Ryan will ask the Director of Natl Intell to Deny HRC Access to Classified Info

[misterhighwasted]

On what basis?
She didn't lie to anyone.
She did not abuse her Security Clearance.
She did nothing wrong.
So on what grounds does he have to ask this?

Did he listen to Comey testifying ? Ryan & his court should be censored.

[DemonGoddess]

1. His basis is, is that he is a partisan hack

[misterhighwasted]

5. Guess the Only Person to step in for candidate Clinton will be

Joe Biden.
After this stupid stunt, the Pukes should fear a President Biden as much as they do a President Clinton.
Either way they are now future f'd.

Goodbye pukes.

[misterhighwasted]

2. Of course without access to classified info, she can not hold the Office of President

The Intell Director should rightly refuse Ryan's b.s. request.
and tell him to F Off.

[forjusticethunders]

13. THIS IS UNTRUE.

Being elected president, regardless of your ability to pass a FBI background check, ENTITLES you to know every single American secret, AND declassify/divulge it to anyone you want at any time, assuming there's a legitimate need to know (which is pretty broad for the US President)

The president is an original classification authority, and is in fact, the ability *to* classify information flows directly from the President. And while it's technically possible to say the President doesn't need to know a specific piece of information, it'd be pretty hard to come up with a legit justification.

[NYC Liberal]

14. The president is the one who classifies or declassifies info.

They have access to everything by virtue of being President.

[misterhighwasted]

15. Thanks. So the Presidency would be immune to RW kerfluffle

Apologies for my misinformation.

[BlueCaliDem]

3. And the Director of Natl Intell should - publicly! - REJECT Partisan Ryan's stupid request.

My god, but Republicans are playing politics with everything - just because they know they can't win on their policies since they don't have any that benefit anyone outside of their elitist club.

[drray23]

4. and ryan is ok with Trump getting the briefings ?

Thats the one he should be worried out. Not Hillary who has been first lady, senator and secretary of state. She has handled and seen more secret information than ryan ever will.

[misterhighwasted]

6. Yes. Quote..that "Constitutional Scholar Candidate" of theirs

Ryan is so screwed.

[misterhighwasted]

7. James Clapper, Natl Intel Director will tell Ryan to...

_________

[drray23]

8. Ryan must have missed civic classes.

Congress makes law and provides oversight. It is not the prerogative of congress to tell the executive branch how to do the job.

[CajunBlazer]

9. Yep, that ought to work out well for him

[Thinkingabout]

10. Well, the Republicans allowed the information of their plans for another Benghazi

Committee to try and destroy Hillary to Kevin McCarthy, he blew their cover. Republicans should show more concern towards their own members who have been lying about much.

[BlueMTexpat]

11. Frankly, I would be OK with

Hillary not getting classified briefings, so long as Trump doesn't either.

In fact, rather than have Doofus Don have ANY access whatsoever, I wish that she would voluntarily forego them so long as that means he CAN'T have access. After all, she can probably easily get up to speed AFTER the election when she is President-elect. She knows pretty much what's what already; it would just be an updating process for her.

Either that - or any materials/info distributed to both candidates be VERY watered down, as I hope these materials generally are. Doofus Don is a severe security liability. He simply cannot keep his mouth shut and there seems to be no connection whatsoever between whatever brain he has and what comes out of his mouth.

[ladym55]

12. He already did

John Nichols tweeted an image of the letter, but I can't find a link to it anywhere. It is all silly, stupid politicking by a very petty little man who cannot control his own caucus or accomplish any actual work in the House of Representatives.

The Director of National Intelligence, from what I understand, is part of the Executive Branch so we can pretty much expect the response to be a polite FU.

[Cha]

16. ON the basis that ryan is a gop craven idiot.