State of the Union Speach

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

A lot of very credible people have. Look at the drama around this and it's pretty clear what this is all about.

"A lot of very credible people have"

And some of those credible people are saying there's a scandal there.

"Look at the drama around this and it's pretty clear what this is all about"

If the memo is, as you would say, a nothingburger, why is the left so desperate to prevent it from coming out?

[spence]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

If the memo is, as you would say, a nothingburger, why is the left so desperate to prevent it from coming out?

Jim, Trump's Republican appointed FBI Director doesn't want it released.

Sounds like it reveals highly classified methods and per the FBI's statement... “As expressed during our initial review, we have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy.”

What I found even more interesting is that the FISA request in question wasn't even new. Carter Page had been under investigation for some time as a suspected Russian stooge. This FISA request was simply to renew the surveillance order.

This is a stunt intended to undermine the FBI.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by spence

Sounds like it reveals highly classified methods

Well then get Hillary on it, she'll get that chit out to the known free world in no time.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by spence

Sounds like it reveals highly classified methods

Why would the Repub. care? They hardly uttered peep when
Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting. It jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State. They defended the outing of a US spy - Plame.

[DZ]

It comes down to this: Is it better to release it and expose possible agency corruption at the highest levels? Or is it better to not release it by keeping it classified and just sweep it under the rug?

IMO if you sweep this under the rug it's akin to letting the potential Russian collusion with Trump campaign slide from the beginning as that was also classified at one time. Basically the same thing as the current memo in question potentially shows Russian collusion possibly financed by the Democratic Party.

[spence]

Originally Posted by DZ

Basically the same thing as the current memo in question potentially shows Russian collusion possibly financed by the Democratic Party.

Come on...really DZ?

[DZ]

Originally Posted by spence

Come on...really DZ?

Dossier - correct?

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by DZ

It comes down to this: Is it better to release it and expose possible agency corruption at the highest levels? Or is it better to not release it by keeping it classified and just sweep it under the rug?

IMO if you sweep this under the rug it's akin to letting the potential Russian collusion with Trump campaign slide from the beginning as that was also classified at one time. Basically the same thing as the current memo in question potentially shows Russian collusion possibly financed by the Democratic Party.

How did the Dems. collude w/the Russians?

If you are in favor of releasing it bc you don't want it swept under the rug why not release the Dem. memo then? Read what the FBI director said. "we have grave concerns with material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy". What exactly is the FBI director saying with that statement.

[DZ]

Originally Posted by PaulS

How did the Dems. collude w/the Russians?

If you are in favor of releasing it bc you don't want it swept under the rug why not release the Dem. memo then? Read what the FBI director said. "we have grave concerns with material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy". What exactly is the FBI director saying with that statement.

The DEMS memo will also eventually come out. Sounds like we'll all get to read them soon.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by DZ

The DEMS memo will also eventually come out. Sounds like we'll all get to read them soon.

The House Intelligence Committee has voted not to make the Democratic memo public.