Top Obama Aide, Lawyer Met With Feinstein
Source: NBC NEWS
By Andrea Mitchell
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler met with Sen. Dianne Feinstein late Tuesday to try to deescalate the dispute between the Senate Intelligence Committee and the CIA, NBC News has learned.
The pair met with Feinstein, D-Calif., after a lengthy intelligence panel meeting.
In his first comments on the controversy, President Barack Obama urged the Senate Wednesday to complete its report on past CIA interrogation practices as soon as possible. But Obama would not weigh in on the dispute itself because the matter is under investigation.
White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed that CIA Director John Brennan and the CIA's acting general counsel both referred the Senate's treatment of classified documents to the Justice Department for a possible criminal investigation.
Feinstein says that referral is merely an attempt to intimidate the intelligence committees staff, whom she claims was acting appropriately. The California Democrat was particularly incensed because the CIA lawyer who asked for the criminal investigation was himself the subject of the probe into interrogation practices.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/cia-senate-snooping/top-obama-aide-lawyer-met-feinstein-over-cia-allegations-n51321
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Last edited Wed Mar 12, 2014, 07:04 PM - Edit history (1)
questionseverything
(9,661 posts)the one that asked the justice department to open a case on the senate staffers was the same lawyer that ok'd the destruction of the original cia torture tapes
and Obama seems to be standing by the spooks in this
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Incredible.
questionseverything
(9,661 posts)to me the incredible part is that no cia dudes have been frog marched yet
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)The CIA did a pretty good job of destroying Bush. Do you think Obama wants to make enemies of the secret police?
questionseverything
(9,661 posts)the cia is supposed to be under the pres not above him or senate oversight
Aerows
(39,961 posts)give her the pony she wanted. She is just letting the perfect stand in the way of the good.
(I can't fucking believe I just said that about DiFi -)
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Basically, we can go suck it.
Dem4ever27
(49 posts)He's trying to calm the waters between the CIA and Diane Feinstein's committee so that the country can move forward.
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)So those people's lives can move forward, too.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)I'm pretty sure this is sarcasm. Correct?
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Although there are a lot of people in prison that shouldn't be.
questionseverything
(9,661 posts)mp3 is at end of article
wheeler has great insight on time line, Obama and his justice department.....and what will happen if the reps take the senate in nov
spoiler alert, this investigation will go away
frwrfpos
(517 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)and which way it is going to fall and upon whose head the feces will rain? Too soon to tell. This alone, though, tells you there is going to be a fertilizer blizzard very soon.
tofuandbeer
(1,314 posts)but this is getting interesting.
AzDar
(14,023 posts)DJ13
(23,671 posts)Dem4ever27
(49 posts)It just feeds into the Repuke attack machine.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)Rigggghhhht
DJ13
(23,671 posts)woo me with science
(32,139 posts)States that build surveillance machines also build propaganda machines:
Obama taps "cognitive infiltrator" Cass Sunstein for Committee to create "trust" in NSA:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023512796
Salon: Obama confidants spine-chilling proposal: Cass Sunstein wants the government to "cognitively infiltrate" anti-government groups
http://www.salon.com/2010/01/15/sunstein_2/
The US government's online campaigns of disinformation, manipulation, and smear.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024560097
The influx of corporate propaganda-spouting posters is blatant and unnatural.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3189367
U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023262111
The goal of the propaganda assaults across the internet is not to convince anyone of anything.*
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023359801
The government figured out sockpuppet managment but not "persona management."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023358242
The Gentleman's Guide To Forum Spies (spooks, feds, etc.)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4159454
Seventeen techniques for truth suppression.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4249741
Just do some Googling on astroturfing - big organizations have some sophisticated tools.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1208351
The influx will continue
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4216987
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)She's barely a democrat at all. She's Joe Lieberman with boobs, ffs.
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)Be a shame if something happened to it.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)Dem4ever27
(49 posts)They have earned it.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)That "yes" vote on the IWR was worth MILLIONS to her and her husband. Methinks someone needs to do their homework on Feinstien. Good Democrat my ass.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Does Feinstien have something to hide?
2banon
(7,321 posts)I don't have the images fingertips any longer, all on an old hard drive..
Aerows
(39,961 posts)really ugly shit is about to come out, and Feinstein is doing ass coverage by objecting to the surveillance state in advance?
Trust me, if SHE is speaking out, some serious hills of shit are about to cave in and rain all over the CIA/NSA and everyone in between. She would never speak out unless it was her little toe about to get chopped off. If it is, you can be sure heads are about to roll.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)on this one.
I'm speculating it might have to do with revelations within the Snowden files that have yet to be released. They have finally gotten their heads around what it is that he actually has copy of.
QuestForSense
(653 posts)But it sounds like they're already slamming that lid down quite hard, so we'll see.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Snowden files are about to reveal WAY too much for the Senate Intelligence Committee and they are trying to get ahead of the story to save their own asses.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)issue at a time instead of a document dump.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)lock them up or beat them down.
MindMover
(5,016 posts)please, please continue this series for forever ... as long as Frank can still keep hangin on
frwrfpos
(517 posts)PhilSays
(55 posts)I don't blame the WH for being cautious.
Midterms trump whatever this nonsense taking up valuable TV time is.
RiverNoord
(1,150 posts)Don't tackle big issues if your political party will suffer for it. Don't pursue war criminals if your party will suffer for it. Don't take any stance at all, if possible, that might cost your political party votes, somewhere.
Don't rock the boat - the corporations will take care of it all.
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)the MSM is devoting soooo much time analyzing the NSA leviathan.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)States that build surveillance machines also build propaganda machines:
Obama taps "cognitive infiltrator" Cass Sunstein for Committee to create "trust" in NSA:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023512796
Salon: Obama confidants spine-chilling proposal: Cass Sunstein wants the government to "cognitively infiltrate" anti-government groups
http://www.salon.com/2010/01/15/sunstein_2/
The US government's online campaigns of disinformation, manipulation, and smear.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024560097
The influx of corporate propaganda-spouting posters is blatant and unnatural.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3189367
U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023262111
The goal of the propaganda assaults across the internet is not to convince anyone of anything.*
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023359801
The government figured out sockpuppet managment but not "persona management."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023358242
The Gentleman's Guide To Forum Spies (spooks, feds, etc.)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4159454
Seventeen techniques for truth suppression.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4249741
Just do some Googling on astroturfing - big organizations have some sophisticated tools.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1208351
The influx will continue
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4216987
steve2470
(37,457 posts)I can't tell. Yes or no ?
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)2banon
(7,321 posts)It's interesting the name of the Lawyer pressing charges, and is also the target of the probe is
rarely mentioned and is also not mentioned in this nbc link.
I've heard mentioned a couple of times, but I want to see it in writing so that I can remember it. If anyone has it, that would be appreciated.
salimbag
(173 posts)Robert Eatinger, acting general counsel
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)et al depriving we, the people of our rights-but not her so called Intelligence Committee?
If you follow the rule of law for the convicted there is a death penalty in US Statutes for murderers, human traffickers, rapists and torturers-and it applies to their Chain of Command.
Kick.