Grassley & Graham say DOJ should investigate Christopher Steele for false statements to authorities

[MelissaB]

Grassley and Graham say DOJ should investigate Christopher Steele - author of the Trump-Russia dossier - for allegedly making false statements to authorities

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How do you spell Kompromat again?

[Zoonart]

1. Shoot the messenger!

Old as time.

[MelissaB]

3. I think they are shooting an anything that moves.

Maybe even if it doesn't (Clinton Foundation).

[BigmanPigman]

17. They obviously are crooked as Hell and when this is eventually

looked at objectively in the future they will not be viewed as anything but complicit, greedy sociopaths who sold our country to the enemy in the name of their party. History will not smile on them. In the meantime, we have to win the midterms!

[pandr32]

21. What cornered desperados do

Hopefully the end is nigh for the whole administration and GOP.

[Alice11111]

38. Exactly. Kind of like when they went after Dan Rather

for reporting W didnt show up for duty.

[uponit7771]

2. The KGOP gives more credibility to Steele's dossier the more they fight it, if it's a nothing burger

... that is going nowhere then let it fizzle out.

But they know already its going somewhere

[MelissaB]

5. Which is why I don't under them standing in the way at this point.

Lindsey Graham did a complete flip flop on Trump.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. Kompromat?

I don't get it either, so that could be a possibility?

[MyNameIsKhan]

28. I am surprised as well, salacious Kompromat of Lindsey !

[MyNameIsKhan]

29. This one perhaps...

http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2015/06/15/lindsey_graham_gay_rumors_are_they_hurting_his_presidential_chances.html

Lurking behind the media’s fascination with Graham’s singlehood is an assumption about his sexuality. Gay rumors have long plagued the senator, and other South Carolina politicians have even implied that Graham is closeted. (Graham has declared that he “ain’t gay.”) These whispers become shouts on the late-night circuit, where comedians like Jon Stewart and John Oliver earn laughs by ridiculing Graham’s ostensibly effeminate mannerisms. Recently, Larry Wilmore felt compelled to push back against one of his guests, who laughingly stated she thinks Graham is gay. “Here’s the thing,” Wilmore said:

Sometimes people … mak[e] that insinuation, like there’s something wrong with you if you are single at a certain age. They always put you down as damaged or gay, like those are related.

[Alice11111]

39. Yep, which means Lindsey sees him as being safe, normalized,

within the party. Trump always has left a path of destruction behing him (bankruptcies, unpaid workers), and he usually comes out relatively unscathed. Manafort, Bannon, Flynn and others are going down for their illegal deeds while getting him elected (no sympathy for any of them), but Trump's still playing.

Billy Bush is fired for the interview and Trump becomes Prez.

Lindsey and others have helped normalize him again.

[OnDoutside]

4. I'd like Fusion GPS to investigate Grassley, Graham, Ryan, McConnell and Nunes for a start. That

would move things on.

[MelissaB]

6. I'd donate! That's a bloody brilliant idea.

[OnDoutside]

10. Yeah, that would be a great crowd funding idea !

[Alice11111]

40. Would be! However, this investigation is meant to scare off

Anyone from investigating Repubs, eventhough they evidently started the investigation.

[avebury]

11. If Fusion GPS is smart they are doing so in order to protect themselves.

The KGOP will be just as interested in destroying Fusion GPS and anybody and everybody who they perceive to be a threat.

[Justice]

25. How do we set it up?

[BoneyardDem]

8. BOY....Just a flurry of anti Dem investigation from the Dotard crowd.

67% of the nation sees right through this.

Go ahead with the investigation an make the whole dossier and the investigation findings public. We ALL deserve to see the full extent of the dossier.

[Alice11111]

41. I think half or more see through it, and about half believe it.

They get their onfo from Fox, and it has been pounding the Dems on this for months.

[exboyfil]

9. One thing I have learned

is that, unless you have a government job that requires you to answer questions from the FBI, then don't answer questions from the FBI.

[gratuitous]

12. Grassley: "I don't take lightly making a referral for criminal investigation"

I'll bet you don't, Chuckles. I surmise that your ass is on the line here, as well as a bunch of other corrupt Republican office-holders. You're dead serious about derailing any investigation, and your fatuous statement about everyone needing to follow the law and be truthful with the FBI should earn you several roundhouse kicks to the nads.

[Alice11111]

42. That's exactly what is happening.

Grassley is a slithering snake in the grass.

[ProudLib72]

13. This pisses me off bigly

I wish the British government would make a statement condemning this. After all, this does sort of impugn their credibility as well.

[Alice11111]

44. I thought the same thing, but he was a FORMER British

spy, as far as we know. He wasn't working for the UK at the time, unless he had some side gigs we do not know about . I wish they would too, but May is overwhelmed with her own troubles and Brexit, plus they need us to be their BFF now for trade.

This probably ends his career with a few million $$$ attorney fees
I guess he will write books though, if the Repubs don't figure out a way to send him to prison. They are hunting for scapegoats.

[ProudLib72]

47. Remember when the dossier first went public?

There was big deal made about just who this Steele character was. As I recall, someone from MI-6 or the government who knew Steele when he worked for MI-6 vouched for him. There may have been some from our own intelligence who vouched for his credentials as well.

I just hope this goes nowhere.

