House GOP leaders demand Justice Department inspector general probe leaks surrounding Flynn
Source: The Washington Post
By Karoun Demirjian February 15 at 10:36 PM
House Republican leaders are pressing the Justice Departments inspector general to investigate whether officials mishandled classified information, including leaked communications between members of the Russian government and the Trump administration that brought about Michael T. Flynns resignation as national security adviser.
In a letter to the inspector general, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) demanded an immediate investigation into whether the leaks broke protocol. They cited serious concerns about the potential inadequate protection of classified information, pointing to news reports about monitored calls between Flynn and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, and discussions that former acting attorney general Sally Q. Yates had with White House Counsel Donald McGahn about them.
Generally, collection activities by intelligence agencies are classified, Chaffetz and Goodlatte wrote, arguing that the act of monitoring Flynns call, the substance of the call, and any warrants sought to monitor Russian bank records were also probably classified.
The release of classified national security information can, by definition, have grave effects on national security, they wrote, stressing that their committees had the right to launch an investigation.
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ananda
(28,879 posts)Typical Reep skullduggery.
Marthe48
(17,042 posts)anti-American Russian sympathizers. TRAITORS!
wordpix
(18,652 posts)maybe not Lindsay G. or McCain but McTurtle, Hatch, Paulie Ryan...
Marthe48
(17,042 posts)they are supporting their party's ideology over their country. They are TRAITORS. Propping up that commie jerk is going to be worse for this country than getting the traitors and anti-American right-wingers out of power. Let them go highjack Russia. See how far they get.
BumRushDaShow
(129,608 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)Historic NY
(37,453 posts)and had his own private email server against orders.
Tanuki
(14,923 posts)What does Putin have on them?
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)That was before the election. He and Ryan did nothing. They even tried to brush it off saying it was nothing consequential.
They are corruptly protecting their power, definitely, and maybe protecting themselves from jail.
What about the ever present Republicon line? "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear. Show us your papers please. Now."
If possible, purge Pence first.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)padfun
(1,788 posts)This seems mighty suspicious to me.
dalton99a
(81,635 posts)Turbineguy
(37,372 posts)blunder into this investigation.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)If DOJ is tasked with going after leakers with full GOP support, perhaps what they leaked becomes front and center and we can get this investigation ON
muntrv
(14,505 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)Txbluedog
(1,128 posts)They need to get behind The Donald and support any and all investigation of the IC. We can then sit back with a big tub of Popcorn and watch "Payback's a bitch"
nikibatts
(2,198 posts)nothing will. VOTE IN YOU STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS. WE NEED GOVERNORS. Vote for Democratic dog catchers if need be but VOTE!