are confident they have now outed one of the major leaks plaguing the early days of the Trump presidency. To everyone’s surprise, it is a senior senator supposedly belonging to the same side of the political aisle as the president.
McCain has been lambasting Trump to anyone and everyone who will listen since the newly minted president’s inauguration. This includes a Russian comedian who pranked McCain posing as Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman. Even during that troubling conversation, where McCain shared sensitive U.S. intelligence with an imposter, White House aides said McCain unknowingly exposed himself as having inside knowledge of Trump’s telephone conversations.
Once a traitor always a traitor.
The criminal activity he is said to have committed did not occur during speech and debate in the Senate as part of that.
Bring it-remind McCain that payback is a mother****er...
When McCain dies, I hope Trump gives the tumor a medal of honor.
BHOOM! Bombshell in 3-2-1!
McShamey gave the lying rat Comey the phony dossier
Kinda looks like Scaramucci in that pic.
Enjoy
Can’t think of anything more appropriate than John McCain dying in prison.
Bury him in the Fort Levenworth prison cemetery.
The FBI should interview him under oath, before he dies.
Any force of law which can be applied to this man should be pursued. It is long past time that his doings should be scrutinized.
I used to believe his denials of involvement in the Keating 5, but now I think he is an influence peddler who made his fortune through graft and corruption.
And Washington D.C. power.
McCain should end his career and his life under indictment.
You guys are dreaming..the swamp protects it own to the bitter end!!
...White House officials who fingered Sen. John McCain as a major intelligence leak against President Donald Trump in February...
I hadn’t heard about this but always suspected that Rat was the big leaker.
The same goes for Hillary. Prosecute them both to the full extent.
Turnabout is fair play. I feel sorry for the man but he needs to go anyway possible. He is senile. Wouldn’t it be an historic legacy?
McCain leaks more than his diapers.
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