Title: What Did President Trump Know and When Did He Know It? | The Nation
Headings: What Did President Trump Know and When Did He Know It?
What Did President Trump Know and When Did He Know It?
Michael Flynn is out, but until there’s an investigation by Congress, we’re at the mercy of intelligence leaks for the story.
By Joan Walsh Twitter
February 14, 2017
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Content: Nunes said he might investigate the topic nonetheless—but only the matter of intelligence-community leaks about Flynn to reporters. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell quickly dismissed calls for an independent investigative effort. “ The [Senate] intelligence committee is already looking at this,” he told reporters today, noting that its leaders have subpoena powers. Democrats say the issues demand more than that. “ We are in a fight for the soul of our democracy,” Representative Elijah Cummings, the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, declared on Tuesday. Cummings wants his committee to investigate the Flynn mess, but Republican committee chair Jason Chaffetz, who promised to investigate the issue of Clinton’s e-mail even after the election, insists “the issue is taking care of itself,” and doesn’t need his committee’s involvement. Ready to Fight Back? Sign Up For Take Action Now
Meanwhile, there’s a circular firing squad in the West Wing, with Trump factions leaking against one another two or three times a day. Now it looks like Steve Bannon’s faction is blaming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus for throwing Flynn under the bus. Breitbart.com, Bannon’s white-nationalist headquarters, says “ GOP establishment forces inside President Donald Trump’s White House forced out ” Flynn—and is reporting that Priebus will be the next to fall.