Aaron MatéVerified account@aaronjmate 19h19 hours ago From what I’ve gleaned today, there is a 100% correlation between getting Russiagate totally wrong during its 2+ years and being upset now about a criminal probe into how it actually began. 186 replies 2,048 retweets 6,709 likes
Emerald Robinson ✝️Verified account@EmeraldRobinson 17h17 hours ago Emerald Robinson ✝️ Retweeted Matt Taibbi Wow, Obama's DIA Chief James Clapper is already folding like a cheap lawn chair. In full view of everyone. On cable news. Right now.https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1187842892867538946… Emerald Robinson ✝️ added, Matt TaibbiVerified account@mtaibbi LOL. Barack Obama is going to love this interview his former DIA James Clapper just gave to CNN about the Durham probe: “It’s frankly disconcerting to be investigated for having done... what we were told to do by the president of the United States.” 129 replies 1,211 retweets 2,704 likes
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/1895272 The difference between the full quote and Taibbi’s truncated one being, of course, that the way Taibbi misquoted Clapper, it makes it sound like Obama called his IC people in and, out of the blue, told them to open the investigation. Clappers full statement makes it clear that the IC had already assessed the threat that the Russians posed to the election and, being informed, Obama weighed his options and asked them to prepare a report for Congress.
Why so glum Mr. Clapper? I see your buddy Brennan over on the other network he looks like his hemorrhoids are bothering him too. You guys should get some treatment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_Wind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Binney_(intelligence_official)