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2016 Postmortem

drm604

(16,230 posts) Wed Nov 30, 2016, 11:21 PM Nov 2016

There's info about Russian interference that Senate Democrats are asking Obama to declassify. [View all]

Last edited Sat Dec 3, 2016, 11:16 AM - Edit history (2)

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/11/ron-wyden-thinks-we-all-deserve-truth-about-russian-election-interference

Ron Wyden Thinks We All Deserve the Truth About Russian Election Interference

Here's Wyden's press release.
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-leads-7-senate-intelligence-committee-members-calling-on-the-president-to-declassify-information-re-russia-and-the-us-election

“We believe there is additional information concerning the Russian Government and the U.S. election that should be declassified and released to the public. We are conveying specifics through classified channels,” the members wrote.

Here's the actual letter to the President.
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/download/?id=D12DD589-5800-4BEF-9F93-A0A122F38D29&download=1

Edited to add: There's now a petition to the White House to release this information.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/declassify-all-information-related-possible-russian-or-foreign-state-interference-2016-presidential-election

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There's info about Russian interference that Senate Democrats are asking Obama to declassify. [View all] drm604 Nov 2016 OP

I hope to come back to this thread tomorrow and see many, many recs. nt MADem Nov 2016 #1

Get it out there. Kick and Rec. Hekate Nov 2016 #2

not releasing this KT2000 Nov 2016 #3

Feinstein voted with the Republicans to not declassify. I wonder why? nt jalan48 Nov 2016 #4

I don't see anything to imply that. drm604 Dec 2016 #7

My mistake. Here's the verbiage from MJ. jalan48 Dec 2016 #8

wtf! triron Nov 2016 #5

That's the impression that I get. drm604 Dec 2016 #9

Probably more like it will embarrass OUR intelligence rusty fender Dec 2016 #22

knr triron Nov 2016 #6

Desperately need a sharp investigative journalist to triron Dec 2016 #10

Feinstein was the one Democrat who didn't sign. She is loathesome. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #11

Could get interesting. What happened to that FISA warrant for Trump's secret server to Russia? Coyotl Dec 2016 #12

damn it. get it out there. mopinko Dec 2016 #13

Wyden should read the information on the Senate floor, MADem Dec 2016 #17

Release the Kracken flamingdem Dec 2016 #14

K&R think Dec 2016 #15

Can't a Senator release the information themselves? shawn703 Dec 2016 #16

I don't know. drm604 Dec 2016 #18

I found this. drm604 Dec 2016 #19

I doubt he'd face any shawn703 Dec 2016 #20

Release the Crappen (R) Achilleaze Dec 2016 #21

Has anyone heard anything more about this? drm604 Dec 2016 #23

There is this Ellipsis Dec 2016 #24

Nothing new there. drm604 Dec 2016 #25

Good luck with that. LisaM Dec 2016 #26

Hopefully Wyden, et al will release the info regardless. drm604 Dec 2016 #27

There's now a petition. drm604 Dec 2016 #28

That's 6 Democrats -- and an Independent (Angus King, ME) mainer Dec 2016 #29

K&R 2naSalit Dec 2016 #30