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MineralMan

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12. That there are specific ongoing investigations is classfied,

Reply to annabanana (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 20, 2017, 12:06 PM

Mar 2017

and won't be discussed in this hearing.

They won't comment on those things in this open hearing. In a closed hearing, they will, though. That's an important thing. This hearing is a public show. In many ways, it's meaningless, although we may get a real feel for what is going on. There will be a closed hearing. That would be the one that we'd love to be listening in on, but we won't be able to.

However, you can count on people in Congress to revel more after it.

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Please note: Comey and Rogers simply cannot talk about [View all] MineralMan Mar 2017 OP

But if there were NO connection cilla4progress Mar 2017 #1

RIGHT !!! What says more is what they can NOT say right now uponit7771 Mar 2017 #2

Sort of. Although the same answers could mean MineralMan Mar 2017 #7

Right. Patience. And read the analyses. :) Hortensis Mar 2017 #9

Not always. The fact of a specific investigation MineralMan Mar 2017 #3

But, so what about Clapper cilla4progress Mar 2017 #5

You could logically assume that, yes. MineralMan Mar 2017 #10

They admit Obama didn't wiretap trump but cannot say anything whenever trump people are mentioned. NightWatcher Mar 2017 #4

to me it seems to signal ongoing investigations as much as classification. . . n/t annabanana Mar 2017 #6

That there are specific ongoing investigations is classfied, MineralMan Mar 2017 #12

A lot of this is to get their 'no comments' on the Congressional record, though. randome Mar 2017 #8

We'll all take whatever we take from those "no comment" statements. MineralMan Mar 2017 #11