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Jim Sciutto
Co-Anchor CNN Newsroom & CNN Chief National Security Correspondent. Author, “The Shadow War” May 14: https://t.co/i7OXFQa3yR
What’s clear is that on a broad range of oversight & disclosure - now including “urgent” whistleblower complaints, congressional subpoenas, Trump’s tax & financial records, and even readouts of calls with foreign leaders - the Trump WH defaults to stonewalling or defiance.
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New: White House and Justice Department advised the nation's top intelligence agency that whistleblower complaint is outside intelligence activities covered by laws governing intelligence whistleblowers - CNN reporting.
“No president should use American power to affect an election in any way” - GOP @RepKinzinger on @NewDay just now
“IF THE ACTING DNI IS LISTENING, JIM, I WANT HIM TO KNOW, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A PART OF A LAWLESS ADMINISTRATION. YOU COULD SEND THIS INFORMATION RIGHT TO CONGRESS, YOU WOULD BE A PATRIOT, AND YOU WOULD SAVE US FROM A POTENTIAL NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.” - @ericswalwell just now
Wherein the husband of one of the president’s closest advisors calls for his impeachment. @gtconway3d
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New tonight: Given NYT has now made details on Russian spy public, I can now report additional info we had withheld. Asset had direct access to Vladimir Putin, including the remarkable ability to take photos of presidential documents, and had served US for more than a decade. 1/
15-year olds Bailey Holt and Preston Cope, the two teens killed in the #KentuckySchoolShooting . It was the 11th school shooting of 2018. There are 7 days left in January.
Police got to Dayton shooter within a minute and yet he killed 9. This is only possible with high-powered, high-capacity weapons like the one he used. And it is where the “good guy with a gun” defense fails.
Remember AG Sessions, who recused himself from Russia investigation, has fired the leader of that investigation, Director Comey
Barr makes this clear today: he didn’t simply misinterpret Mueller, he overruled him- “WE DIDN’T AGREE WITH THE LEGAL ANALYSIS..IT DID NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE DEPARTMENT. IT WAS THE VIEWS OF PARTICULAR LAWYER OR LAWYERS, AND SO WE APPLIED WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THE RIGHT LAW.”
Seven months ago, Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for marriage papers while his fiancee waited outside. He was brutally murdered & dismembered by Saudi agents & never seen again. Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay We will continue to cover this story.
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