Statement from DNI Coats:

[demmiblue]

[Freethinker65]

1. And if Trump insists you provide that objective intelligence to Russia, as suggested by Putin...?

So that Russia can "help" us with our national security as proposed by Putin, and not objected to by Trump?

[duforsure]

2. trump and putin are conspiring to uncover muellers sources ,

so then putin can murder them outright , or poison them , or make them disappear. He's already been doing this .trump will have some of his compromised minions in Congress start demanding they turn over their sources for putin. trump and putin openly now conspiring.

[lagomorph777]

17. Yes. Devil Nunes et al are trying to get Mueller's sources murdered.

[C_U_L8R]

3. That says a lot.

It's possible we're close to a rebellion in the ranks... if not a full-blown coup.

[Raastan]

16. + 1

[demmiblue]

4. Interesting: An official tells @jimsciutto this statement wasn't cleared with the White House.

Link to tweet

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. How long will Coats remain DNI?

[olegramps]

12. As long as he wants to be associated with a traitor.

[sunonmars]

5. Just heard, he did not clear this with WH, just did it.

[Tatiana]

6. Wow - well here we go. Is the intelligence community finally going to revolt?

Hope so. Their country kinda needs them.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Soon, intelligence facts will go the way of climate science, EPA data, and budget analysis

IC has to stand tall, they are one of the last lines of defense

[erronis]

9. And along with the intelligence community, the military.

[IronLionZion]

13. Trump will outsource both to the Russians

since they have the expertise to do it right

[FakeNoose]

18. Makes sense, since the Presidency has already been outsourced

[sandensea]

10. He says, while covering for Cheeto every step of the way.

[Raven123]

11. So what are you doing about it ?

[spanone]

14. RESIGN or SHUTUP

[Fritz Walter]

15. Excuse me? "Meddling"? "Efforts to undermine..."?

Try “Attacking” or even “Cyber-attacking” if you can find those extra keys on your device.

I was getting ready to post a scathing comment about the corporate media’s use of the word “interference” in stories about the 2016 election; as if it was somehow equivalent to losing a DirecTV signal during a thunderstorm.

OK, DNI Coats is mincing words to cover his ass. A real public servant would be willing to risk his pension, other payroll benefits, and any resumè/CV/LinkedIn repercussions for what We The People need to hear and see now. Especially as we count down the days until the midterm elections.

Mr. Coats, you're “in for a penny, in for a pound.” We don’t need your tiptoeing via a carefully crafted message. The fate of the republic is at stake here. Here’s your opportunity to make a bold stand, be courageous and be remembered favorably. Otherwise, your legacy will be a tiny, insignificant footnote as history records these tumultuous times.

Makes me wonder if the Vietnam-era maxim about military intelligence being an oxymoron has morphed to include the upper echelon of the current federal bureaucracy.

[Mr. Ected]

19. "Deep State, if you're listening, I hope you're able

to find 30,000 ways to restore our sovereignty”

[gtar100]

20. Darn those "meddling" kids!

Think of the word "meddling" as a republican comfort word. It keeps them from actually revealing how complicit they all are with the Russian hacking of our elections that they have so generously benefitted from.

This is not "meddling". But the republicans sure are acting childish about it. Or maybe "childish" isn't the right word. How about "guilty"!