[Alice11111]

48. Yes, I tracked it down and was surprised when I read it.

He was hiding out for awhile. Several reports said that.he was respected, and he had possibly done work for the FBI, (possibly in between being commissioned by the conservatives--as they are being referred to now) and Hillary).

Then, there were reports that Jeb! had initially commissioned it, which makes since, and he never denied it. As all of the Repubs were dropping out, then Hillary eventually picked it up.

It is so obvious that the Repubs are covering their own butts and making this a threat to anyone who exposes facts against them. It won't improve our relationship with the UK. Our allies will be less likely to give us information, lest they get caught up in scandals or have their own intelligence used as a political football by the Repubs. A few Repubs get that, but most have the CYA priority.

Oh well, we're Number 1! America first and in it's own cocoon.

[ProudLib72]

49. Yes, I remember the Bush thing

I could swear I saw that toward the beginning of the discussion and then later on it was verified that he had, indeed, commissioned and partially paid Steele. I haven't heard that this time, though. Maybe someone needs to remind these senators of that little fact (as well as the fact that Mueller is a republican).

Can you imagine if Jeb had won? Would we have seen the pee tapes by now? Not that I like any of the Bushes, but Jeb (and some congress people) would probably have wanted to kill off this populist candidate hype once and for all.

[Alice11111]

50. We would have been much better off, not on the verge of nuclear war, & Hillary may have beaten him.

He wouldn't be playing footsie with the Russians, but the Bushes have been known to cheat...most all Repubs.

[Historic NY]

14. It was McCain who gave the dossier to the FBI

[link:http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/313716-mccain-gave-dossier-containing-sensitive-information-to-fbi|]

Byron York: McCain associate subpoenaed in Trump dossier probe
[link:http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-mccain-associate-subpoenaed-in-trump-dossier-probe/article/2644460|]

[Irish_Dem]

36. McCain is Lindsey's special friend, why didn't McCain bury the dossier? nt

[Alice11111]

43. As an emissary, which was smart of Fusion and Steele.

They did just what they should do.

[Phoenix61]

15. I knew they were scum

But they are even scummier than I thought, and that's saying something. Noticed they are not questioning the truthfulness of anything in the dossier. They must be getting really desperate to throw up a smoke screen this obvious. Go Mueller!!!

[Alice11111]

45. Dan Rather reporting on W all over again.

Their scuminess can't be overstated. No morals.

[elleng]

16. Kissing up to their 'makers,' but it's OK because the FBI will get to the FACTS.

[oasis]

18. Graham has never strayed from being a GOP piece of shit. nt

[BSdetect]

19. Confirms that they are all involved in treason.

[underpants]

20. .....and Sessions?

Anyone?

[kentuck]

27. These latest reports implicate Sessions much more than anything in the past...

in my opinion.

[Alice11111]

51. Sounds like he's on his way out and they are vetting EPA Destroyer.Pot shots may have been the final

straw or wisps of smoke. What an irony if they use that or, if it is, a reason to sack him.

[Freethinker65]

22. Sessions DOJ? Investigating false statements???? Hahahahaha.

[Renew Deal]

23. Will they refer Sessions for criminal charges?

[SamKnause]

24. The entire Republican party are frauds, liars, and cons !!!!!

[kentuck]

26. Are Grassley and Graham just the latest "recruits"?

For the crime syndicate attempting a coup upon our nation?

[davsand]

30. He's a British Citizen.

US jurisdiction over him is pretty limited, even IF he ever did anything wrong.

These people are not just crazy like a shithouse rat, but they are also not terribly bright.






Laura

[dlk]

31. Christopher Steele is a British Citizen - How Silly Can Republicans Get?

They are the masters of wasting taxpayer dollars!

[Squinch]

46. This! WTF is wrong with these people??

[Me.]

32. What Are They Talking About?

Did he testify and was he under oath. Also, what jurisdiction do they have over a Brit who did 'his' investigation in Europe?

“This referral does not pertain to the veracity of claims contained in the dossier. The referral is for further investigation only, and not intended to be an allegation of a crime.”

[duforsure]

33. When this is over

They'll be numerous ranking Republicans looking at jail time.

[OKNancy]

34. disgusting - Do they really think they are going to charge a British citizen?

This is all such bull shit

[triron]

35. This will backfire.

[Irish_Dem]

37. I don't think they are protecting Trump anymore. So who are they protecting?

[tavernier]

52. Wow... whatever he has on Lindsay

must be beyond what can cause him to have the vapors. I’m thinking it has to do with $$$ and JAIL.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

53. I have to suspect that the motivation for this is way worse than

merely political tribalism (protecting "our" president/party). This is so off the wall (not to mention unlikely to occur, since Steele, a British subject, is outside the jurisdiction of this ridiculous kangaroo court) that they have to be trying to protect their very own asses by trying to discredit the entire investigation. Kompromat? Dodgy financial dealings with the Russians? If it's anything like that, Mueller will find out. They are not helping themselves.

[lanlady]

54. Are these 2 clowns

—even aware that as a British subject, Steele owes the US government precisely nothing?

This a gratuitous slap in the face to the professionalism of MI6. I hope its people are working overtime on dozens more dossiers with kompromat on Trump.

What is it about Trump that makes so many public figures go out and ruin their own reputations and dignity? I just don’t get it.