The DNI will now only supply Congress with written material, allowing the Trump Administration to control the Narrative and continue to LIE THROUGH THEIR TEETH.
While you should be allowed to lie through your teeth all you like. Is that it?
Are you saying the OP is a lie?
The DNI will now only supply Congress with written material, allowing the Trump Administration to control the Narrative and continue to LIE THROUGH THEIR TEETH.
Why does Congress need it in person?
While you should be allowed to lie through your teeth all you like. Is that it?
Why does Congress need it in person?
The DNI will now only supply Congress with written material, allowing the Trump Administration to control the Narrative and continue to LIE THROUGH THEIR TEETH.
Why does Congress need it in person?
Congress does not need its Constitutional Authority in a Fascist Dictatorship.
Because you can't ask questions to a document.
When William Casey and Admiral Inman used to testify before Congress as Director and Deputy Director of the CIA, they could always tell when they were getting the truth because Inman had a nervous tell of pulling up his socks whenever his boss told an out-and-out lie... I suspect that had a lot to do with why he wasn't in the job that long.
You can't tell squat from what anything or anyone says... it's what they don't say that matters. People don't say a lot more in response to questioning.
Because you can't ask questions to a document.
Oh? The Constitution says that the DNI must give a report in person? I didn't know that.
Hey...can you quote the part of the Constitution that says that for me?
Why can't Congress send the DNI a letter with their questions?
Because the gang of 8 congressional leaders and/or the Committees that are briefed that are briefed can ask questions of the DNI for clarification. If in writing the get what they get.
What is your point....that there is some LEGITIMATE reason for Trump to want to change this long accepted procedure? Well based on Trump's COVID mess, his Post Office mess, his Ukraine mess, his DHS mess, even his using a sharpie on a NOAA whether radio map plus this....I would say his track record says otherwise.
The DNI will now only supply Congress with written material, allowing the Trump Administration to control the Narrative and continue to LIE THROUGH THEIR TEETH.
You're just being obtuse now. Answer me this, do you honestly believe the matters they cover in these briefings are better suited to letters, or in person meetings?Why can't Congress send the DNI a letter with their questions?
That does not work either. Nice try. Too easy to lie and get away with it. See DonDon claiming a Sgt Shutz with regard to Stone and Wikileaks in his written responses to Mueller.
The tragic thing is, Oborosen genuinely thought this was a clever *gotcha*.
The DNI will now only supply Congress with written material, allowing the Trump Administration to control the Narrative and continue to LIE THROUGH THEIR TEETH.
You're just being obtuse now. Answer me this, do you honestly believe the matters they cover in these briefings are better suited to letters, or in person meetings?
Is this what you're talking about?
‘The fix is in’: Internet hits the panic button after Trump intel head refuses to meet with Dems on election security
As I already said, they can write a letter and ask their questions.
I think I expressed my point in my first response to your OP.
I have no idea what the reason for this decision is, since you didn't provide anything but your statement about the decision. Where did YOU hear it from? Did they report on the DNI's reason? And if they did, why haven't you told us?
Done by agreement between the Executive Branch and the Congress, not that something like an AGREEMENT means anything to Fat Donald.