Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff and Warner DEMAND DOJ-FBI Defy Trump Declassification Order

[GURPS]

In a shocking letter intended to undermine the President, and his authority over the Executive Branch, multiple high ranking Democrats sent a letter ordering intelligence agencies to ignore Trump’s order to declassify numerous documents involving the Russia investigation until consulting with Congress.


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The intelligence agencies serve at the pleasure of the president — and this clearly crosses the line separating the branches of government.

The letter was signed by Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Senator Mark Warner, and Senator Charles Schumer and sent to Director Coats, Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and Director Wray.

“Your agencies’ review, and any communication with the White House on the substance of the material, should not proceed further until you have briefed the Gang of Eight in person,” the letter orders.

DC-based lawyer Will Chamberlain called the letter a constitutional crisis and urged the GOP to consider taking action against the lawmakers who signed.

“You are equal branches of government, but they’re not subordinate to you,” Chamberlain said of the letter signers. “I’m sorry — President Trump has not issued a request to the intelligence agencies that they declassify this information, he has issued an order.”

Chamberlain continued on to say that, “President Trump has issued an order to his subordinates to declassify certain information related to the Russia investigation. He has plenary declassification authority as the President of the United States. The FBI and DOJ are subordinate to him. Congress does not get to order Executive Branch officials to defy a president — that is actually a constitutional crisis.”

On Monday, President Trump went scorched earth and ordered the DOJ to publicly release all text messages WITHOUT REDACTION relating to the Russia investigation from James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Bruce Ohr, Lisa Page and Peter Strzok.



CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS? Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff and Warner DEMAND DOJ-FBI Defy Trump Declassification Order




wtf are the hiding :shrug:

 

[GURPS]

Democrats Make Last-Ditch Effort To Block Trump Declassification


The four Democrats expressed “profound alarm” at Trump’s order to declassify the records. Trump ordered the Justice Department and Office of the Director of National Intelligence to begin the process to declassify 21 pages from a June 2017 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application taken out against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. (RELATED: Here’s What You Need To Know About Trump’s Declassification Order)

Trump also ordered the declassification of FBI notes from interviews used in connection with the Page FISAs as well as notes from interviews with Bruce Ohr, the Justice Department official who met numerous times with Christopher Steele, the author of the anti-Trump dossier.

Trump also demanded the release of Russia-related text messages from former FBI officials James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, and Lisa Page. He also ordered the release of Ohr’s text messages.

A small group of House Republicans have pressed Trump to declassify and release the documents. Led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, the Republicans claim that the documents show that the FBI abused the FISA process in order to surveil the Trump campaign.

The Democrats argue that Trump’s action is a “brazen abuse of power” aimed at undermining the special counsel’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government.

 

[Hijinx]

Democrats Make Last-Ditch Effort To Block Trump Declassification


The four Democrats expressed “profound alarm” at Trump’s order to declassify the records. Trump ordered the Justice Department and Office of the Director of National Intelligence to begin the process to declassify 21 pages from a June 2017 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application taken out against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. (RELATED: Here’s What You Need To Know About Trump’s Declassification Order)

Trump also ordered the declassification of FBI notes from interviews used in connection with the Page FISAs as well as notes from interviews with Bruce Ohr, the Justice Department official who met numerous times with Christopher Steele, the author of the anti-Trump dossier.

Trump also demanded the release of Russia-related text messages from former FBI officials James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, and Lisa Page. He also ordered the release of Ohr’s text messages.

A small group of House Republicans have pressed Trump to declassify and release the documents. Led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, the Republicans claim that the documents show that the FBI abused the FISA process in order to surveil the Trump campaign.

The Democrats argue that Trump’s action is a “brazen abuse of power” aimed at undermining the special counsel’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government.

What are the Democrats afraid of.? That the truth about this Russian BS will come out?
The Special Counsel is BS to begin with. It's time Mueller either sh1t or get off the pot.
Going around knocking off small fish isn't his job.

