Comey talks Russia with senators in closed-door briefing

[titaniumsalute]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) FBI Director James Comey discussed Russia with members of the Senate Intelligence Committee Friday afternoon, as questions swirl about how expansive lawmakers will make their investigations into Russia's influence in last year's election.

The senators were tight-lipped as they left the meeting to start their week-long recess, but one attendee said the closed-door briefing was about Russia. Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who was at the meeting, would not comment afterward but later tweeted: "I am now very confident Senate Intel Comm I serve on will conduct thorough bipartisan investigation of #Putin interference and influence."

Warner also said the committee has put in place a process to ensure the White House does not destroy documents lawmakers need for their investigation.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/17/politics/comey-russia-senate/index.html

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The last sentence was very telling.

[tenorly]

1. The really telling one for me was Narco Rubio's "am now very confident" bit

That probably means the fix is in.

Once it goes through said committee, this scandal will wear more whitewash than Mykonos.

[dalton99a]

3. Yep.

[2naSalit]

2. It's one of the things

all federal workers are supposed to do, not destroy documentation involved with any federal investigation. Most of us have to take a training session on it at least once a year, some must go through it more often. There are many training modules for this, the one I'm most familiar with is FISSA.

[wcmagumba]

4. Were Democratic Senators in this meeting...

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or were they excluded as usual from the ReThug, cool kid, reindeer games?

[titaniumsalute]

5. Yes

Schumer and Webb

[wcmagumba]

6. This is good, thanks...

[Moosepoop]

7. And Warner n/t

[titaniumsalute]

9. OOps...I meant Warner. Not Webb.

[Crash2Parties]

8. Translation: Putin partner met with other Putin partners to discuss the "investigation"

Why do I have zero confidence that any investigation will be impartial and follow every lead it should to ensure a foreign government hasn't been influencing our government?

[moonscape]

14. I'll see your zero confidence and raise

you to sub-zero.

Any investigation needs to be an independent commission outside of Congress. But, they'll do something because they have to, then say nothing to see here, and continue to insist there was an investigation.

[tavernier]

10. I think there is something there

to be optimistic about... finally...

[Hugin]

11. Comey being all discreet and sensitive now...

Is more than I can stomach.

[NNadir]

15. That's unusual for a KGB agent, "discreet and sensitive."

[ProudLib72]

12. The FBI is only one agency

They had better not try to cover up or the other agencies will turn the faucet on full blast.

[NNadir]

13. A traitor being interviewed by traitors? Any Democrats in the room, or did Putin have them...

barred?

[NBachers]

16. Special Prosecutor is the only way to expose the truth. Comey's nothing but a Russia-humping traitor

[Tatiana]

17. I have zero faith in the FBI to conduct any legitimate investigation.

I'll wait to hear from the CIA...

[lark]

18. Won't happen.

drumpf has been reprimanded by the courts 26 times for shredding documents after they were indicted and paid fines in some of them. You can bet, documents and tapes are indeed being destroyed, it's his pattern.