• The CIA reportedly suspects its director could try to shield Trump from the Russia probe
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[quote]Numerous CIA officials have expressed concern about Director Mike Pompeo's close ties to President Donald Trump, The Washington Post reports. [...] But now, CIA officials have started to worry that [b]Pompeo — who once said Russia's interference in the 2016 US presidential election was "no news" and part of a pattern[/b] — could be tested by his ties to Trump, according to The Post. The center, which is pursuing information about the election interference, reports directly to Pompeo. "People have to watch him," an unnamed CIA official told The Post. "It's almost as if he can't resist the impulse to be political." [b]A second official said that many at the agency were concerned that "if you were passing on something too dicey" to Pompeo, "he would go to the White House with it."[/b] [b]Pompeo has a closer relationship with the president than other top intelligence officials do,[/b] according to The Post, and his publicly expressed views [b]mirror many of the White House's official stances[/b] on issues such as North Korea, Russia's role in Syria, and leak prevention. "It is always a balancing act between a director's access to the president and the need to protect CIA's sensitive equities," John Sipher, a former senior CIA official, told The Post. "Pompeo clearly has a more difficult challenge in maintaining that balance than his predecessors given the obvious concerns with this president's unique personality, obsession with charges against him, lack of knowledge and tendency to take impulsive action."[/quote] [url=http://www.businessinsider.com/cia-director-mike-pompeo-trump-2017-8]Source: Business Insider[/url]
[quote]"People have to watch him," an unnamed CIA official told The Post. "It's almost as if he can't resist the impulse to be political."[/quote] It's almost as if he can't adhere to the very most basic requirements of his fucking job
As a 4th district Kansan, I'm all too familiar with Pompeo. Anyone paying any attention to him at all expected this. I'm skeptical that we will ever see a proper resolution to the Trump-Russia scandal.
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;52612924]I'm skeptical that we will ever see a proper resolution to the Trump-Russia scandal.[/QUOTE] Most likely years will pass, and then Mueller will release a genderswapped version of his final report about the corrupt administration of Dominica Trip
who knew a vetted ass kisser might not be the best thing for inter agency independence! thanks mitch for ramrodding through all these nominees.
If he plays interference in the investigation, then firing him isn't enough. He needs to be charged with obstruction of justice and high crimes against the United States and sent to prison for the rest of his life.
Wouldn't said agents then go straight to Mueller? It's what I'd have done.
[QUOTE=torres;52613740]Wouldn't said agents then go straight to Mueller? It's what I'd have done.[/QUOTE] I hope that we can have faith in the good people of the intelligence community and justice department to have consciences and do the right thing.
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;52613054]If he plays interference in the investigation, then firing him isn't enough. He needs to be charged with obstruction of justice and high crimes against the United States and sent to prison for the rest of his life.[/QUOTE] This needs to happen with someone affiliated with Trump who was involved in this Russia deal. A precedent needs to be set for how our nation deals with foreign interference.
God this country is a fucking joke. And so is anyone who still wants to defend this garbage.
[QUOTE=cis.joshb;52613824]I hope that we can have faith in the good people of the intelligence community and justice department to have consciences and do the right thing.[/QUOTE] well, good thing for the country, we know they don't exactly care about doing the good thing since they rarely tell the truth on the stand in congress. [editline]28th August 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=ThatSwordGuy;52615647]God this country is a fucking joke. And so is anyone who still wants to defend this garbage.[/QUOTE] most trump supporters i talk to anymore are either "BUT HE'S THE MESIAH COME TO FIX IT ALL!" or "I don't wanna hear about trump anymore..."
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