WP: Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia

[kennetha]

Clearly The Mad President and his Henchmen are feeling the heat.

The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, The Washington Post has learned, a position that is likely to further anger Democrats who have accused Republicans of trying to damage the inquiry.

According to letters The Post reviewed, the Justice Department notified Yates earlier this month that the administration considers a great deal of her possible testimony to be barred from discussion in a congressional hearing because the topics are covered by the presidential communication privilege.

Yates and other former intelligence officials had been asked to testify before the House Intelligence Committee this week, a hearing that was abruptly canceled by the panel’s chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.). Yates was the deputy attorney general in the final years of the Obama administration, and served as the acting attorney general in the first days of the Trump administration.

Trump fired Yates in January after she ordered Justice Department lawyers not to defend his first immigration order temporarily banning entry into United States for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from around the world.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-sought-to-block-sally-yates-from-testifying-to-congress-on-russia/2017/03/28/82b73e18-13b4-11e7-9e4f-09aa75d3ec57_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_yates1005a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.775b6706fa36

[kentuck]

1. This is like Watergate at super speed.

Wow!

[L. Coyote]

12. Events are unfolding fast, but the criminals are the majority this time, and their patriotism died.

There seem to be no patriots left in the Republican party.

#TrumpRussia 50 tweet MEGA-THREAD by Seth Abramson

Seth Abramson 54 tweet MEGA-THREAD: "Source E" is the Deep Throat

[shraby]

2. Kind of reminds me of the Watergate hearings when Nixon tried to stonewall on his

whitehouse tapes. Maybe Nunes should pay attention. The committee asking for the tapes DID get them (minus a few minutes) and Nixon did get booted.

Nunes, you can stonewall but you can't win. You will be booted too and justice will get served.

[BSdetect]

3. Another illegal act - so when do we arrest them?

[joedogs]

14. we dont

nothing to see here just move along. it will never happen. the repukes are agents of the Russian govt . and the dems haven't had a set of stones since Watergate. so pack up everything and head to the mountains next stop are the fema camps.

[mzteaze]

4. Seems like...

The Saturday Massacre has already occurred and we, the public, are just catching up.

The comparisons to Nixon are endless.

[bigtree]

5. k&r

Link to tweet

[ffr]

6. One cover-up after the next and the Republican GrOPers there to help them along the way

This is the fox watching the hen house. And we all know how that ends. We're the hens.

[Marcuse]

7. Executive Privilege?

Does anyone believe the First Runner-Up solicited advice from Ms. Yates re the Russians?

[Botany]

8. Why would Trump want to block Sally Yates from testifying?

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Because as she was acting Attorney General Ms. Yates could have learned about
the connections between Trump's campaign and Russia/Putin.

[dgibby]

9. Chris Jansing just

announced on MSNBC that WH is denying this story. Can't wait to watch Spicer explode at his press briefing.

[Peachhead22]

10. Nunes-equals-co-consprator

How can Ryan keep covering for Nunes? Nunes' actions are the textbook definition of Interfering with a Federal Investigation.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

19. How can Ryan keep covering for Nunes?

Because he's in on it, too.

Occam's Razor.

[Mr. Ected]

11. So the whole Trump/Russia thing ISN'T a hoax after all?

In his tweetbath last night, the Felon in Chief called claims regarding his Russian ties a "hoax".

Now the intercepts are suddenly privileged communications, ostensibly admitting that such communications exist and Trump simply doesn't want them to be scrutinized.

You can't have it both ways, you idiot.

[spanone]

13. K&R...

[democrank]

15. There's no end to this BS.

Time for all politicians who put country above party to unify and demand answers.




*I won't hold my breath.

[SunSeeker]

16. K & R for exposure of cover up. nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. What are you trying to hide Drumpf?

[colsohlibgal]

18. Despot 101

Just one of many things that is right out of the Totalitarian playbook.