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bpj62

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6. The Senate Confirms

Reply to Duppers (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 07:49 AM

Jul 2019

The house has nothing to do with his confirmation. The Senate is also in recess so unless Mitch calls them back nothing will happen until September. It does force the house leadership to rethink thier strategy because if he reclassifies everything then Muellers investigation was wasted.

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Former CIA intelligence officer on John Ratcliffe [View all] Duppers Jul 2019 OP

We are being strangled by traitors BSdetect Jul 2019 #1

⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧⇧ ⇧ spanone Jul 2019 #8

Indeed. Traitors, otherwise known as... Duppers Jul 2019 #23

It's too soon, watoos Jul 2019 #2

Yesterday would've been a good time. Duppers Jul 2019 #3

Don't let this muthafucka skate through the hearings. nt oasis Jul 2019 #4

Block him at the confirmation hearing...or kiss our security goodbye. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2019 #5

The Senate Confirms bpj62 Jul 2019 #6

Not wasted, he can't classify what's already public... CaptainTruth Jul 2019 #7

THIS. Hortensis Jul 2019 #18

This is NOT a helpful statement. zentrum Jul 2019 #9

This looks like it may be the final nail in the coffin. pangaia Jul 2019 #10

Who's in tRUMP's ear? He is too stupid to know how to put all these people in place! SayItLoud Jul 2019 #11

You nailed it. watoos Jul 2019 #13

Oh I do declare, where is my fainting couch? watoos Jul 2019 #12

I'm not up on all the arcane rules of the Senate.... ewagner Jul 2019 #14

Is there some kind of rule that only Republicans can put a "hold" on these things? Autumn Jul 2019 #15

There was also a bit about the statute that created the DNI DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #16

Other than the fact he has NO experience for the job, Bayard Jul 2019 #17

Nope, the House cannot see all of it Duppers Jul 2019 #20

"Can he do that without Congressional approval?" Duppers Jul 2019 #21

"It will be inherent to his job to classify and declassify." Hortensis Jul 2019 #19

Another problem: IF RATcliffe classifies... Duppers Jul 2019 #22