Ryan's request to block Clinton from intelligence briefings is denied

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan's attempt to block Hillary Clinton from receiving intelligence briefings once she's formally nominated by Democrats -- given her use of a private email server -- has failed.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told Ryan in a latter obtained Monday by CNN that he "does not intend to withhold briefings from any officially nominated, eligible candidate."

Ryan made the request after Clinton was severely criticized by the FBI for her email use, but not punished.

"Nominees for president and vice president receive these briefings by virtue of their status as candidates, and do not require separate security clearances before the briefings," Clapper wrote to Ryan. "Briefings for the candidates will be provided on an even-handed non-partisan basis."

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[apcalc]

1. I think Ryan did that

For the ' folks back home' in his red red red district, to help him get re-elected.
He couldn't have been serious, could he?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. Hard to say anymore

Republicans have overfed the Tea Party "Beast" to the point that they've got to do more and more extreme things to keep them coming out to the polls to vote for them- to the point that they've basically become part of the fringe and that most "sensible" Republicans have left the building or are being pushed out bit-by-bit.

[riversedge]

21. Ryan is a hard core conservative Republican. He meant it.

[MynameisBlarney]

2. LOL Ryan's such a WATB

He is soooooo out of his league as SoH.

[PJMcK]

12. WATB!!!

Had to go to Urban Dictionary for that one, Blarney. Good one!

[MynameisBlarney]

15. LOL

Wish I could take credit for that one, but thanks anyway.

[riversedge]

32. so did I.

[Doodley]

3. There has never been a bigger abuser of intelligence than Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld

They had the intelligence on Iraq and chose to ignore it, resulting in maybe a million Iraqi deaths, 4,400 American servicemen and women deaths, and an explosion in radicalized terrorist operations around the globe.

[Akicita]

9. You sure about that? Hillary was privy to that same intelligence as Senator on the Armed Services

Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee and she also supported the war?

[cstanleytech]

11. I kinda doubt they provided "all" the intel to the subcommittee.

If they had I suspect that the chances of Congress authorizing military action would have been far lower.

[Akicita]

13. Who knows. That subcommitte got intelligence briefings and Iraq was the hot topic.

[cstanleytech]

14. Yup but if they receive similarly slanted intel designed to influence their vote

and are not provide the real unslanted intel then its hardly their fault.

[Akicita]

22. That's a major scandal if that happened.

[cstanleytech]

23. Of course it is but its nearly impossible to prove if the intelligence agencies

withheld and or slanted the information provided to them at the request of the whitehouse.

[Doodley]

18. Clinton didn't cherry pick and manipulate intelligence to sell a war on a lie.

But if you want to say she is as culpable, I am not going to argue.

[Doodley]

19. Bush and Tony Blair agreed they would invade Iraq eight months before it happened.

Everything else was a tissue of lies and scaremongering.

[riversedge]

24. Do you think Bernie will continue to rag on about Hillary's

Iraq resolution vote after his heart felt endorsement today?

[Akicita]

25. No. Bernie caved big time.

[riversedge]

31. Whow!!!

[malthaussen]

4. Yeah, all things considered, Paul...

... I'm sure it would be much better for our nation if only Mr Trump received those briefings.

-- Mal

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. I don't know what Comey's assertions about Hillary's "carelessness" means

but I personally can't imagine anything scarier than Trump having access to classified information. And people actually died and/or were exposed due to the last (mis-)Administration's carelessness with intelligence!!! Hypocrites!!!

[malthaussen]

8. Frankly, I think his assertions mean...

... "If she weren't running for President, I'd bust her, but that would mean Trump in the WH, and I'm not crazy enough for that." Mind you, unlike a lot of folks around this issue, I don't consider it to be a major strike against Mrs Clinton.

-- Mal

[LuvLoogie]

28. She would not have been investigated if she were not running for president.

That's why the Right always loses to Hillary. They never balance their equations. Even the false equivalencias.

[beastie boy]

7. Ryan's next move: deny Hillary access to Fort Marcy Park because...

Vince Foster!

[cstanleytech]

10. " "Briefings for the candidates will be provided on an even-handed non-partisan basis." Ouch.

He just slapped Ryan a good one across the face with his partisanship attempt to screw Hillary over.

[4lbs]

16. That makes the Republican House, what, 0 for 100?

All those repeals of Obamacare that failed after leaving the House....

The Benghazi hearings.....

[freebrew]

17. He's the smart one????nt.

[Jopin Klobe]

20. Paul Ryan ...

... Idiot Republican Squeaker of the House ...

[katsy]

26. Dickwad

Anything to embarass the Democratic party. Fail.

We, however, don't need to return fire. They embarrass themselves.

[NanceGreggs]

27. In a related news story ...

... Paul Ryan's request to actually BE intelligent has been denied - again.

[MFM008]

29. A Junior League

Slap down.................

[Rex]

30. DENIED!

Something Ryan should be very accustomed to!