CalvinBall wrote:Kushner and Flynn met with Russian ambassador at Trump tower in December. Go team go.

jerseyhoya wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:So they're playing the Senate hat/Surrogate hat card. Imagine if a AG had an open investigation into a high profile politician who had a conversation with the politician's husband, would anyone be fine with the friend hat/AG hat?

Lynch didn't recuse herself. Sessions is.

"Because of our grave concern for integrity in government we ask for a special counsel. When a high public official is accused of serious wrongdoing and there is a sufficient factual predicate to investigate, it is imperative the investigation be thorough, with dispatch and without partisanship."

pacino wrote:

Sessions: "Most of these ambassadors are pretty gossipy."

"In retrospect, I should not have lied under oath."

Russian and Syrian regime forces bombed U.S.-backed fighters Tuesday in villages near the Syrian city of al-Bab, a U.S. general said Wednesday, characterizing the incident as a likely mistake.

Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, who leads the fight against the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria, told reporters Wednesday that he believes the pilots thought they were bombing militants, not the Syrian Democratic Forces that the United States trains and advises. U.S. forces, who were a couple of miles away to assist the Syrian fighters, called in the information and the Russians halted the airstrikes, Townsend said.

Russia denied any involvement in the bombings afterward, saying neither Russian nor Syrian aircraft were involved, according to the Kremlin-funded news agency RT. “Not a single” airstrike on the areas Townsend cited were carried out by the two militaries, Russian defense officials said in a statement. Russia often denies involvement in military operations despite evidence to the contrary.

Trump may look to more oil drilling to pay for infrastructure repairs

thephan wrote:I missed that Rand Paul went a little nuts, marching over to the House side of things and banging on a locked door demanding to see the House Repeal bill. He was told essentially 'nothing to see here' which made him go more bananas. Depending on the reporting, he was at the wrong room. It did not slow him down as he (rightly) demanded transparency.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that people won’t appreciate how great the Democrat’s health plan is until after it passes.

“You’ve heard about the controversies, the process about the bill…but I don’t know if you’ve heard that it is legislation for the future – not just about health care for America, but about a healthier America,” she told the National Association of Counties annual legislative conference, which has drawn about 2,000 local officials to Washington. “But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it – away from the fog of the controversy.”

thephan wrote:Pence used personal email for state business — and was hacked

This shit writes itself. If it was not our government, it would be fucking hilarious.

drsmooth wrote:

thephan wrote:Pence used personal email for state business — and was hacked

This #$!&@ writes itself. If it was not our government, it would be #$!&@ hilarious.

and not just any old personal email - AOL email