Matt Gaetz led a group of Republican staffers into the SCIF. With their cellphones.

[Recursion]

The entire facility has to be essentially rebuilt now.

Two witnesses to the same overt act. I'm tired of playing softball with these scum.

[RobertDevereaux]

1. Horrendous, unacceptable, the tactics of fascist thugs.

[crickets]

2. Sing it! You aren't alone.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SCIF

Link to tweet

@SpeakerPelosi - Arrest every last one of @mattgaetz’s little minions. What they’ve done is illegal. Call Capitol Police right now and take them all out in cuffs. This is an embarrassment to our Democracy. All of them should be charged and removed IMMEDIATELY. #SCIF

Link to tweet

Hi @fbi @FBIWFO there is a group of rogue GOP Congressmen who illegally broke into a classified scif, and used their devices inside the #SCIF to broadcast information to the outside world earlier today.

Can you good people do something about this please?
Thank you. #USA

[nykym]

3. Censure them all

[avebury]

4. Republicans should be forced to pay for the cost of

rebuilding the room if that is required once they compromised the room.

[madaboutharry]

5. He is one of the most ignorant members of the House.

Is there a single democrat in the House or Senate who matches the ignorance and plain old fashion stupid that is found in some of the republicans in Washington? I'll answer that myself, no. How do these people end up in such high office? Gaetz isn't qualified to serve on a school board.

Gaetz and his little band should be held accountable.

[ChubbyStar]

7. Gaetz isn't qualified to wipe his own ass

I'm sure he doesn't.

[mjvpi]

6. Hold them in contempt. Censure and fine$$$$$.00

[Recursion]

12. Fuck contempt. Charge them with espionage

Two witnesses to an overt act. I'm sick of playing around with these traitors.

[mjvpi]

22. My heart is with you!

Yes, take away their phones for security reasons. Plus that is how you handle petulant children. I just want some hard action that is legally and politically actionable.

[Guilded Lilly]

8. Hold these reprobate, arrogant males accountable. Drag them out in cuffs...

They have made a mockery of decency and integrity. They disrespect our country daily and with sneering glee.
DO IT.
DO IT NOW.

[slater71]

9. Just like the brown shirts did during the recount of the Gore vs Bush election.

[crickets]

10. Long tweet thread discussing just what a big deal this is -

Link to tweet

A few words on why Gaetz stunt to storm the SCIF to disrupt Laura Cooper's deposition is a VERY serious national security problem.

Note, I worked in that SCIF for HPSCI and handled cybersecurity issues while there.[snip]

But in "storming the SCIF" without observing the security protocols, Rep. Gaetz et al, endangered our national security & demonstrated they care more about a political stunt than protecting intelligence information.

I cannot emphasize enough how serious this is. [more]

[Recursion]

13. Please make this an OP if you have a second

This is excellent.

[crickets]

19. Done! nt

[Recursion]

23. Thank you!!!! (nt)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Here are the rules regarding cellphones in SCIFs:

https://fas.org/irp/dni/icpm/2005-700-1-att1.pdf

I wonder if Gaetz and the other GOP douchenozzles got permission from the Director of Central Intelligence to break into the SCIF with their cellphones?

[Recursion]

14. I'm tired of playing softball with these scum

We have two witnesses to an overt act. It's time to bring the hammer down.

[MFM008]

15. Trying to intimidate

Witnesses against maggot.
They are desperate.

[bdamomma]

16. tell me they are going to be

arrested. Please

[klook]

17. Meanwhile, in an alternate universe,

"STORMING THE HOUSE: Republicans stage ‘sit-in’ during closed-door session of impeachment testimony" -- headline seen on Trump TV's website.


The Trump TV article, describing the invasion of the deposition hearing where Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper was set to testify, of course makes no mention of the fact that the committees hearing the various depositions include Republican members. As Politico points out, "Republicans knew they would be turned away from the closed-door deposition; only members who sit on the authorized committees are permitted to sit in on the sessions. Scores of Republicans who sit on the three panels leading the inquiry have been participating in the witness interviews."

But the Party of Trump is not interested in the truth, of course. This stunt, led by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-Heat Seeking Nose) is about protecting the interests of Trump and Putin, and their own sorry hides.

[LanternWaste]

18. They can't win the argument, so the idiots stifle the process. That's Trolling 101

And trolling for a photo-op is about all the idiots have left in their idiot bag of tricks.

I wonder how much more damage these idiots will do before they finally realize their actions bring them shame.

Nothing but shame, embarrassment and dishonor to themselves, their constituents and the nation.

A shame predicated entirely on idiocy.

Trolling 101

[Guilded Lilly]

20. Lock them in the room they just contaminated. They want...

in so badly, remove the rest and lock their arrogant, vile asses in the room with their fucking pizza, which I hope they choke on. Let them cell phone videos out all they want, that will distract the reality show media while genuine proceedings can continue. Keep them locked in there while taking the hearing elsewhere and deciding their fate afterwards.

[struggle4progress]

21. They should be reminded on the rules governing the secure location, together with the standards

of behavior expected for House members, and these matters should be referred to the Ethics Committee for its recommendation