Feinstein Urges Susan Rice to Reconsider Her Decision Not to Testify

freebeacon.com ^ | 5/4/17 | Cameron Cawthorne

[ColdOne]

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) on Wednesday urged Barack Obama's former national security adviser, Susan Rice, to reconsider her decision not to testify next week before a Senate subcommittee on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Feinstein appeared on MSNBC with host Chuck Todd to discuss the latest on the probe into Russia's meddling in the election and Rice's refusal to testify.

Rice's lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, sent a letter Wednesday on behalf of her client to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism–Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D., R.I.), respectively–explaining why Rice was declining an invitation to testify.

"Senator Whitehouse has informed us by letter that he did not agree to Chairman Graham's invitation to Ambassador Rice, a significant departure from the bipartisan invitations extended to other witnesses. Under these circumstances, Ambassador Rice respectfully declines Senator Graham's invitation to testify," Ruemmler wrote

[Red Badger]

Feinstein probably actually believes the ‘Russia hacked our election’ BS..............

[Jolla]

Dianne friggin grandma Feinstein on CNN and MSNBC - the fresh new face of the democratic party.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

She’s having a moment of clarity, or is this the end of the line.

[Cboldt]

Feinstein knows "Any good whitewash requires an investigation and maybe some phony outrage ..."

I thought I said that before :-O

[Col Frank Slade]

Exactly. Feinstein wants a good dog and pony show the rehabilitate Rice before the cameras.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Feinswine needs to retire and drag the rest of the senile critters in DC with her, IMO.

[1Old Pro]

"This is sort of a new criteria, but she is certainly within her rights of saying, ‘I'm now retired. I'm not going to do it,'" Feinstein said.

Good to know, if you are asked to testify, you just need to retire and you're off the hook.

[butlerweave]

Susan Rice wouldn’t know what to say unless someone wrote it down for her and Obama is not taking calls

[dp0622]

ROFL!!! That’s what gangsters do!!

Doesn’t work so well for them.

Rice isn’t testifying because she is likely ####ed if this thing is followed though.

[dangerdoc]

Bad call, Rice is not smart enough to lie effectively.

[dhs12345]

I hope that Rice refuses and this goes on for months. It will drag it out and remind people of what she and Obama did.

[Organic Panic]

In other words Feinstein’s staff and the rest of the democrats have provided questions and answers for her.

[WKUHilltopper]

You don’t need to “reconsider”. Subpoena.

[Secret Agent Man]

all feinstein cares about is that no democrats appeared to want rice to testify. the optics make them look bad. something the repubs may be able to use against them. they need the kabuki theater to appear bipartisan and unbiased, and of course during the hearing they can be biased and partisan like always, and get their digs and soundbites in. uniparty media will highlight them of course for their allies in office.

[SkyPilot]

Haul her sorry behind before a Grand Jury.

It's the only way.