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Nancy Pelosi: Trump 'surrendered his constitutional responsibility' by releasing memo
Washington Examiner ^ | 2/3/18 | Al Weaver

Posted on 02/03/2018 1:00:19 PM PST by markomalley

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, and Democratic lawmakers slammed President Trump after he approved the release of a memo questioning surveillance methods by the FBI during the early stages of the Russia investigation, arguing that he gave up “his constitutional responsibility” by releasing it.

“President Trump has surrendered his constitutional responsibility as commander in chief by releasing highly classified and distorted intelligence,” Pelosi said. “By not protecting intelligence sources and methods, he just sent his friend Putin a bouquet.

"[House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin] Nunes’ partisan spin memo distorts highly classified intelligence in a cynical attempt to discredit our national intelligence and law enforcement agencies and the Special Counsel investigation,” Pelosi argued. “Releasing the memo is a desperate attempt to distract the American people from the truth about the Trump-Russia scandal.”

Pelosi reiterated her call for Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to remove Nunes as chairman of the committee and repeated the FBI's warning against releasing the memo, saying it would be an "extraordinarily reckless" action.

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, called the memo a Republican "betrayal of the American people."

"House Republicans are now accomplices to a shocking campaign to obstruct the work of the special counsel, to undermine the credibility and legitimacy of the Justice Department and the FBI, and to bury the fact that a foreign adversary interfered with our last election," the Democratic members of the committee said.

The memo says the dossier compiled by Christopher Steele was used by the FBI as part of the initial request and all three renewal FISA applications against Carter Page, a former adviser to the Trump campaign. The FBI, however, launched its formal investigation into the Trump campaign in July 2016 due to the activities of foreign policy aide George Papadopoulos.


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To: markomalley

I wish everyone wouldn’t print every insane remark this nutcase utters. That gives it legitmacy...a subject worth of debate....

Do we have to listen to every stupid person to be “fair and balanced”....or even be “paying attention to the enemy?”


41 posted on 02/03/2018 1:45:14 PM PST by Aria
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To: markomalley
Dennis Miller on Bat Sh!T Crazy Nancy Pelosi
42 posted on 02/03/2018 1:45:44 PM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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To: SunkenCiv

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVDrHGKVwAA33H9.jpg


43 posted on 02/03/2018 1:46:12 PM PST by bitt (We dont need an electric chair, we need electric bleachers.)
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To: markomalley

Ms Peesloosley, I must have misunderstood the news reports. I was led to believe it was the House Committee that released it, NOT Your President!


44 posted on 02/03/2018 1:46:58 PM PST by Oscar in Batangas (12:01 PM 1/20/2017...The end of an error.)
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To: dsrtsage

yes. She missed “put in harm’s way” and “for the children”.


45 posted on 02/03/2018 1:47:45 PM PST by smileyface (Things looking up in RED PA! I love President Trump!)
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To: Aria

I agree with you.
Plus slander is not news.


46 posted on 02/03/2018 1:49:41 PM PST by LouisianaJoanof Arc (#I'mWithHim #MAGA)
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To: JudgemAll

The FBI is the democratic party


47 posted on 02/03/2018 1:56:00 PM PST by Bullfrogg (American by birth, Irish by heritage, and hellraiser by choice)
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To: markomalley
New word of the democrat plantation is now -

“Obstruct “. - as in obstruction of justice

48 posted on 02/03/2018 1:56:03 PM PST by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: markomalley

There was not a single mention of sources or methods in that memo. This bitch lies with impunity and the presstitutes ignore it.


49 posted on 02/03/2018 1:57:45 PM PST by clintonh8r ("Americans are dreamers too!" President Donald J. Trump, January 30, 2018.)
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To: markomalley

Problem is, DemocRAT voters believe the garbage their “leaders” spew.


50 posted on 02/03/2018 1:58:48 PM PST by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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To: markomalley

When is she going to be off the planet?

Seems people like her always live to 100...


51 posted on 02/03/2018 2:01:31 PM PST by simpson96
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To: smileyface

And “first responders” as well as “those who run toward danger instead of away from it”


52 posted on 02/03/2018 2:02:27 PM PST by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: markomalley
“By not protecting intelligence sources and methods, he just sent his friend Putin a bouquet.

What did Hillary Clinton send to Putin with the hundreds of classified emails she had on her private, non-secure email server?

53 posted on 02/03/2018 2:05:36 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: miss marmelstein

“In another and better world, this woman would be working as a pizza waitress in Bakersfield.”

Bakersfield is too nice...transfer her to the Stockton Pizza Hut! ;)


54 posted on 02/03/2018 2:16:51 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Will88

Crumbs Pelosi is way past her sell by date. They just haven’t removed her from the shelf yet


55 posted on 02/03/2018 2:17:51 PM PST by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday.)
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To: miss marmelstein

Hey! Bakersfield doesn’t want her. Lol


56 posted on 02/03/2018 2:29:17 PM PST by sheana
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To: markomalley

This old lady is nuts.


57 posted on 02/03/2018 2:30:10 PM PST by freedom1st
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To: markomalley

Protecting sources and methods = protecting Dem fraud & abuse.

The constitution is there to protect and facilitate Dem fraud and abuse. Now of course, that’s what the Framers wanted and it’s written in invisible ink in the constitution.


58 posted on 02/03/2018 2:34:06 PM PST by grumpygresh (When will Soros be brought to justice? Crush the vermin, crush the Left.)
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To: markomalley

I’m hoping that patriots in the intelligence community are compiling evidence to charge pelosi with treason. We already know that pelosi is one of Soros’ commie toads.


59 posted on 02/03/2018 2:49:23 PM PST by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: markomalley

Not to sound petty but, anyone noticed how badly ‘ole Nancy’s head wobbles these days? It seems all the plastic surgery in the world can’t hide senility. (Actually, I meant to sound petty.)


60 posted on 02/03/2018 2:51:46 PM PST by scottiemom (As a retired Texas public school teacher, I highly recommend private school.)
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