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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Jan 30, 2018, 07:34 PM Jan 2018

'No smoking gun': Republican who has seen Nunes' controversial memo blows up GOP's talking points

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/no-smoking-gun-republican-seen-nunes-controversial-memo-blows-gops-talking-points/

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'No smoking gun': Republican who has seen Nunes' controversial memo blows up GOP's talking points (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

He hits all the talking points: "alarm bells," "damaging," "how we gather intel," Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #1

So these Republicans want the public to see the intel because they think our agencies are jalan48 Jan 2018 #2

Congressman Sandford is being honest Gothmog Jan 2018 #3

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

1. He hits all the talking points: "alarm bells," "damaging," "how we gather intel,"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 30, 2018, 08:05 PM

Jan 2018

"whether we politicize intel."

jalan48

(13,865 posts)

2. So these Republicans want the public to see the intel because they think our agencies are

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 30, 2018, 08:15 PM

Jan 2018

politicizing the information? Then what? Are we going to have open hearings about these agencies or will the hearings and changes take place behind closed doors? Afterwards, how will we know the information next time isn't being politicized?

Gothmog

(145,242 posts)

3. Congressman Sandford is being honest

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 30, 2018, 08:27 PM

Jan 2018

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