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Dem Intel chair: Biden admin position on classified docs fails ‘the smell test’
Posted on 3/9/23 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 3/9/23 at 12:27 pm
Senate Intelligence Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) warned on Wednesday of broader consequences if the intelligence community continues to block congressional access to classified documents recovered from locations connected to Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
Warner, backed up by the panel’s Vice Chair Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), said he wanted to be “loud and clear” that Congress has the right to review the documents as part of its oversight responsibilities. Failing to provide access, the Democratic chair added, would negatively affect the intelligence community’s efforts to build support for re-upping a sweeping warrantless surveillance program later this year.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s position on the documents “does not pass the smell test — the administration and the director’s current view about giving this committee access to the classified documents that we have every right to see in terms of our oversight role,” Warner said at the end of a committee hearing on worldwide security threats. “This trust relationship has to go two ways.”
The Justice Department has cited ongoing special prosecutor probes into Biden and Trump as limiting its ability to share the documents with the lawmakers.
Earlier in the hearing, both Haines and FBI Director Christopher Wray said under questioning from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) that they had personally reviewed some, but not all, of the recovered classified documents. Specific teams conduct document reviews and provide reports following those, Haines and Wray said.
Cotton said members were “very frustrated” that the documents haven’t even been characterized to the committee, warning that “some of us are prepared to start putting our foot down” without better answers from intelligence community agencies.
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Warner, backed up by the panel’s Vice Chair Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), said he wanted to be “loud and clear” that Congress has the right to review the documents as part of its oversight responsibilities. Failing to provide access, the Democratic chair added, would negatively affect the intelligence community’s efforts to build support for re-upping a sweeping warrantless surveillance program later this year.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s position on the documents “does not pass the smell test — the administration and the director’s current view about giving this committee access to the classified documents that we have every right to see in terms of our oversight role,” Warner said at the end of a committee hearing on worldwide security threats. “This trust relationship has to go two ways.”
The Justice Department has cited ongoing special prosecutor probes into Biden and Trump as limiting its ability to share the documents with the lawmakers.
Earlier in the hearing, both Haines and FBI Director Christopher Wray said under questioning from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) that they had personally reviewed some, but not all, of the recovered classified documents. Specific teams conduct document reviews and provide reports following those, Haines and Wray said.
Cotton said members were “very frustrated” that the documents haven’t even been characterized to the committee, warning that “some of us are prepared to start putting our foot down” without better answers from intelligence community agencies.
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Posted on 3/9/23 at 12:28 pm to Jbird
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would negatively affect the intelligence community’s efforts to build support for re-upping a sweeping warrantless surveillance program later this year.
Why would they vote for this regardless?!
Posted on 3/9/23 at 12:29 pm to Jbird
Prepared. To start. Putting our foot down. Possibly vigorously, i guess. Maybe.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 12:30 pm to Jbird
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warning that “some of us are prepared to start putting our foot down” without better answers from intelligence community agencies.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 12:30 pm to THog
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Prepared. To start. Putting our foot down. Possibly vigorously, i guess. Maybe.
A strongly worded email
Posted on 3/9/23 at 12:31 pm to Jbird
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Cotton said members were “very frustrated” that the documents haven’t even been characterized to the committee, warning that “some of us are prepared to start putting our foot down” without better answers from intelligence community agencies.
AKA sternly worded letter.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 12:37 pm to Jbird
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some of us are prepared to start putting our foot down
Be careful the FBI hasn't placed a land mine under that foot.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 12:56 pm to angryslugs
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AKA sternly worded letter.
That may be put in their permanent file.
Like, a written warning or reprimand
Posted on 3/9/23 at 1:10 pm to THog
Strongly worded letters incoming.
The uniparty is a joke.
The uniparty is a joke.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 1:19 pm to Revelator
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Why would they vote for this regardless?!
Because both parties love domestic surveillance, even though there are no examples of this surveillance being the least bit effective at stopping bad actors. They know that as well as anyone, but that's not why they do it. They do it to keep tabs on the population (and each other). Spying on each other is a major factor in it, I believe. Which ever party has the presidency at any given time can spy on members of the other party.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 1:37 pm to Jbird
Just means what biden did looks worse.
Other way around and we would see them.
Other way around and we would see them.
Posted on 3/9/23 at 2:40 pm to Jbird
The only way the Senate and House can wield any power against the IC is via MONEY.
Withhold funding for these divisions and watch them crumble.
It is the only card they have to play, but they are too scared to use it.
Withhold funding for these divisions and watch them crumble.
It is the only card they have to play, but they are too scared to use it.
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