Pelosi: Trump politicized intel community after Russia election briefing

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Source: POLITICO




Her remarks came after the New York Times reported that the House Intelligence Committee received a briefing that Russia planned to interfere in the 2020 elections.




02/21/2020 12:03 AM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday condemned President Donald Trump's reported actions over an intelligence briefing given to lawmakers on Russian interference in U.S. elections, saying members should denounce any efforts to discredit the intelligence community.

"American voters should decide American elections — not Vladimir Putin. All Members of Congress should condemn the president’s reported efforts to dismiss threats to the integrity of our democracy & to politicize our intel community," Pelosi tweeted Thursday night.



Her remarks came after The New York Times reported that the House Intelligence Committee received a Feb. 13 briefing that Russia planned to interfere in the 2020 elections, including the Democratic primaries, and favored Trump.

The report said Trump expressed anger toward acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire for greenlighting the briefing, suggesting Democrats would use the information against him as he seeks reelection. ............................


..............Trump was also reportedly angry that House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff was in the intelligence briefing. Schiff was one the Democrat impeachment managers during Trump's Senate impeachment trial and a frequent punching bag at Trump's rallies....................................



Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/21/pelosi-trump-russia-election-116557

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell. | Johannes Simon/Getty Images

[Jarqui]

1. America should have a loyal American in the Oval office - not a Russian asset nt

[Anon-C]

2. Not ANY Russian asset!

[blueinredohio]

3. It's time for the Senate to implement the 25th amendment or impeach his ass.

[ancianita]

4. What senate, again?

[MissMillie]

5. Priceless

"..............Trump was also reportedly angry that House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff was in the intelligence briefing. Schiff was one the Democrat impeachment managers during Trump's Senate impeachment trial and a frequent punching bag at Trump's rallies.................................... "


45 was angry that the Chair of the Intelligence Committee was present for an intelligence briefing....

[Grasswire2]

6. it is reported that Devin Nunes told Trump in a way that made it sound as if only Schiff was briefed

...and that's why Trump blew his stack. Nunes is a weasel of the worst kind. Now it appears he will use bad info, or lie, in order to light a fire under Trump.

[riversedge]

7. Schiff's reply to Trumpy's anger...........

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[orleans]

8. i am counting on pelosi and schiff soooo much

and i mean that

[Blue_Tires]

9. Greenwald and Snowden were unavailable for comment

I seem to remember them making mountains of cash screaming about the potential horrors of a politicized intelligence service...

Funny how they stopped giving a shit after Obama left?

[Nitram]

10. We've got to get Trump out of there. This has serious national security implications.

We have a traitor in office.