Lindsey Graham: Intel Agencies Investigating Whether Certain Campaigns Coordinated with Russia

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite



by Alex Griswold | 1:31 pm, January 8th, 2017

South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday that he believes the U.S. intelligence community is still investigating whether one of the presidential campaigns coordinated with the Kremlin.

“Are there still active investigations going on to try to figure out if there was coordination between campaigns and Moscow?” asked host Chuck Todd.

“You asked me what should we do. We should get to bottom of all things Russia when it came to the 2016 election, period,” Graham responded. “Wherever it leads in whatever form.”

“Is that currently happening now in other investigative agencies? F.B.I., a joint task force, anything like that?” asked Todd. “Is that currently happening and we just don’t know about it?”

“I believe that it’s happening. But you need to talk to them because I don’t want to speak for them,” Graham said.

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/lindsey-graham-intel-agencies-investigating-whether-certain-campaigns-coordinated-with-russia/

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1. "whether one of the presidential campaigns coordinated with the Kremlin"--just out it: "Trump"

geesh, so secretive, Lindsey

[denbot]

2. drip, drip, drip..

The GOP knows that Twitler is a liability, and they don't need him with the White House, Senate, Lower House, and a Supreme Court pick.

[yallerdawg]

3. Republicans will not be saving his ass.

[sarah FAILIN]

4. I think they will fry his ass

As soon as it is possible to slide Pence in his place. They want control, but they know he is too crazy to control.

[Achilleaze]

16. The Pence of Darkness (R) is also grossly ILLEGITIMATE

The Russians mucked up our election to get the Trump-Pence Republican team elected. The whole freaking ticket is illegitimate.

And I suspect the Republican Senate "majority" and a lot of Republican House seats are also rank, stinking, foul, and grossly illegitimate.

[sarah FAILIN]

23. I do not disagree

But I don't see anything that can be done about it. Right now I'm hoping Pence would protect us from Russia at least and keep Putin in line.

[Catamount]

11. Awesome

WOW, never thought he'd be the one to be so brave, repeating so many of Hilary;s warnings from early in the election.
Stay safe Senator, and thank you!

[mdbl]

12. Where was that dumbass during the election?

Did he even make a peep?

[mtngirl47]

25. this was an interview during the primary.

Graham spoke up quite a bit---to everyone's surprise.

[Calista241]

37. sure they will.

in 13 days it'll be Trump appointees giving testimony to the house and senate committees. How do you think those will turn out?

[MrPurple]

5. I'd be worried Trump could put a lid on this when he appoints heads of intel agencies n/t

[roamer65]

7. Nixon couldn't do it.

Dump won't be able to, either.

They will get him.

[MrPurple]

8. The Dems had majorities in Congress to keep the Watergate investigation going

It was Congress, not the intel agencies that brought Nixon down.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. Nixon lost the battle when members of his own party lost faith in him. NT

[sarah FAILIN]

24. if plotting with Putin doesn't cost him what faith they had..

Nothing will.

[moonscape]

33. But that was a far different Repub Party n/t

[paleotn]

35. Yes, but as awful as they are....

...many hate the very ground Trump walks on. Politics is politics, but saying your opponents father was involved in the JFK assassination is way beyond the pale. Criticizing McCain 's war record is way beyond the pale. Republicans have a lot of scores to settle with the her tweetenfuhrer.

[roamer65]

26. Just wait and watch.

[adigal]

45. As Schumer said last week, if you mess with the intelligence agencies, they will mess

you up "six ways from Sunday."
There will be enough lifelong professionals in these "companies" that they can take him down. Think Russia, or sex videos, or business ties with Russia and China. They will bring him down.

[souledout2JC]

40. That is the WORST thing you can think of to be worried about?

Tweety bird is busy appointing the most evil talking heads he can find in all of Washington and beyond to kill this country until we no longer recognize it and he will make 43 look like a kid in a sand box (which he was) and getting rid of Obama care is a non-issue. Worry my children about issues that MATTER please! Our president was just elected by a foreign government and nobody is doing anything about it. Our president plays with his telephone to make policy. Our president plans to put his children in high positions of power including the oval office. Would somebody please start worrying about something that matters????????????????

[ElementaryPenguin]

43. Uh...Are you actually suggesting THIS DOESN'T MATTER???

WTF, SOLDOUT??

[PearliePoo2]

6. As Uncle Joe from Scranton would say:

"This is a big fucking deal".

(And I would say, "Nail their treasonous asses".)

K&R

[shraby]

9. If true, all I can say is FANTASTIC

I hope Graham doesn't do what he did with the torture revelations. He was against and horrified, then went along.

[Kingofalldems]

13. Roger Stone?

[PearliePoo2]

14. Jesus...this gives me hope! There's like 12 days to stop this madman!

I'm so fucking scared and full of doom, I can hardly sleep.
Each revelation of intent from the 'Cabal of Coup' is worse than the day before.
I'm heartened by what McCain and Graham are doing. (I can't believe I even typed that) But I know they hate and loathe DJT's guts so that gives me some hope.
I notice McCain said he wants a Select committee to investigate but "Leadership" (fucking McConnell) is against it but he said if more comes out, that can quickly CHANGE.
AND...they are going to introduce some real 'Whoop-Ass' sanctions on Putin and hurt him even more financially.
Then the ball will really be in Traitor Don's court, eh?

