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Democrats not invited to DOJ briefing on FBI informant

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From Politico:

The White House has invited two senior House Republicans — and no Democrats — to a Thursday briefing to facilitate access for lawmakers to information about an FBI informant involved in the investigation of Russian contacts with President Donald Trump's campaign.

The briefing, coordinated by White House chief of staff John Kelly, was agreed to Monday when Trump met with FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to discuss Congress' demands for these classified documents.
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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/22/fbi-informant-meeting-doj-gop-democrats-white-house-603275

Can anyone say this act is transparency? That it is without bias and without political prejudice?

 
I thought they said this wasn't political. It's political? Wow, who knew? excluding Democrats? Nothing to see here folks. They didn't ask! Lulz.
 
Chomsky said:
This is how dictatorial and authoritarian regimes regimes operate - they control information.
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Have any democrats asked to see the information?
 
Mach said:
You're really going with that? Oh fletch.

They are asking now. So now what?
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They should not have had to ask. Either we have Congressional oversight or we have a joke, a facade, a charade, government in coma. There is no in between.
 
Unitedwestand13 said:
Both parties should have been told, even if one did not ask
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I think it would probably be best if some democrats went along, but I am not aware of any democrats that have actually showed any interest in seeing the info, are you?
 
jnug said:
They should not have had to ask. Either we have Congressional oversight or we have a joke, a facade, government in coma. There is no in between.
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Of course it's a joke. Of course they shoudn't have to ask. The House is a joke right now, with Ryan the second coming, lame-ducking himself, and "Freedom Caucus" morons making a mockery of the duties of the House. We all know it, but apparently we get to watch them **** on the U.S. until election time. It's painful to watch.
 
jnug said:
They should not have had to ask. Either we have Congressional oversight or we have a joke, a facade, government in coma. There is no in between.
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Republicans have been the ones demanding to see this information, democrats have been trying to cover it up. Democrats have shown zero interest in oversight. Thats why they are going.
 
Mach said:
Of course it's a joke. Of course they shoudn't have to ask. The House is a joke right now, with Ryan the second coming, lame-ducking himself, and "Freedom Caucus" morons making a mockery of the duties of the House. We all know it, but apparently we get to watch them **** on the U.S. until election time. It's painful to watch.
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Name for me the democrat who has insisted that the congress be able to see this info.
 
Fletch said:
Name for me the democrat who has insisted that the congress be able to see this info.
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Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, have demanded that Democratic lawmakers be included in any private discussions over access to details about the informant. Trump has suggested, without evidence, that the informant may have actually been a spy planted in his campaign to undermine his White House bid — an allegation that has enraged Democrats.
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Try watching something other than Fox news or listening to Trump. Maybe then you'll have a clue?

Of course they didn't ask for such a meeting. IT"S IMPROPER. Now that Rosenstein agreed, of course they would ask to hear it, and of course they the WHITE HOUSE should have asked who will attend.
 
Fletch said:
Republicans have been the ones demanding to see this information, democrats have been trying to cover it up. Democrats have shown zero interest in oversight. Thats why they are going.
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The instant this became a meeting with members of congress it became a congressional oversight meeting and they should have been invited without having to ask. Its that simple. There is no other answer. There is no alternative fact.
 
Mach said:
Try watching something other than Fox news or listening to Trump. Maybe then you'll have a clue?
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Shumer has been demanding the release of this info?
 
jnug said:
The instant this became a meeting with members of congress it became a congressional oversight meeting and they should have been invited without having to ask. Its that simple. There is no other answer. There is no alternative fact.
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Says who? You?The democrats have not joined in demanding the justice department release this info and are now whining about not being invited to see it. You guys are pathetic.
 
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