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Schiff : Flood's presence at the outset of meetings today was completely inappropriate and improper (Original Post) sunonmars May 2018 OP
See here OnDoutside May 2018 #1
Good that Schiff was there! triron May 2018 #2
I'm confused. Mr.Bill May 2018 #7
no, neither attended the actual briefing, according to dept. spokesmen. bigtree May 2018 #15
Thank you. Mr.Bill May 2018 #19
Text the poster did not include Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #11
K&R n/t FSogol May 2018 #3
"Look, there's a chicken!" Trump is distracting from what's happening... 4139 May 2018 #4
it was meant to be intimidation.... sunonmars May 2018 #6
You are so right. True Blue American May 2018 #8
Who said that? janx May 2018 #17
I first heard it on Ari Melber True Blue American May 2018 #22
What can anyone the Cha May 2018 #5
Text the OP did not include Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #9
Was Flood asked to leave? Skidmore May 2018 #10
No, he and Kelly left before the meeting. True Blue American May 2018 #23
This was a "Yeah? So what are you gonna do about it?" meeting bucolic_frolic May 2018 #12
No wonder they didn't want democrats at the meeting. Blue_true May 2018 #13
Flood's going to end up another disgraced figure Hortensis May 2018 #14
THE MOB.... pangaia May 2018 #21
Every mob guy who is under investigation CanonRay May 2018 #16
Its classic Catch 22: "They can do anything we can't stop them doing". BSdetect May 2018 #18
Not to defend, heaven forbid, pangaia May 2018 #20

bigtree

(85,919 posts)
15. no, neither attended the actual briefing, according to dept. spokesmen.
Thu May 24, 2018, 06:42 PM
May 2018

...Flood gave a speech about the need for 'openness', instead, before it started.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210653396

Mr.Bill

(24,104 posts)
19. Thank you.
Thu May 24, 2018, 07:05 PM
May 2018

Just a few minutes ago Chris Matthews gave the details on this. He said they just made opening remarks and left before any classified information was revealed.

I do still think they didn't belong there, though.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,789 posts)
11. Text the poster did not include
Thu May 24, 2018, 06:34 PM
May 2018

Manu Raju
?Verified account @mkraju

@tedbarrettcnn spots Flood entering the Senate for the Gang of Eight meeting. The WH attorney dealing with Russia probe attended both briefings today for at least part of the time, despite the WH saying this week no WH official would attend


There were two from the WH: Flood and Kelly.

4139

(1,893 posts)
4. "Look, there's a chicken!" Trump is distracting from what's happening...
Thu May 24, 2018, 05:48 PM
May 2018

... planned distraction.

Why? I haven’t go a clue, but he did it for distraction

True Blue American

(17,972 posts)
8. You are so right.
Thu May 24, 2018, 06:22 PM
May 2018

Even worse,Emmett had a reputation as a great Attorney. They said he tried to sneak in.

True Blue American

(17,972 posts)
22. I first heard it on Ari Melber
Thu May 24, 2018, 07:19 PM
May 2018

Emmett was not supposed to be there.

It was intimidation.

Trumps co writer talked about how Trump uses anger to bully, back people down. But is afraid of Mueller, but thinks he can beat him. The co Author said he can not intimidate Mueller. But is arrogant enough to think he can.

Trump thought he could bully Kim,too. Guess that Medallion is wasted,huh?

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,789 posts)
9. Text the OP did not include
Thu May 24, 2018, 06:31 PM
May 2018

Jake Tapper
Ranking Dem on House Intel @AdamSchiffCA: “Emmet Flood’s presence and statement at the outset of both meetings today was completely inappropriate.... his involvement — in any capacity — was entirely improper, and I made this clear to him.
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Jake Tapper
?Verified account @jaketapper

2/2 “...His presence only underscores what Rudy Giuliani said: the President’s legal team expects to use information gleaned improperly from the Justice Department or the President’s allies in Congress to their legal advantage.”


Mark Warner
?Verified account @MarkWarner

For the record, the President’s Chief of Staff and his attorney in an ongoing criminal investigation into the President’s campaign have no business showing up to a classified intelligence briefing.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
13. No wonder they didn't want democrats at the meeting.
Thu May 24, 2018, 06:38 PM
May 2018

If Trump is so innocent, then why is he acting so guilty?

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
14. Flood's going to end up another disgraced figure
Thu May 24, 2018, 06:39 PM
May 2018

whose name has to be removed from the letterhead if he doesn't watch out. What's with these people? Is it something in the air? Something in the pocket? Both Comey and McCabe committed predictable career suicide, as are many lesser known people and elected reps. Why?

CanonRay

(14,038 posts)
16. Every mob guy who is under investigation
Thu May 24, 2018, 06:43 PM
May 2018

is going to believe he has a right to know all the informants and all the info the government has on them. Their lawyers will make that argument, and it's going to be hard to refute.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
20. Not to defend, heaven forbid,
Thu May 24, 2018, 07:16 PM
May 2018

but Schiff did say they were not there for the classified part of the briefings..

Oh, whooptie doo, right....


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