Intelligence Officials Ask Congress to Not Hold Hearings

[RandySF]

Washington (CNN)US intelligence officials have quietly asked the Senate and House Intelligence Committees not to hold public hearings on this year's World Wide Threats Assessment after testimony from agency chiefs last year prompted an angry response from President Donald Trump, according to a source familiar with the talks.

Officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence broached the topic during informal preliminary discussions with committee staff, the source said.

While these officials made it clear that they don't want top intelligence officials to testify publicly, they haven't formally refused to do so, the source added. The request is unlikely to be granted, multiple sources told CNN.




https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/politics/us-intelligence-officials-world-wide-threats-hearing-testimony/index.html

[dem4decades]

1. The King doesn't want anyone questioning his decisions.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. not public because they don't want to upset Donnie? f**k that.

If they have some national security reasons fine but irritating the malignant narcissist isn't a matter of national security.

[Hortensis]

3. Saying unlikely to be granted first would have saved me some indignation.

Of course they all have to deal with potentially serious fallout from Trump going nuclear and have my sympathy and best wishes.

[Mike 03]

4. That won't fly.

In fact, it's insulting they even asked.

[ScratchCat]

5. Public hearings will show more impeachable offenses

One of the main things that will be said is that Trump has instructed them to not conduct a cyber operation against Russian hacking attempts. They will be asked this over and over. They will be asked who instructed them. There will be no justification for Trump ordering the intelligence community to leave Russian alone.

[Newest Reality]

6. It really isn't a good idea...

It really isn't a good idea to enrage the Führer like that.

[marble falls]

7. They're making the request 'pro forma', knowing they can't really stop it if there's will in ...

to stop it. Its so when they sit down in front of Donnie Two Scoops they can shrug their shoulders and say "I know, boss - but what can we do aboudit?"

[Vinca]

8. That's really astonishing. No hearings because the manbaby might throw a tantrum.

[SunSeeker]

9. Their testimony will confirm Soleimani was assassinated by our government illegally. A war crime. n