Rep. Cummings: White House refuses to provide a single piece of paper #Flynn #Russia

[L. Coyote]

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[L. Coyote]

1. White House rejects Oversight request for Flynn documents

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[L. Coyote]

7. More news and a video: it does not appear Flynn "complied with the law"

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[Calista241]

31. Essentially, the white house is saying that if it happened before January 20, 2017

Then it's not their problem, and they don't have any information on it.

Not sure if i find that credible. They're clearly throwing Flynn up as a sacrificial lamb.

[Grins]

35. Not surprising and very typical of the Reich-wing.

It is an article of faith among Reich-wing conservatives that all of history began on January 20, 2009 and ended January 20, 2017 at high noon.

(Before that it was January 20, 2001 thru January 20, 2009, after which the blamed the Obama Administration for not immediately cleaning up the disasters of George W. Bush.)

[Grammy23]

41. Apparently the PS got cut off.....

Buzz off....or words to that effect. 😂😂😂😂😂

I have to laugh at these buffoons to keep from crying.

[NastyRiffraff]

2. No surprise there

Flynn is dirty and so is Trump. Of course "the White House" (aka Donald Trump) declines to provide incriminating documents.

[OliverQ]

3. What consequences are there for refusing to comply with House Oversight?

[2naSalit]

5. Contempt charges? ...nt

[L. Coyote]

12. Subpoenas, the exerting executive privilege, stonewalling, but hey, Flynn wants to talk.

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[2naSalit]

14. *exasperated sigh*

I wish this whole shit show would just be over. I feel like I did the last time <THE LAST TIME> I ever got on a Ferris Wheel, I realized what a rickety POS the whole contraption was as I rose to the top of the wheel and suddenly wanted to get off before all passengers were aboard. That flimsy bar across my lap and slippery seats... if that thing had been a truck for me to drive, I would have handed back the keys with some choice words about how it wasn't even close to road-worthy. But I currently feel like I'm at the top of the wheel waiting for the awful ride to start.

[cstanleytech]

30. Question is does Flynn want to talk because he actually knows something extremely illegal that Trump

or someone high up in his administration has done or is he trying to protect himself by trying to trick someone into granting him immunity before seeing if what he is offering is worth granting him immunity?

[L. Coyote]

39. He is rightly worried he is the scapegoat. He was fired to cover for VP Pence,

and he likely thinks he is going to be the fall guy even if he wasn't in on the plan. But he wasn't the only one lying about Russian contacts. Manafort is the real Russian in all this, and Manafort picked Pence (or should I say Putin picked Pence).

[L. Coyote]

42. Donald Trumps man on the Hill is actually Pence's man

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/who-is-marc-short-trump-legislative-liaison-233710

.... Marc Short, Trump’s director of legislative affairs, has a substantial track record in Washington, having worked as a top Hill aide to Trump's more affable running mate, Mike Pence. And those who know Short — a Virginia native — say he’s got a sharp eye for strategy, eschews credit and will be effective at smoothing Trump’s rougher edges when it comes to relationships with lawmakers. Though he briefly worked for a Trump primary rival — Marco Rubio — Short maintained his ties to Pence, and they paid off when Pence joined Trump’s ticket in July.

Short’s selection to be Trump’s legislative liaison is yet another manifestation of Pence’s outsized role in managing the Trump administration’s relationship with the Hill. ....

[cstanleytech]

44. Maybe, maybe not but regardless he should not be granted immunity until after he provides something

solid to make it worth granting it to him.

[L. Coyote]

45. Perhaps he has already worn a wire on Trump and Pence.

One can hope.

[cstanleytech]

46. To be honest I suspect that if he actually had something on Trump he would be wearing

a pair of cement lined shoes or Trump would simply make a deal with him of a pardon or a commutation like Scooter Libby was given for his silence.

[Orrex]

4. Wish I could read 90% of this thread

Wish I could have identified it as a twitterstorm before clicking on it.

[2naSalit]

6. +1

[L. Coyote]

8. You can catch up later. Twitter is where news breaks first.

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Or you can do your own research and looks stuff up the old-fashioned way when it is finally crawled by Google.

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[Orrex]

9. Or DU's twitter regurgitators could self-identify as such, as a courtesy

People have no problem tagging their posts as (nt) or (eom). When an OP is nothing other than a regurgitation of someone else's tweets, it would be a nice nod to etiquette if these posts included a subject line tag like (ltt) to let their readers know..

