Former CIA Director John Brennan is set to testify publicly about the intelligence underpinning the Obama administration’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and could shed light on concerns about the security risk posed by President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn.
Brennan’s testimony before the House intelligence committee on Tuesday comes one day after Flynn invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination in response to a subpoena from the Senate intelligence committee. The panel had sought a wide range of information and documents about his and the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russians dating back to June 2015.
Both the Senate and the House intelligence committees are investigating Flynn and other Trump campaign associates as part of probes into Russia’s election meddling. The FBI is also conducting a counterintelligence investigation into Russia and the Trump campaign.
As Brennan answers House lawmakers’ questions in open and closed sessions, the Senate Armed Services Committee will hear from Trump’s top intelligence official, Dan Coats, and the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency regarding national security threats. Trump’s national security leadership has said repeatedly that Russia is among the top threats because of its cyber capabilities.
The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump asked Coats and the head of the National Security Agency to publicly deny that there had been collusion between the Russians and the Trump campaign.
The dual testimonies and new allegations that Flynn appeared to lie to federal security clearance investigators continue to keep Russia in the headlines, even as Trump tried to distance himself from the Russia investigation with his first international trip as president.
The Post, citing current and former officials, said Coats and NSA Director Mike Rogers refused Trump’s request. Trump fired FBI Director James Comey earlier this month, prompting reports that the president tried to steer Comey away from Flynn and the Russia investigation.
The former acting attorney general, Sally Yates, previously told Congress that the Justice Department was concerned that Flynn was compromised by the Russians and could be vulnerable to blackmail as Trump’s national security adviser because of misleading statements he made to the vice president about his communications with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. Trump in February fired Flynn over the misleading statements, but he has since defended Flynn and his integrity.
On Monday, Rep. Elijah Cummings, the senior Democrat on the House oversight committee, cited inconsistencies in Flynn’s disclosures to U.S. investigators during his security clearance review in early 2016.
Cummings said in a new letter that Flynn appeared to lie about the source of a $33,000 payment from Russia’s state-sponsored television network, failed to identify foreign officials with whom he met — including Russia’s President Vladimir Putin — and glossed over his firing as chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency during the Obama administration. Cummings asked the committee’s chairman, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, to subpoena the White House for documents related to Flynn.
Flynn’s attorney, Robert Kelner, declined to comment on the new assertions by Cummings.
(AP)
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NONSENSE! Brennan another liberal crook who has connections with the Muslim Brotherhood will be lying through his teeth about Russian meddling. We already know that Seth Rich, a DNC staffer, was the one who leaked the DNC corruptions and Hillary’s massive corruptions, to WikiLeaks, for which he merited being on the Clinton Body Count.
Here’s an article from USA Politics Today:
DNC In “Complete Panic” After What This Notable Hacker Just Tweeted About Seth Rich
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It appears the Democrats are now officially in complete panic mode now that Seth Rich’s murder has become mainstream news now.
Seth Rich, a DNC staffer, was murdered in cold blood from behind and only his laptop was taken from him, leaving his wallet and other valuables.
Seth Rich’s murder became even more suspicious when the FBI was called in to handle what they only ever disclosed as a murder investigation.
The FBI does not handle simple murder investigations.
Then came rumors that Seth Rich was the person leaking the DNC documents to WikiLeaks and now a notable hacker has come forward to confirm those.
Kim Dotcom has come out saying that he not only knows that Seth Rich was the leaker of the DNC documents, but he also worked with him to do it.
Kim: If Congress includes #SethRich case into their Russia probe I’ll give written testimony with evidence that Seth Rich was @Wikileaks source.
Hannity responded asking for more information.
You are the evidence? Can you explain that in more detail?
Kim: I knew Seth Rich. I know he was the @Wikileaks source. I was involved.
And it appears that he means to come forward with evidence that proves that it was in fact Seth Rich that was the leaker and not the Russians.
Kim: I’m meeting my legal team on Monday. I will issue a statement about #SethRich on Tuesday. Please be patient. This needs to be done properly.
Of course this would strike fear into the hearts of the DNC but it appears that they are not only terrified but even the mention of Seth Rich’s name at the DNC puts you under scrutiny of the party.
Following Kim Dotcom’s pledge to come forward, an anonymous source went onto the politics subsection of 4chan and claimed that the DNC was in “Complete Panic” after the Seth Rich news and that that is why they have been laying off of the impeachment talk.
It appears that Seth Rich might be bringing down the entire DNC with him if what has been said is true.
In the meantime we will wait to see what proof Kim Dotcom brings tomorrow of Seth Rich leaking the documents to WikiLeaks.
If this is confirmed the entire DNC’s Russia lies will be destroyed for good.