Susan Rice illegally unmasked names for political reasons

[jimj]

Originally Posted by doggiedog9

Wow and CNN, NBC, ABC , CBS won't even cover this...filibuster, russian metro attack, Trump's salary donation...and the NHL saying no to South Korea Olympics are their headlines

It is my understanding CNN has actually said they will not cover the story...

[jimj]

Originally Posted by LS Jaun

At 28 years old, giving advise to Bill Clinton on Rwanda This is who was making national security decisions, a 28 year old fresh out of college! When you see that Eric Holder was selling guns the the drug Cartels and Obama was trading Deserters for Terrorist you can see just how incompetent our government is

He wasn't a "deserter", according to Rice he "served with honor and distinction"...

[Redd Jedd]

Originally Posted by BentBow

None of it is classified. All can be obtained with a FOIA request.
It was not unethical to go tell the sitting president, there is evidence of espionage, after the election.
He is the President. There is no separation of powers to hide espionage from the President of the USA, when it involved him as the one spied on.

Who does the head of intelligence committees report to?

It is unethical to discuss any findings or evidence with the person or persons under investigation. The investigation is not looking into any spying on the president or president elect. The investigation is looking into Russian interfering with the 2016 election, any associated person or persons that may be involved with that issue. Of course, any other crimes or criminal acts will also be investigated.

And if you are thinking the House and Senate Intelligence committees report to the president, you are wrong.

Overview of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Responsibilities and Activities
Mission: The Committee was created by the Senate in 1976 to “oversee and make continuing studies of the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government,” to “submit to the Senate appropriate proposals for legislation and report to the Senate concerning such intelligence activities and programs,” and to “provide vigilant legislative oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States to assure that such activities are in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the United States.”
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/about

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
HPSCI is charged with oversight of the United States Intelligence Community—which includes the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the following seventeen elements of the U.S. Government—and the Military Intelligence Program.

H. R£S. 658
[Report No. 95-498]
IN THE HOUSE OE BEPKESENTATIVES
JUNE 27,197Y
Mr. WRIGHT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Rules
JULY 13,197Y
Keported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be
printed.
JULY 14,1977
Considered, amended, and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Resolved, That it is the purpose of this resolution to establish a new permanent select committee of the House, to be known as the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to oversee and make continuing studies of the intelligence and intelligence related activities and programs of the United States Government, and to submit to the House appropriate proposals for legislation and report to the House concerning such intelligence and intelligence-related activities and programs. In carrying out this purpose, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence shall make every effort to assure that the appropriate departments and agencies of the United States provide informed and timely intelligence necessarily for the executive and legislative branches to make sound decisions affecting the security and vital interests of the Nation. It is further the purpose of this resolution to provide vigilant legislative oversight over the intelligence' and intelligence related activities of the United States to assure that, such activities are in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the United States.
History and Jurisdiction | U.S. House of Representatives

[Quick Enough]

Originally Posted by Goodnight

That wasn't Nunes holding a press conference on nothing?


If you truly worked in the senate then you should undertand that Nunes was undermining his own committee, actually plain common sense should tell you that his actions were inappropriate.


Yes both Schiff and Nunes appeared on television but Schiff didn't go out on his own and hold a media event on some new discovery.

"actually plain common sense should tell you that his actions were inappropriate."

The FACTS say otherwise.

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

"actually plain common sense should tell you that his actions were inappropriate."

The FACTS say otherwise.

How so? He reports to the President who's the subject of the investigation on the progress of the investigation before reporting the new information to his fellow committee members??? The President is not his boss.

[hooligan]

Originally Posted by jimj

It is my understanding CNN has actually said they will not cover the story...

Well, thus far, they've done a terrible job of NOT covering it, then. It's being beaten into the ground there just like it is on other outlets.

[johnsonkk]

Originally Posted by jimj

It is my understanding CNN has actually said they will not cover the story...

And no surprise. CNN doesn't know a quality news story unless it hits them in the head.