[Achilleaze]

15. Shit will hit Republican fan in late January-early February

I reckon.

You go Senator.

[Eyeball_Kid]

20. I suspect a knee-buckling curve ball: the leak of Trumpy's tax returns.

And, oh, is he going to be pissed.

[Ligyron]

34. You just know someone has them.

Maybe saving it for ----?

[Ligyron]

17. In some respects, I hope Trump stays in long term so as to damage the GOP brand as much

and for as long as possible. The damage he will cause to so many people and the America we love is the danger but I doubt Pence will be any improvement.

[Vinca]

19. Pence was part of the campaign. If there is proof the campaign was in cahoots with the Russians,

I don't know how any of them could stay in power. The successor would more likely be the Speaker of the House, assuming he's got clean hands re the Russians. We really should have a whole new election, but I don't know how that would happen.

[Eyeball_Kid]

21. The intelligence community will want to be in front of all this,

or another investigative body will find collusion between Putin and Trumpy. The intelligence community made their move, so they've committed to going down the path they're on. If they wuss out, we'll all know, and Trumpy will be even more "disparaging" toward them. He'll want them to scream uncle. He considers the CIA to be his personal enemy. If they don't shoot straight, they'll be Trumpy's whipping boy.

[roamer65]

27. Making The CIA your personal enemy is a road to...

[GliderGuider]

42. ...is the road to Dallas...

[ffr]

22. Almost without question there will be evidence.

Friday's report already shined the light on what appears to be water carrying by Fox and right-wing media of Russian Today propaganda. Pretty simple case there. Kremlin headlines. American RW media disseminates it into American living rooms.

Then there's the Giuliani law violations where he was coordinating with members of the FBI on an active case. He's not suppose to have insider information, nor should he be allowed to seed their witch-hunt investigation with how he thinks they should be investigate.

Then there's Jame's Comey's Hatch Act violation 10-days before the election, saying there's new information to investigate, when we all know now there was not cause and no reason to bring it up, other than to sway the election in favor of dRumpf.

Election stolen by proxy. A coordinated effort on multiple fronts with the desired affect of capturing political power.

[CentralMass]

28. +1

[paleotn]

36. exactly

[C_U_L8R]

29. 'Somebody' has the goods on Trump

And that somebody wields enormous political power
and will probably end up very rich. Unfortunately
the rest of us may never know.

[notdarkyet]

39. Russia.

[Best_man23]

30. To quote Prosecutor Archibald Cox

"The trail should be followed, wherever it leads."

If the Intel community finds evidence of collusion between the tRump campaign/RNC and the Kremlin, Senate Dems should demand that BOTH tRump and Pence be Impeached. I'm sorry, I'm not going to buy any ignorance defense from Pence; he had to know what was going on.

While I don't like him, I would be alright with Paul Ryan taking the seat in the Oval Office more than I would be with Pence. I would also insist Ryan commit to only completing the term, and run the presidency as an open seat again in 2020.

Otherwise, the Dems should not give the Rs the additional votes for removal and let the Rs continue to be saddled with BLOTUS.

[.99center]

31. still active investigations"

going on to try to figure out if there was coordination between campaigns and Moscow?”

Isn't this confirmation from Graham and Chuck that they knew our Intel community has been investigating the Trump campaign for coordinating with Putin?

[Rex]

32. Well he is your parties leader asshole, maybe ask for his tax returns?

Gonna be fun watching the GOP implode. I just hope they don't take the rest of the planet with them.

[SayItLoud]

38. tRUMP45*

The ASTERIX president. tRUMP45*

the asterisk applies to any achievement gained through questionable means.

Never let him forget it.

[souledout2JC]

41. FIRST THINGS FIRST!!

We need to take Tweety Bird's phone away from him! Please!

[Turn CO Blue]

44. Trump/Pence were on the same ticket, had SAME staff, had SAME meetings, SAME benefits from Russia

If Republicans decide to use the information from the intelligence reports, and eventually hold hearings or even to impeach, they should not be able to invalidate Trump without invalidating Pence too.

And I surmise that would be their scheme, because the third in line of succession happens to be their little theocratic/budget-gutting wetdream, House Speaker Paul Ryan.

So while these statements by Graham and McCain all appear very statesmanlike and patriotic, putting Ryan in the White House could be their long-game here in the Game of Thrones.

Of course, I feel that the whole premise of invalidating Trump but still getting to keep Republican control of the line of succession is nuts. If Trump or both Trump/Pence are illegitimate because of TAMPERING, that means the results of the election itself are invalid including which party won - not merely which candidates won.

And if that were true, then if we had laws and election rules that made any sense (in the way we all understand fair play and team sports and competitions) then the other candidate (Clinton) would win BY DEFAULT OR DISQUALIFICATION.

But, alas, we don't have election laws that make sense in these circumstances.