I know, I know. Anything that offers even the illusion of inconvenience to an OP is insupportable, but I can dream, can't I?

[L. Coyote]

13. Or, you can do a search and find the news for yourself.

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Don't blame me if you can't see the primary news source in the world today. Fix your own problem.

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[Orrex]

16. Yeah, why would I blame you for posting a zero-content OP?

Twitter regurgitators seem curiously invested in their regurgitations, and woe to any who question the value of such look-at-me posts.

[L. Coyote]

17. The content is there, it is major breaking news. Why are you blind to it?

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More importantly, after reading the OP title, why can't you find out for yourself what is happening in the world in less time than it takes to post a negative comment.

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[Orrex]

18. I'm not blind to it.

why can't you find out for yourself what is happening in the world in less time than it takes to post a negative comment.

Because I made the foolish mistake of thinking that your post might actually contribute something, rather than simply regurgitating someone else's contribution.

As has been stated repeatedly, a large number of DUers are unable to view these link-to-tweet posts, so the posters' regurgitations are blank. I don't understand why these regurgitators can't be bothered to identify their posts as nothing but links, but maybe I'm a jerk for expecting a minimum of courtesy. Adding an "LTT" tag is not an onerous request IMO.

No shit I can hunt down the information, thanks. But your post made it seem like you were contributing something worth reading, and it would have been nice if you'd included a disclaimer to prevent that impression.

[L. Coyote]

19. Who can't see Twitter? If you can, why do you complain.

A few people at work have Twitter blocked, right, because their employer does not want them on Twitter during work. Everyone else sees it.

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[Orrex]

22. I can't, nor can many others who've expressed similar frustration

And I complain because twitter regurgitators lose their shit when urged to display even a minimum of courtesy.

I would be happy to avoid those threads if there were some way to identify them, but twitter regurgitators refuse to make any concession that would allow this, for some reason. If you could have been bothered to label your OP as simply a regurgitation of someone else's tweets, I wouldn't even have brought it up.


Further, the workplace policies of other DUers are none of your damn business.

[L. Coyote]

25. You are welcome to avoid this thread instead of bombing it with negative comments.

Create your own thread the way you want if you don't like breaking news as it breaks.

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[Orrex]

26. You could have avoided it with a simple gesture requiring minimal effort

As stated, I would be happy to avoid all twitter regurgitations on DU, if only the regurgitators were willing to demonstrate the barest courtesy.

Hell, if they'd add an LTT tag or some equivalent, I'd happily Trash that tag, and we'd never have to discuss this again.


At least one other reader clicked on your OP with the mistaken belief that it would contain something worth reading (or able to be read). Why is that so difficult for you to grasp?

[LanternWaste]

32. As you interpret it rather than as it may be collectively interpreted.

"if only the regurgitators were willing to demonstrate the barest courtesy..."

As you interpret it rather than as it may be collectively interpreted.

Dig in and repeat the same line. That helps, too.

[LOL Lib]

33. I appreciate the twitter updates.

Not sure why it bothers some people and really don't care. Keep posting. Also I lol at people crying about posting etiquette. We have an orange madman in the WH and people are crying about message board etiquette? I wonder why shit puke rethuglicans think all liberals are snowflakes?

"Spoon feed me and do it nicely! If you don't I will drown you in tears or alert on you and try to silence you!" <insert face palm>

[Orrex]

61. I'm not crying about anything, so let me tell you where you can file your opinion

I see that you took it upon yourself to trash your fellow DUers. I note with interest that I've had posts hidden and threads locked for doing less, but it's clear that DU loves its tweets, so you get a pass despite your direct and obvious violation of the TOS.


If someone wants to regurgitate someone else's comments while adding nothing of value, that's up to them. And if others want to praise them for it, I guess that they're welcome to set the bar as low as they want.

[LOL Lib]

62. Cry harder....

You accuse me of trashing people on DU yet you are the one being nasty. Go ahead and tell me where I can file my opinion unless you are too scared.

[Orrex]

63. Right. You call me a snowflake, but I'm the one who's nasty

I look forward to many more months of positive contributions from you here at DU.

