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Senators Silent After Meeting With FBI Director Comey
rollcall.com ^ | 2/17/17 | Niels Lesniewski/Bridget Bowman

Posted on 02/18/2017 7:53:57 AM PST by ColdOne

Not much can get between senators and a recess. Except, perhaps, FBI Director James B. Comey.

Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, along with ex-officio member and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, huddled for a total of more than two hours on Friday with Comey.

The FBI director’s visit was not announced publicly, and it’s possible members of the Capitol Hill press corps only found out because he was spotted in the hallways and entered a secure room used for intelligence briefings.

But leaving that secure room in the Capitol Visitor Center, senators declined to even confirm the presence of the FBI director, much less the substance of the meeting. Those who did talk generally only gave “no comments” or referred questions to Intelligence Chairman Richard M. Burr and ranking member Mark Warner.

(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: comey; comeymeeting; fbi; fbiflynn; intelgate; intelligence; nationalsecurity; senate
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To: Dog

Ping


21 posted on 02/18/2017 8:15:27 AM PST by Cap Huff (1776 - Washington fought on our side. 2016 Washington fought against us . . . and lost!)
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To: ColdOne

Bkmrk


22 posted on 02/18/2017 8:19:37 AM PST by samtheman (Trump won bigly. Trump governs bigly. His critics don't get bigly.)
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To: ColdOne
I wonder if the meeting concluded with:
"In short, these games you are playing....well, Trump is playing for keeps."
23 posted on 02/18/2017 8:21:39 AM PST by Tench_Coxe
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To: InterceptPoint

Did the meeting happen when McCain was already on his way to Europe? I would love to see McCain charged with Sedition. (a gal can dream)


24 posted on 02/18/2017 8:22:45 AM PST by grania
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To: virgil

Exactly. Otherwise they’d be out looking for a microphone to scream into immediately.


25 posted on 02/18/2017 8:24:04 AM PST by sheana
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To: ColdOne

Not sure what to make of it. Only know if there are no leaks it is something serious.


26 posted on 02/18/2017 8:25:03 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Tench_Coxe

He probably let them know there was nothing illegal with Flynn but here are the lists of leaks we are currently investigating and we will charge anyone, including members of Congress, with leaking classified information. And any leaking related to the contents of this meeting will also be met with a charge.


27 posted on 02/18/2017 8:26:45 AM PST by RightInTheMain
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To: samtheman

Well, if it was the intelligence committee, it has something to do with foreign activities. Since it is not the CIA director, it may have something to do with domestic operations of foreign officals which have a direct impact on the Congress. Sessions has been pretty quite of late so my sense is this is outside his knowledge. Furthermore, there would be no reason for the FBI to be alerting Congress about some action the AG was going to bring. I don’t see that Trump has any inkling of what is coming either.

Anyway, it is fun to speculate but a secret meeting before recess is very important and could be momentous news.


28 posted on 02/18/2017 8:29:06 AM PST by Mouton (There is a new sheriff in town.)
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To: Cap Huff

Think Comey pointed at Obama? Haven’t heard a peep outta the guy since he got back from the BVI.


29 posted on 02/18/2017 8:30:57 AM PST by txhurl (The LEFT are screaming at the Tsunami, and the Sky, trying to set fire to the Ocean- S.Tom)
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To: trebb
Since not much has leaked about it, I would wager that the Left heard stuff they didn’t want to hear and some of it was about an aggressive push to find illegal leakers....

We have a winner!

30 posted on 02/18/2017 8:31:05 AM PST by Fido969 (IN!)
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To: ColdOne

I wonder if that was a good, old fashioned come to Jesus meeting?


31 posted on 02/18/2017 8:31:23 AM PST by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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To: ColdOne

Jay Sekulow: Obama Should Be “Held Accountable” For The “Soft Coup” Against Trump

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-18/jay-sekulow-obama-should-be-held-accountable-soft-coup-attempt-against-trump


32 posted on 02/18/2017 8:32:10 AM PST by Hotlanta Mike ('You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: ColdOne

Either a Leak Test or perhaps Comey just informed them to "brace themselves" , because something big is coming.

Then again, it may have been about grandchildren, yoga classes and brunch menus.

33 posted on 02/18/2017 8:35:05 AM PST by csvset ( Illegitimi non carborundum)
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To: ColdOne

I am sure it had absolutely nothing to do the hiring years ago of the three Pakistani IT Brothers.

They probably got that seal killed in Yemen.


34 posted on 02/18/2017 8:35:59 AM PST by gaijin
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To: HarleyLady27; All

Schumer will talk. That asshole NEVER shuts up. Someone should smack those stupid glasses off his arrogant face.


35 posted on 02/18/2017 8:36:04 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Jay Sekulow: Obama Should Be “Held Accountable” For The “Soft Coup” Against Trump

That would be a start of a great many things he should be indicted for during the last 8 years of his reign.


36 posted on 02/18/2017 8:42:03 AM PST by JayAr36 (The so-called democratic party has morphed into the Despicable Party. Anti-American to the core.)
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To: ColdOne

The timing is pretty interesting:

Tomorrow or Monday is the release date for the content of WikiLeaks Vault 7.


37 posted on 02/18/2017 8:47:22 AM PST by gaijin
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To: JayAr36

The reason I suggest it was a about ValJar arranging all the leaks and havoc in general while zero was in HI and BVI is these balless senators were seeing their offices back home lit up by protesters if they’re forced to go after Obama.

That’s the only thing to sober up a senator: threaten his seat. And, if that’s what’s coming and OFA knows it, the attacks will ramp up X10, the entire left will go scorched earth.


38 posted on 02/18/2017 8:49:43 AM PST by txhurl (The LEFT are screaming at the Tsunami, and the Sky, trying to set fire to the Ocean- S.Tom)
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To: trebb

Or that they are indeed investigating Pizza Gate and Those in the room are under indictment.


39 posted on 02/18/2017 8:50:03 AM PST by Walkingfeather
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To: Paladin2

Up until this Time..

I’d bet they have been instructed on the
Riot Act and realize This President is

SERIOUS!


40 posted on 02/18/2017 8:50:27 AM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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