'It's a f---ing circus': Experts are floored that White House officials attended highly classified..

[DonViejo]

'It's a f---ing circus': Experts are floored that White House officials attended highly classified briefings about the Russia probe

Sonam Sheth
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National-security experts and legal experts were "gobsmacked" by senior White House officials' attendance Thursday at a classified briefing about the Russia investigation and reports that an FBI informant had talked to the Trump campaign.

The White House chief of staff, the White House counsel, three GOP lawmakers, and one Democrat met with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats to glean more details about the informant and other details of the Russia investigation.

One former FBI official described the situation and President Donald Trump's and his allies' broadsides against the DOJ, as a "f---ing circus."

The president's chief of staff and the White House counsel attended a classified briefing Thursday with top Justice Department officials and lawmakers about an investigation into the president and his associates — and the events have floored national-security experts and former intelligence officials.

When the White House announced the first of the two briefings earlier this week, it said John Kelly, the chief of staff, would not be attending.

One former FBI official said they were "gobsmacked" when they learned the chief of staff would be present after all.

"This is an investigation centering squarely around the president and his cohorts," said this person, who requested anonymity to speak candidly. "And we've got the president's chief of staff attending a classified briefing — and getting sensitive intelligence — about said investigation. It's a f---ing circus."

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Elect a clown and that's what ya get.

Peanuts anyone?

[milestogo]

4. A carnival barker is what Obama called him

and he was right.

[SHRED]

2. It's more than that

It's a tragedy.

[ProudLib72]

11. It's more than that

It's a travesty.

noun
noun: travesty; plural noun: travesties

1.
a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
"the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice"
synonyms: perversion of, distortion of, corruption of, misrepresentation of, poor imitation of, poor substitute for, mockery of, parody of, caricature of;

[Squinch]

12. It's more than that. It's a blatant attack on the rule of law, and it's an enormous and immediate

danger to our country.

[Solly Mack]

3. Yeah, well, pick up your fucking jaw and fight back.

[spanone]

5. the rule of law is gone when it comes to this white house.

they are out to destroy our very form of government and there's no one to stop them.

[Glimmer of Hope]

6. I don't think they attended after all but gave a speech?

[nature-lover]

7. Wouldn't it be up to the FBI and/or DOJ to object?

[asiliveandbreathe]

8. It has been reported they did not stay for any classified info....

Did they, or didn't they..muddy waters..seems to me Rosenstein and Wray know better than to allow them to stay in the meeting....

[Glimmer of Hope]

9. I found this NPR article that says they did not. Still a circus!

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/24/613952919/justice-department-will-conduct-bipartisan-briefing-on-secret-russia-probe-docum

[Iliyah]

10. Nunes will give them all the classified information.

fake news (Murdoch) will air them.

[saidsimplesimon]

13. Sonam Sheth,

this circus comes complete with a dyed blond, seriously overweight, uniformed, mentally challenged, morally bankrupt leader of the US. Make America the laughing stock among nations of a greater world. hahaha

Had to add another dimension to "clown", from the great Barbara Streisand.

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[Takket]

14. Why were they even allowed in the room?