Top Obama Aide, Lawyer Met With Feinstein

[Purveyor]

Source: NBC NEWS

By Andrea Mitchell

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler met with Sen. Dianne Feinstein late Tuesday to try to deescalate the dispute between the Senate Intelligence Committee and the CIA, NBC News has learned.

The pair met with Feinstein, D-Calif., after a lengthy intelligence panel meeting.

In his first comments on the controversy, President Barack Obama urged the Senate Wednesday to complete its report on past CIA interrogation practices as soon as possible. But Obama would not weigh in on the dispute itself because the matter is under investigation.

White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed that CIA Director John Brennan and the CIA's acting general counsel both referred the Senate's treatment of classified documents to the Justice Department for a possible criminal investigation.

Feinstein says that referral is merely an attempt to intimidate the intelligence committee’s staff, whom she claims was acting appropriately. The California Democrat was particularly incensed because the CIA lawyer who asked for the criminal investigation was himself the subject of the probe into interrogation practices.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/cia-senate-snooping/top-obama-aide-lawyer-met-feinstein-over-cia-allegations-n51321

[MannyGoldstein]

1. If Feinstein's telling the truth, then this is almost unbelievable stuff. nt

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[questionseverything]

4. according to racheal, the cia lawyer that di fi refers to,

the one that asked the justice department to open a case on the senate staffers was the same lawyer that ok'd the destruction of the original cia torture tapes

and Obama seems to be standing by the spooks in this

[MannyGoldstein]

5. Did you read Feinstein's statement?

Incredible.

[questionseverything]

12. yes i read it

to me the incredible part is that no cia dudes have been frog marched yet

[AngryAmish]

42. Do you think Obama has any choice in this matter?

The CIA did a pretty good job of destroying Bush. Do you think Obama wants to make enemies of the secret police?

[questionseverything]

44. that sums up the constitutional crisis we face

the cia is supposed to be under the pres not above him or senate oversight

[Aerows]

11. He didn't

give her the pony she wanted. She is just letting the perfect stand in the way of the good.

(I can't fucking believe I just said that about DiFi -)

[geek tragedy]

2. what a fucking mess, good gawd the CIA is on really thin ice here., nt

[MannyGoldstein]

7. Not with the Leader of the Free World firmly behind them.

Basically, we can go suck it.

[Dem4ever27]

13. President Obama is doing the right thing, as usual.

He's trying to calm the waters between the CIA and Diane Feinstein's committee so that the country can move forward.

[MannyGoldstein]

15. He should empty the prisons while he's at it

So those people's lives can move forward, too.

[itsrobert]

33. Empty the prisons?

I'm pretty sure this is sarcasm. Correct?

[MannyGoldstein]

48. Mostly sarcasm

Although there are a lot of people in prison that shouldn't be.

[questionseverything]

45. marci wheeler on radio discussing this

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=10535

mp3 is at end of article

wheeler has great insight on time line, Obama and his justice department.....and what will happen if the reps take the senate in nov

spoiler alert, this investigation will go away

[frwrfpos]

24. holy shit

[Aerows]

18. Big old hill of crap teeter tottering

and which way it is going to fall and upon whose head the feces will rain? Too soon to tell. This alone, though, tells you there is going to be a fertilizer blizzard very soon.

[tofuandbeer]

3. Crazy stuff! When I heard all this initially, I was beginning to wonder about Feinstein's health...

but this is getting interesting.

[AzDar]

6. Jeeeesus.

[DJ13]

8. "Your husband enjoys his contracts, doesnt he? It would be a shame if his company lost them"

[Dem4ever27]

14. This kind of innuendo against a good Democrat like Dianne is unfortunate.

It just feeds into the Repuke attack machine.

[Le Taz Hot]

21. "a good Democrat like Feinstein?"

Rigggghhhht

[DJ13]

23. I wasnt making an innuendo of her behavior there

[woo me with science]

30. And the influx continues...

States that build surveillance machines also build propaganda machines:

Obama taps "cognitive infiltrator" Cass Sunstein for Committee to create "trust" in NSA:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023512796

Salon: Obama confidant’s spine-chilling proposal: Cass Sunstein wants the government to "cognitively infiltrate" anti-government groups
http://www.salon.com/2010/01/15/sunstein_2/

The US government's online campaigns of disinformation, manipulation, and smear.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024560097

The influx of corporate propaganda-spouting posters is blatant and unnatural.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3189367

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023262111

The goal of the propaganda assaults across the internet is not to convince anyone of anything.*
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023359801

The government figured out sockpuppet managment but not "persona management."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023358242

The Gentleman's Guide To Forum Spies (spooks, feds, etc.)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4159454

Seventeen techniques for truth suppression.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4249741

Just do some Googling on astroturfing - big organizations have some sophisticated tools.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1208351

The influx will continue
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4216987

[Spirochete]

32. A good democrat?

She's barely a democrat at all. She's Joe Lieberman with boobs, ffs.

