Posted on 05/25/2018 12:40:31 AM PDT by gattaca
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday after attending a classified briefing that he continues to support special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
McConnell told NPR that Mueller's investigation and a separate probe by the Justice Department's inspector general into the FBI's actions during the 2016 election will ultimately provide answers to a number of questions swirling around the presidential race.
"The two investigations going on that I think will give us the answers to the questions that you raise — the [inspector general] investigation in the Justice Department and the Mueller investigation," McConnell told NPR.
"I support both of them, and I don't really have anything to add to this subject based upon the Gang of Eight briefing that we had today, which was classified."
McConnell's vote of confidence in Mueller's investigation came after he attended a highly classified meeting with top law enforcement and intelligence officials on Thursday.
The White House brokered a pair of briefings between officials and key lawmakers at the Justice Department to discuss the FBI's use of a top-secret informant in the early days of a counterintelligence probe into Russia's role in the 2016 election.
The briefing attended by McConnell was given to the so-called "Gang of Eight" – a bipartisan group of lawmakers, consisting of the four top congressional leaders and the top Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate Intelligence committees.
The White House had initially pushed for Justice Department officials to brief a select group of Republican lawmakers on Thursday, but arranged for a second, broader bipartisan briefing after facing pressure from Democrats and some Republicans.
Reports have indicated that the FBI source met with three advisers to President Trump's campaign during the 2016 election. Trump and his allies have claimed without evidence in recent days that the FBI used the informant to improperly spy on his campaign.
Trump has asserted that Mueller's investigation is a "hoax" and a "witch hunt" intended to undermine his presidency.
the DS uses immoral acts as their bargaining chip...
Winner! Exactly what happened.
He was probably asked that question... ‘do you support the Muller probe’...
He needs reinforcements....Send Mitt Romney....sarc
On another post, someone said the Gang of Eight were brought in to signal Nunes and Gowdy to stand down.
Brennan had a tweet the other day calling out McConnell and Ryan and it was a veiled threat.
Ryan has felt the barbed wire strapped to his a$$ for his treason to PDJT , a deep state actor, now its McConnell’s turn. He has to go.
How long will it take for him to disapprove when he gets push-back over this from the patriot faction? Not long.
As long as the deep state exists, that investigation will never take place.
Mitch and Ryan are “swamped” up to their eyeballs. They’re both going to exit stage left.
I would not count that out. He is likely to get hit like Scnheiderman and Weinstein have been by unconventional forces.
What’s the Mueller probe got to do with domestic spies? In fact the Mueller probe is a cover up for the domestic spying.
Shocker!
Yes, he and the rest of the career politicians are deeply entrenched in the swamp. Our founding fathers never dreamed that members of Congress would be covered by the FERS retirement system and the AFGE union insurance. So,our damn Congress critters are actually Gov employees plus union members. Disgusting.
How the hell can/did this clown with a foreign wife get a TS plus security clearance?
Attempted Coups begets action. Time for Trump to cross the Rubicon.
Can’t believe this is still going on. It’s like a new version of ‘Ground Hog Day’.
Trump needs to worry about the Chinese influence right here more than the South China sea. Mitch needs to be neutralized now.
Throw him in the grave with McCain.
Anyone who identifies himself as one of the gang of eight, is full of himself
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