Posted on 02/14/2017 3:34:45 PM PST by Pinkbell
House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is asking the White House to provide his panel with details about how sensitive information was handled during a weekend meeting at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
In a letter to White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Chaffetz requested detailed explanations of the Trump administration's security protocols at the Florida estate, including what documents were present at Saturday's powwow and how the administration vetted club guests.
The request came after it was revealed that Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a meeting in plain sight on Saturday to discuss North Korea's most recent missile test.
Some guests at the club that night posted photos on social media showing the two leaders being briefed while aides stood in the background, using cellphones to shine light on documents.
The White House has said no classified documents were reviewed in public, but questions continue to swirl.
"White House press secretary Sean Spicer said no classified information was present in the Mar-a-Lago dining room, as the President was briefed in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) both before and after the dinner," Chaffetz wrote in the letter.
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You’re right, and the media makes it out like he was sitting in a restaurant surrounded by random people. My understanding was he dined with the American and Japanese delegation in a private dining room.
This is a non-issue and I’m frankly ashamed and disgusted by Republicans in congress pulling crap like this. They should be there to drive the agenda and execute the mandate they clearly received last November across the country.
Carefully
Next?
Not one moment has been spent by this freak Chaffetz on finishing any of the ethics investigations of democrats.
I find that very odd.
This is going to end badly. One way or the other. These leftscum are unhinged.
Trump should tell them to —— off!
I wonder if Trump ever regrets running. He’s surrounded by establishment sharks, and his life is way more difficult than it had to be.
What happened to the LOCK HER UP investigation?
Very deep is the swamp in Congress, on both sides of the aisle.
“Hey Chaffetz, someone from Kolob called and said they want you back now.”
Never trust a Jew who’s converted to Mormonism!
That commie bastard Chaffefz has got to go. Utah! We need some help here! “The White House” needs to laugh at these clowns, plead the Fifth and go about their business. **** these clowns.
Mormons and their GOPe BS.
It seems there are several unfinished, or stonewalled investigations from the previous administration that should get another look. Maybe Chaffetz should give some thought to those.
And what’s Trey Gowdy been up to lately? Been mighty quiet, AFAIK.
There’s no Benghazi investigation ongoing, so he’s out of the spotlight.
Gowdy was just named chair of the House Judiciary Terrorism Subcommittee. and named to the House Intelligence Committee.
He’s been ripping the 9th Circuit pretty good.
With his actions, it sounds like Chaffetz is trying to position himself for a Presidential run down the road.
Hey Jason. Get on board. Sick of you establishment Republicans more now than I was last year.
He knew it would be this way. These things only fill him with a terrible resolve.
He didn’t this for fun. Also not for money or power - he already had enough of both. He did this for love of God, country, and family. No other reason he’d have bothered.
Sure he knew what he was getting into. Doubt he regrets it. Only thing he’d regret is failing.
Well said.
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