[bobthedrummer]

47. LOL!

[Jackpine Radical]

9. Nice li'l house ya got there, Senator.

Be a shame if something happened to it.

[Purveyor]

10. How ugly. Reminds me of an old insane asylum one would see in the movies. eom

[Dem4ever27]

16. Why shouldn't the Feinsteins have a nice home?

They have earned it.

[Le Taz Hot]

22. Well, yes, she has "earned it."

That "yes" vote on the IWR was worth MILLIONS to her and her husband. Methinks someone needs to do their homework on Feinstien. Good Democrat my ass.

[itsrobert]

34. You think this is the FBI doing the snooping than?

Does Feinstien have something to hide?

[2banon]

40. This is just one home of at least three homes they occupy..

I don't have the images fingertips any longer, all on an old hard drive..

[Aerows]

17. Am I the only one that thinks some

really ugly shit is about to come out, and Feinstein is doing ass coverage by objecting to the surveillance state in advance?

Trust me, if SHE is speaking out, some serious hills of shit are about to cave in and rain all over the CIA/NSA and everyone in between. She would never speak out unless it was her little toe about to get chopped off. If it is, you can be sure heads are about to roll.

[Purveyor]

31. I concur, something is amiss and it will be interesting if the lid isn't put

on this one.

I'm speculating it might have to do with revelations within the Snowden files that have yet to be released. They have finally gotten their heads around what it is that he actually has copy of.

[QuestForSense]

35. You read my mind with respect to the Snowden files.

But it sounds like they're already slamming that lid down quite hard, so we'll see.

[Aerows]

37. My speculation, too

Snowden files are about to reveal WAY too much for the Senate Intelligence Committee and they are trying to get ahead of the story to save their own asses.

[Purveyor]

38. I sort of like, no I do like, how the Snowden files revelations are parsed out

issue at a time instead of a document dump.

[Downwinder]

19. If you can't kill the messenger,

lock them up or beat them down.

[MindMover]

20. House of Cards could not come up with a better script and ...

please, please continue this series for forever ... as long as Frank can still keep hangin on

[frwrfpos]

25. recommend

[PhilSays]

26. If polling indicates this will hurt Dems in 2014, Feinstein should drop it ASAP.

I don't blame the WH for being cautious.

Midterms trump whatever this nonsense taking up valuable TV time is.

[RiverNoord]

27. And that, sadly, sums up the state of our 'democratic' form of government.

Don't tackle big issues if your political party will suffer for it. Don't pursue war criminals if your party will suffer for it. Don't take any stance at all, if possible, that might cost your political party votes, somewhere.

Don't rock the boat - the corporations will take care of it all.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

28. lol, yeah because

the MSM is devoting soooo much time analyzing the NSA leviathan.

[woo me with science]

29. And the influx continues...

States that build surveillance machines also build propaganda machines:

Obama taps "cognitive infiltrator" Cass Sunstein for Committee to create "trust" in NSA:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023512796

Salon: Obama confidant’s spine-chilling proposal: Cass Sunstein wants the government to "cognitively infiltrate" anti-government groups
http://www.salon.com/2010/01/15/sunstein_2/

The US government's online campaigns of disinformation, manipulation, and smear.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024560097

The influx of corporate propaganda-spouting posters is blatant and unnatural.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3189367

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023262111

The goal of the propaganda assaults across the internet is not to convince anyone of anything.*
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023359801

The government figured out sockpuppet managment but not "persona management."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023358242

The Gentleman's Guide To Forum Spies (spooks, feds, etc.)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4159454

Seventeen techniques for truth suppression.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4249741

Just do some Googling on astroturfing - big organizations have some sophisticated tools.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1208351

The influx will continue
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4216987

[steve2470]

36. you're being sarcastic, right ?

I can't tell. Yes or no ?

[Hissyspit]

41. Bullshit.

[2banon]

39. Need the name of the CIA Lawyer who is also the torturer.. the one that is mentioned 1600 times..

It's interesting the name of the Lawyer pressing charges, and is also the target of the probe is
rarely mentioned and is also not mentioned in this nbc link.

I've heard mentioned a couple of times, but I want to see it in writing so that I can remember it. If anyone has it, that would be appreciated.

[salimbag]

43. Name of CIA attorney

Robert Eatinger, acting general counsel

[bobthedrummer]

46. Who cares what Mrs. Alan Greenspan "reports"? Or why Senator Feinstein is fine with NSA

et al depriving we, the people of our rights-but not her so called Intelligence Committee?
If you follow the rule of law for the convicted there is a death penalty in US Statutes for murderers, human traffickers, rapists and torturers-and it applies to their Chain of Command.

Kick.