Trump threatens to declassify 'devastating' documents if Democrats 'want to play tough'

[Mileage Psycho]

YESSS!!!

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Trump threatens to declassify 'devastating' documents if Democrats 'want to play tough'

President Trump likely reinvigorated Republican lawmakers when he said is considering declassifying “devastating” Justice Department and FBI documents if House Democrats “want to play tough.”

The threat comes months after a handful of conservative lawmakers called on the president to declassify and release documents that they claim will show the Russia investigation is politically biased against the president.

“I think that would help my campaign. If they want to play tough, I will do it. They will see how devastating those pages are,” Trump told the New York Post on Wednesday.

The request was made in September and heavily focused on documents relating to the surveillance warrant used against former Trump adviser Carter Page.

Also requested were documents detailing meetings former Justice Department official Bruce Ohr had with Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence agent who was paid by Democrats to write a salacious dossier about Trump, which had information the FBI relied on in its surveillance application on Page.

But, Trump later said he may save the release for a more politically ideal time.

“It’s much more powerful if I do it then,” Trump said, adding, “because if we had done it already, it would already be yesterday’s news.”

Trump has already declassified documents throughout 2018, most notably a memo from the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee, but pulled back his most recent decision to do so.

In September, less than two weeks after the initial plea from Republicans, the White Houseannounced that Trump had ordered the declassification of troves of documents, which would have included the Page surveillance warrant.

The White House also said text messages from former officials such as former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page would be released.

However, days later on Twitter, Trump said he was waiting for a review of the documents before their release.

In a pair of tweets, Trump said Justice Department officials had agreed to release the documents, but said doing so could have a "perceived negative impact on the Russia probe."

"Also, key Allies' called to ask not to release," Trump added. "Therefore, the Inspector General has been asked to review these documents on an expedited basis. I believe he will move quickly on this (and hopefully other things which he is looking at)."

"In the end I can always declassify if it proves necessary," Trump added at the time. "Speed is very important to me — and everyone!"

The new threat from the president comes as Democrats are set to take over the House in January, and the incoming committee chairmen have made it clear that the Trump administration will be the first target of their investigations.

Trump has already vowed to go after the Democrats, saying “two can play that game.”

“If the Democrats think they are going to waste Taxpayer Money investigating us at the House level, then we will likewise be forced to consider investigating them for all of the leaks of Classified Information, and much else, at the Senate level. Two can play that game!,” Trump said on Twitter the day after the midterm elections.

Democrats decried Republicans’ efforts to have the documents declassified as a broader push to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

Mueller took over the investigation from the Justice Department and FBI in May 2017.

Trump has constantly criticized the investigation as a “witch hunt,” recently lashing out against it multiple times this week on Twitter.

None of the spokespeople for the congressmen who requested the declassification of the documents replied to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner about Trump’s latest remarks.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-threatens-to-declassify-devastating-documents-if-democrats-want-to-play-tough/ar-BBQdRBa

 

 

[f7ben]

This is what we need more of....burn it down

[ActionfigureJoe]

3 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said:

YESSS!!!

 

You beat me to it. What a blow hard. Basically he’s saying I’ll expose corruption if you don’t leave me alone.  

[Sal Rosenberg]

 

[Mileage Psycho]

10 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

You beat me to it. What a blow hard. Basically he’s saying I’ll expose corruption if you don’t leave me alone.  

He has a full blown bunker mentality on display, it's really humorous to watch  

[DriftBusta]

1 hour ago, Mileage Psycho said:

He has a full blown bunker mentality on display, it's really humorous to watch  

Can you blame him, given the array of shit bags positioned against him?  You shouldn’t be amused, you should be disgusted.   

[Skidooski]

9 hours ago, Mileage Psycho said:

He has a full blown bunker mentality on display, it's really humorous to watch  

Yes but watching your bunch flail around at the same time has been fun to watch as well   

 

[Dave]

3 minutes ago, Skidooski said:

Yes but watching your bunch flail around at the same time has been fun to watch as well   

 

Slinger enjoying himself.

[Snoslinger]

8 hours ago, DriftBusta said:

Can you blame him, given the array of shit bags positioned against him?  You shouldn’t be amused, you should be disgusted.   

