Autocracy in action

Like so many other things in the Trump era of governance, this is outrageous.



This was never for the benefit of a Congressional ethics review.  It was always about Trump finding out what the FBI informant knows.

Flood was there for one reason, and one reason only. To look at, and evaluate for himself any evidence that was presented as a part of the briefing. From day one this was about nothing but getting a dry run as to how close the FBI was able to tie Russian agents to active members of the Trump campaign, and they weren’t taking chances today on anything getting lost or wrong in the translation. And Mr “the DOJ won’t be extorted” Rosenstein let them right on in. SAD!

  Daily Kos

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly also reportedly attended at least part of the briefing.

FBI Director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats also joined Rosenstein at the briefings. After the noon meeting, they headed to the Capitol to brief the so-called “Gang of 8”: The House and Senate Intel Committees’ chairs and vice chairs, the House Speaker and Minority Leader, and the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders. (Ryan attended the noon briefing due to a prior commitment.) Gowdy was also slated to attend that meeting.

Flood, too, was spotted heading into the briefing, being held in the basement of the Capitol, as was Kelly.

Kelly did not explain Flood’s presence at the briefings when asked by CNN reporters at the Capitol.

  TPM

Unfuckingbelievable.

And how does it affect the investigation that Trump's lawyer got this briefing?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:



Still wrong.