Flynn...Russians..sanctions

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Washington (CNN)The FBI rejected a recent White House request to publicly knock down media reports about communications between Donald Trump's associates and Russians known to US intelligence during the 2016 presidential campaign, multiple US officials briefed on the matter tell CNN.

White House officials had sought the help of the bureau and other agencies investigating the Russia matter to say that the reports were wrong and that there had been no contacts, the officials said. The reports of the contacts were first published by The New York Times and CNN on February 14.

The direct communications between the White House and the FBI were unusual because of decade-old restrictions on such contacts. Such a request from the White House is a violation of procedures that limit communications with the FBI on pending investigations.

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/politics/fbi-refused-white-house-request-to-knock-down-recent-trump-russia-stories/

 

very close to breaking the law...

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Presidential confirmation WH asked FBI for help covering campaign ties to Russian officials? 

Message from Trump on Twitter - find the leakers within the FBI .....FIND NOW.

 

(about 39 mins ago) 

the Prez attacking the FBI on Twitter. The new norm!!!!!!

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http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/24/media/cnn-blocked-white-house-gaggle/

 

cnn and others blocked from WH briefing 

 

fox's sheep smith slams the ban.

 

remember when spicer in December , said a trump wh wouldn't ban specific media outlets? That's what makes a democracy a democracy vs a dictatorship.

 

wh still to answer why Flynn was talking to R ambassador b4 election!!!!

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Republican congressman Darrell Issa is calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the possible connections between Trump officials and Russia. Appearing on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday night, the California Republican said that it would be inappropriate for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to handle the investigation:

You cannot have somebody, a friend of mine Jeff Sessions, who was on the [Trump] campaign and who is an appointee. You’re going to need to use the special prosecutor’s statute and office to take — not just to recuse. You can’t just give it to your deputy. That’s another political appointee.

Issa, the former chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, was also asked by Maher if he was going to let the Russia controversy “slide,” and the congressman insisted that he and his colleagues would not. “We’re going to ask the intelligence committees of the House and Senate to investigate within the special areas they oversee,” he replied, though Issa did not go so far as to agree that Trump officials should be subpoenaed.

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http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/issa-special-prosecutor-should-conduct-trump-russia-probe.html

 

meanwhile Trump announced he won't attend the WHCA dinner. The WHCA has responded that they're fine with that. Remember the Al Smith dinner...ha ha!

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21 hours ago, Jacque67 said:

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/issa-special-prosecutor-should-conduct-trump-russia-probe.html

 

meanwhile Trump announced he won't attend the WHCA dinner. The WHCA has responded that they're fine with that. Remember the Al Smith dinner...ha ha!

 

He is scared like a little girl. Run Donald run.

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The Eagle and the girl.

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Like something out of scooby-doo!!!

 

Upon entering Spicer’s office for what one person briefed on the gathering described as “an emergency meeting,” staffers were told to dump their phones on a table for a “phone check," to prove they had nothing to hide.

Spicer, who consulted with White House counsel Don McGahn before calling the meeting, was accompanied by White House lawyers in the room, according to multiple sources.

There, he explicitly warned staffers that using texting apps like Confide — an encrypted and screenshot-protected messaging app that automatically deletes texts after they are sent — and Signal, another encrypted messaging system, was a violation of the Presidential Records Act, according to multiple sources in the room.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/sean-spicer-targets-own-staff-in-leak-crackdown-235413

 

when meeting about leaks leaks.

 

will they be patrolling underground car parks next!!!!!

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Nominee for Navy Secretary, Philip Bilden withdraws

 

Last week White House press secretary Sean Spicer denied a report that Bilden could be withdrawing. “Just spoke with him and he is 100% commited (sic) to being the next SECNAV pending Senate confirm,” Spicer tweeted.

Spicer's earlier denial came the same week that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned from his post, and retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward declined to take the job. That ultimately went to Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster. Trump’s first pick for Labor Secretary, Andrew Puzder, also withdrew that same week.

 

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/nominee-for-navy-secretary-to-withdraw-235418

don't believe the leaks, Spicey!!!

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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer personally picked up the phone and connected outside officials with reporters to try to discredit a New York Times article about Trump campaign aides' contact with Russia, then remained on the line for the brief conversations, Axios has learned. Ten key points: 

1. Why it matters: The new details show how determined the West Wing was to rebut a front-page Times report on Feb. 15 that Trump campaign aides "had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election."
2. Who was involved: The officials reached by Spicer were CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Senate Select Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr (R-N.C), according to a senior administration official. The reporters were from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, the official said. Spicer provided reporters' phone numbers to House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), who offered to make the calls himself, according to the official: "He was in and out of an event."
3. When did this happen? On Feb. 15, when the two-column lead of the Times print edition, which Trump reads carefully, declared: "Trump Aides Had Contact With Russian Intelligence: U.S. Officials Tell of a Flurry of Phone Calls Intercepted Before the Election." An FBI official had volunteered privately to the White House that the story was "B.S." (but used the full word). When the FBI didn't immediately agree to tell that to the press, the White House tried to find other officials who would convey that idea to inquiring reporters.
4. What the White House was thinking: Spicer declined to comment. The official said Spicer didn't know at the time whether an investigation of Trumpworld contacts with Russia was underway, and was trying to make sure the connections were made before evening deadlines. "We'd been getting incoming all day," the official said. "Ironically, the White House was actually encouraging people with direct knowledge of the accuracy of the Times story to discuss it with other reporters."
5. The backdrop: Top White House officials tell us they're authentically confident that the Russia smoke won't lead to fire, and are even happy to have their opponents distracted by the issue. "For over six months, we have heard about these alleged contacts with Russia," the official said. "And yet, … with all the leaks have have come out, there's no 'there' there."
6. What was said on the calls: Pompeo and Burr told the journalists that the Times story wasn't true but provided no details, frustrating the competing reporters, according to the official: "Both of them said: All I can tell you is the story is not accurate."
7. What we don't know: Our sources weren't sure exactly how many calls were made, or which official talked to which reporter.
8. Why this is unusual: Intelligence officials from the Obama administration said it's rare for the CIA director to talk directly to a single journalist – that in the past, the director usually was held in reserve to talk to a publisher or executive editor in a case where a news organization was contemplating publishing something that could harm national security.
9. What we knew before: The Washington Post reported the pushback operation on Friday night under the headline: "Trump administration sought to enlist intelligence officials, key lawmakers to counter Russia stories."

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https://www.axios.com/exclusive-spicer-arranged-sat-in-on-cia-gop-intelligence-push-back-2288082248.html

 

meanwhile lost Labor, Army and Navy nominees

NS advisor ousted

10 committee members resigned

6 staffers escorted out by FBI

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45 minutes ago, Jacque67 said:

https://www.axios.com/exclusive-spicer-arranged-sat-in-on-cia-gop-intelligence-push-back-2288082248.html

 

meanwhile lost Labor, Army and Navy nominees

NS advisor ousted

10 committee members resigned

6 staffers escorted out by FBI

 

 

Hey, the so-called president said his administration is running like a well oiled machined. I have a feeling he was alluding to adult toys and Crisco though...