What gives these democrats the power to overturn an Presidential order and urge intel agencies to disobey the President?
It is a Constitutional Crisis and another attempt to remove a sitting President in a coup.

 

[Kyle]

What are the Democrats afraid of.?

That it's going to expose them for their criminal, traitorous nature and illegal behavior and they won't get a Pardon from Trump!!!

 

[Hijinx]

Does anyone else wonder just who the FBI and CIA are working for?
It certainly appears to me that they are working for the Democrat party.
These agencies need a good cleansing and a good instruction on their duties to the country and the fact that politics in their ranks is not a part of their job.

 

[BOP]

I can think of 4 politicians who need to be in jail.

 

[stgislander]

 

[Monello]

Does anyone else wonder just who the FBI and CIA are working for?

This is surprising because as quasi law enforcement, those types of agencies tend to be more conservative. Just like the US military leans to the right. Once law enforcement goes liberal then it won't be long until the SHTF.

 

[vraiblonde]

What do the Democrats have to hide?

 

[Hijinx]

This is surprising because as quasi law enforcement, those types of agencies tend to be more conservative. Just like the US military leans to the right. Once law enforcement goes liberal then it won't be long until the SHTF.

8 years of Obama and his change have thoroughly put a hurt on this country.
CIA and FBI used o work for the country we considered them Patriots. Now they work for the snowflakes.
hard to know how Obama pulled this off, but he did.

 

[Kyle]

8 years of Obama and his change have thoroughly put a hurt on this country.
CIA and FBI used o work for the country we considered them Patriots. Now they work for the snowflakes.
hard to know how Obama pulled this off, but he did.

It was created over time.

A growing union of lazy entitled ####bags with no responsibility to their employer, impossible to fire and paid far above their value.

 

[Hijinx]

It was created over time.

A growing union of lazy entitled ####bags with no responsibility to their employer, impossible to fire and paid far above their value.

Well you can say that about the rank and file workers there, But what happened to these leaders who feel they have the right to interfere in an election and after that election to work against the duly elected President.

That is Sedition, and should be punished as such.

 

[Kyle]

Well you can say that about the rank and file workers there, But what happened to these leaders who feel they have the right to interfere in an election and after that election to work against the duly elected President.

That is Sedition, and should be punished as such.

i don’t see anything unusual about that. Democrats have always been sleezy, criminal ####.


Look how how closely they tie themselves to the unions and how tight they are with the mob.

 

[This_person]

I would love to see the letter in response be, "while we understand your oversight role in how we utilize the taxpayer's funds provided to us, your request in your letter is not part of an oversight function but rather an action taken by the president. If you have issue with us following presidential order, please take that up with the president. You may contact him at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC, or via Twitter at @realDonaldTrump. Thank you for your interest in this subject, and we look forward to hearing from you in future correspondence. Have a great day. Sincerely, FBI Director."

 

[nutz]

I would love to see the letter in response be, "while we understand your oversight role in how we utilize the taxpayer's funds provided to us, your request in your letter is not part of an oversight function but rather an action taken by the president. If you have issue with us following presidential order, please take that up with the president. You may contact him at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC, or via Twitter at @realDonaldTrump. Thank you for your interest in this subject, and we look forward to hearing from you in future correspondence. Have a great day. Sincerely, FBI Director."

or more direct, "After receiving the Presidential order we have released all documentation to the White House. For further information please contact John Kelly."

 

[Hijinx]

I find it hard to believe that these people would put in writing that anyone should disobey a legal Presidential order.

Is that mutiny, sedition, treason.?

 

[vraiblonde]

I find it hard to believe that these people would put in writing that anyone should disobey a legal Presidential order.

Is that mutiny, sedition, treason.?

I no longer find any of the things these people do hard to believe. They are so blatantly corrupt and treasonous that they should all be brought up on charges and hung.