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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPaul Ryan: It's simple: Individuals who are extremely careless w/ classified info should be denied
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Guess, Ryan will be silent on Trumps naughty today!
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It's simple: Individuals who are extremely careless w/ classified info should be denied further access to it.
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Speaker Ryan Presses for Action on Clinton Recklessness with Classified Information
July 7, 2016|Speaker Ryan Press Office
Today at his weekly press briefing, Speaker Ryan discussed the letters he sent to FBI Director James Comey and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper earlier today in response to the FBIs conclusion of its investigation of Secretary Clinton, as well as other measures House Republicans are taking to restore effective oversight. Below are his opening remarks:
This morning, FBI Director James Comey is testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Right now, there are still far more questions than answers regarding the investigation of Secretary Clinton. The director himself has said that this matter requires unusual transparency. And I completely agree.
That is why I have sent a letter to Director Comey requesting that he release all of the unclassified findings of this investigation.
In addition, I have sent a letter to the Director of National Intelligence requesting that he refrain from providing classified briefings to Secretary Clinton during the campaign. Here is why. In Director Comeys statement on Tuesday, he said, and I will quote:
This is not to suggest that in similar circumstances, a person who engaged in this activity would face no consequences. To the contrary, those individuals are often subject to security or administrative sanctions.
And just this morning, he stated that there are often very severe consequences for mishandling classified information.................
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Paul Ryan: It's simple: Individuals who are extremely careless w/ classified info should be denied (Original Post)
riversedge
May 2017
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Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)1. There you go,if you thought the Hillary e-mails were off the table.
The Rethugs are going all in,they now know their brand is toast and they will burn anyone who objected to their policies.
Mr. Ected
(9,672 posts)2. So if we EVER hear them say "What about the emails?" again
We simply respond by saying that Trump's national security breaches were fully authorized and accepted by the Republican Party.
Ohioblue22
(1,430 posts)3. we should spend all the time between now and trump's impeachment
calling ryan's office and repeat thia over and over