Who do you think organized yesterday's meeting between the Intelligence Chiefs?

[kentuck]

Just last week, John Bolton was calling it a "witch hunt" but he was singing in the choir today. What or who changed his mind?

The FBI Director, with Sarah Sanders standing there, said that the FBI was doing an honorable job from top to bottom. In no uncertain terms, he did not appreciate the name-calling and the blame placed upon his organization by this Administration.

Kirstjen Nielsen, Homeland Security Director, said our democracy was in the "crosshairs" of another attack. Who persuaded her to join the group?

Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence, said he still did not understand what happened in Helsinki? When asked a question, he passed it on, like a hot potato, to John Bolton.

Bolton said that Putin said that "election meddling" was the first issue they talked about in their secret meeting. Rather feeble that he had to use Putin as his source to verify.

Do you think Donald Trump organized this group to inform the American public that we were being attacked again? Or do you think they organized the group on their own, in the interest of national security? Will Trump look to fire someone?

[samnsara]

1. barron

[empedocles]

9. where is kid barron and melanie lately?

[riversedge]

2. I have wondered that also (most of media is crediting Trump). I really do not know. Perhaps

John Kelly (I think he does have a few morals left)

[awesomerwb1]

6. John Kelly??

At this point, after all that's happened you think he's not fully on board with the dump cult?

Us Dems are wayyyy too trusting and willing to give these traitors a pass. Kelly along with Miller were the masterminds of separating children and parents at the border. Kelly was talking about it while he was DHS secretary. He's as morally bankrupt as the rest.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. It is still an open question.......

We will have to see what they actually do as the Orange Puke continues to call on Russia and Putin to do his dirty work for him to stay in power.

[Achilleaze]

4. republicans need to prove to me that this ain't just a CYA* ploy

I don't trust them. They may being trying to get out in front with a propaganda spew, so later they can claim "golly gee, we tried our super-duper very best, but our russian black-op buddies were just too darn much and got all our lowlife, greedhead, morally-twisted republican wankers elected again. Heh, heh." - KGOP republicans


* Cover Your Ass (R)

[spanone]

5. a total smokescreen..so they can say they 'we acknowledged and tried to curtail it' or some bullshit

[murielm99]

10. Yes, smokescreen.

If the Democrats win big in November, they will say it was rigged in our favor. They will say the Russians did it. Trump will shout about fake elections and do everything he can to cause chaos. We may have contested elections. We may have to fight in the courts for every seat.

This is a setup. After all, they are trump officials.

[Merlot]

11. That was my first thought as well

"If the Democrats win big in November, they will say it was rigged in our favor."

It's really all about undermining trust in democracy and elections. If they can undermine trust, it doesn't matter if they win or loose seats, they still win.

[Sneederbunk]

7. It wasn't Crazy Uncle Donnie.

[duforsure]

8. Wasn't trump

They are now working against him because they know that he's working for putin, and they can't trust anything he says or claims, and he's committed treason against this country. They are turning against him in Congress now also except some that are still compromised and helping trump and putin still.

[Merlot]

12. I really don't think they are working against trumpft

Nice thought that these snakes would suddenly decide to go against their core beliefs and agendas, but I don't see it happening like that. Probably just a smokescreen because they know the election interference will benefit them.

[kentuck]

13. You may be right?

Then Trump goes out a few hours later and calls it all a "hoax". What are people to believe??

[procon]

14. I'm going with CYA for the win, Alex.

There is still no official nationwide federal effort to coordinate government security efforts doward to the precinct level. No one is putting out guidelines or recommendations, and there's no assurance to the public that there state's voting procedures can be trusted to deliver an accurate vote.

Add to that, Trump is still doing his stage act and calling the Russian attacks, "a hoax" by the Democrats. In other words, nothing has changed.

[blueinredohio]

15. They just want you to THINK they're doing something.

I don't believe they are trying to stop anything involving Russia, they're all in too deep.

[global1]

16. Two Comments Here....

1. Now they are doing this 97 days before the Midterms. What were they doing for the last 2 years. Too little - too late.

2. This is just Trump's way to be on both sides of the issue so he can declare a win no matter what happens. You know - he can never admit he was wrong.

[GemDigger]

17. After reading comments I realized Trumps plan of getting us to distrust intelligence is working.

Maybe these are the only remaing REAL PATRIOTS left in his administration and they are giving us as much warning as they can without getting their asses fired. Don't jump the gun. There still are real patriot republicans out there that are not trump republicans.
I may be wrong but I may be right.