[L. Coyote]

10. dKos: BREAKING: White House Denies House Oversight Committee's Request

BREAKING: White House Denies House Oversight Committee's Request For Flynn Documents
By TrumpResistance

Breaking on Twitter just now-— the White House is trying to hide its documents on Flynn from the House Oversight Committee:

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[Gothmog]

11. I love watching Congressman Cummings work

He is a great lawyer and Congressman

[L. Coyote]

59. He set the trap a good while ago - Nov. 18 letter to Pence with Flynn warning!

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[Gothmog]

60. Again, Elijah Cummings is an amazing attorney and I love watching him set up people

I have a great deal of respect for Congressman Cummings

[spanone]

15. if they have subpoena power...subpoena them NOW

[triron]

20. They are guilty as well; coverup!

[L. Coyote]

21. WA Post - NY Times: White House Refuses to Turn Over Flynn Documents

"Lock him up! Lock him up!"

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[ismnotwasm]

23. It's gonna be a long four years

Lordy

[Tommy_Carcetti]

24. But didn't Rep. Cummings tell Trump he was the greatest President ever created?

According to Trump?

[Chasstev365]

27. Contempt of Congress charge should be brought IMMEDIATELY!

[L. Coyote]

28. That would follow on a subpoena, which should be forthcoming.

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[bucolic_frolic]

29. Congressional oversight?

I think at this case it is becoming evident that on many things
the White House is going to flout or ignore laws. It's like thumbing
their nose at Congress and saying "Yeah? What are you going to do
about it?"

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

34. What's Trump hiding?

Lock him up.

[ehrnst]

36. Worked out well for Nixon, didn't it? (nt)

[ffr]

37. Cover up. Plain and simple. Only those with something to hide do not cooperate.

Crooks and liars in the GOP and WH.

[L. Coyote]

38. "My government has recordings of more than one Trump"

From: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028967609

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[triron]

40. kick for visibility

[L. Coyote]

43. Flynn did not act alone.

[L. Coyote]

47. MADDOW: Cummings: May take White House subpoenas to get Flynn docs

Cummings: May take White House subpoenas to get Flynn docs

[L. Coyote]

48. Russians behind payments for Flynn's work for Turkey

The Rachel Maddow Show 4/25/17
Russians behind payments for Flynn's work for Turkey: Report

[L. Coyote]

49. Rep. Quiqley: Public Has Right To Know How Russia Impacted 2016 Election

[Bernardo de La Paz]

50. Did it work for Nixon?

Nope.

Stonewalling won't work for tRump.

[L. Coyote]

52. Yes it did.

June 17, 1972: The plumbers are arrested at 2:30 a.m. in the process of burglarizing and planting surveillance bugs in the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate Building Complex.

November 7, 1972: Nixon re-elected, defeating George McGovern with the largest plurality of votes in American history.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

53. No. 1974: Nixon resigns in disgrace. 1976: Republicans kicked out of office.

Further, your line does not apply to the analogy you are trying to create.

Nixon's stonewalling, like tRump's, came after the election.

[MFM008]

51. they build their own smoking guns.

dont they?

[L. Coyote]

54. The Interview That Could Hurt Michael Flynn

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55. Former White House Lawyer On Russia: 'This Is Treason'

[L. Coyote]

56. Sessions: 'Not Sure Anyone' Could've Caught Flynn's Foreign Payments (VIDEO)

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.... That’s a departure from White House press secretary Sean Spicer, who noted Thursday that Flynn’s security clearance was last issued during the Obama administration.

“We need to do a good job of vetting that, but that’s a complex issue, and I’m not sure anyone could be expected to find that,” Sessions told “Good Morning America.”

He told “Today” the same on Friday: “They do the best they can,” referring to the Trump transition team who vetted Flynn. “It’s impossible to know everything. I don’t know what they did in that case.”

Sessions noted to both programs that he didn’t expect to be involved in any potential investigation of Flynn, and he would not confirm that one existed. ..............

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57. Pence KNEW Flynn was a foreign agent while attending national security briefings

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[L. Coyote]

58. Trump and White House did background check of General Flynn

[L. Coyote]

64. Dworkin: Flynn paper trail will lead back to Trump & Pence

Apr 30, 2017

DCAT’s Scott Dworkin was blunt today on AM Joy: “Michael Flynn should be in jail - and a paper trail will lead back to Pence and Trump.” Tell Congress here [http://bit.ly/2mpmgDT] to demand a full, independent #TrumpRussia investigation with a special prosecutor and an independent non-partisan 9/11-style commission.

[L. Coyote]

65. VP Pence either lied or was extremely incompetent on Mike Flynn

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66. Jeff Sessions recuses himself from Flynn investigation

Sessions is guilty of the same thing Flynn is guilty of, he's a co-conspirator.

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