Lol. Yes wolfie, Americans should be disgusted at our system. I mean what person shouldn’t be allowed to collude with a foreign enemy, whom he has many ties to, to win the White House. And then fire anyone who gets in the way and load the positions with his cronies to block investigations. Your dumb fuckery and gullibility ought to be studied extensively. Maybe donate your brain to science?

21 minutes ago, DAVE said:

Slinger enjoying himself.

Lol, that was pretty good

btw, what are you doing in a political thread? Thought you were here for atv and truck stuff?

[Dave]

4 minutes ago, Snoslinger said:

Lol. Yes wolfie, Americans should be disgusted at our system. I mean what person shouldn’t be allowed to collude with a foreign enemy, whom he has many ties to, to win the White House. And then fire anyone who gets in the way and load the positions with his cronies to block investigations. Your dumb fuckery and gullibility ought to be studied extensively. Maybe donate your brain to science?

Lol, that was pretty good

btw, what are you doing in a political thread? Thought you were here for atv and truck stuff?

That didnt take long....nascar and sled stuff too.

[Highmark]

"Collude with foreign enemy."    

 

[Dave]

6 minutes ago, Highmark said:

"Collude with foreign enemy."    

 

That one always cracks me up.

[F3600]

I wish he wouldn’t use this stuff as leverage.  It’s either corrupt and worthy of being exposed or it isn’t.  Keeping it secret because they back off isn’t helping the Nation.

[Mainecat]

Trump better be careful.

[DriftBusta]

1 hour ago, Snoslinger said:

Lol. Yes wolfie, Americans should be disgusted at our system. I mean what person shouldn’t be allowed to collude with a foreign enemy, whom he has many ties to, to win the White House. And then fire anyone who gets in the way and load the positions with his cronies to block investigations. Your dumb fuckery and gullibility ought to be studied extensively. Maybe donate your brain to science?

Lol, that was pretty good

btw, what are you doing in a political thread? Thought you were here for atv and truck stuff?

Still on the Russian thing?  Ok. 🤣. Let’s go back a couple years ago, why don’t you give us your take on that tarmac meeting between Clinton and Lynch?  Let’s just take one little example of actual, real corruption and have you explain it to us rubes.

31 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Trump better be careful.

[Momorider]

3 minutes ago, DriftBusta said:

Still on the Russian thing?  Ok. 🤣. Let’s go back a couple years ago, why don’t you give us your take on that tarmac meeting between Clinton and Lynch?  Let’s just take one little example of actual, real corruption and have you explain it to us rubes.

Where is Brennan he is like the first guy to be behind bars, oh I get it he got shanked and is dead.  

[DriftBusta]

10 minutes ago, Momorider said:

Where is Brennan he is like the first guy to be behind bars, oh I get it he got shanked and is dead.  

This needs to happen. The truth is the truth.  I don’t give a shit who goes down, and that includes Trump.  One side has been lying through their teeth to the American public, and the public is sick of these smashmouth political games.   I know where I stand.   Maybe I’m right.  Or maybe Slinger is right.  I’m doubting that however.   

Edited November 29, 2018 by DriftBusta

[Momorider]

1 minute ago, DriftBusta said:

This needs to happen. The truth is the truth.  I don’t give a shit who goes down, and that includes Trump.  One side has been lying through their teeth to the American public.  I know where I stand.   Maybe I’m right.  Or maybe Slinger is right.  I’m doubting that however.   

OH Snot isn't right he is has been  about fucking everything 

[Snoslinger]

2 hours ago, DriftBusta said:

Still on the Russian thing?  Ok. 🤣. Let’s go back a couple years ago, why don’t you give us your take on that tarmac meeting between Clinton and Lynch?  Let’s just take one little example of actual, real corruption and have you explain it to us rubes.

 

jesus christ. if person A meeting person B on a tarmac, for all the world to see, equates to bad doings..

 

wtf does all the evidence against trump and his admin equate to?

thanks for proving my point, dumb ass.

 

[Snoslinger]

"but but but bill talked to so and so at an airport"

you can't make this shit up!

 

[Ez ryder]

4 hours ago, Snoslinger said:

Lol. Yes wolfie, Americans should be disgusted at our system. I mean what person shouldn’t be allowed to collude with a foreign enemy, whom he has many ties to, to win the White House. And then fire anyone who gets in the way and load the positions with his cronies to block investigations. Your dumb fuckery and gullibility ought to be studied extensively. Maybe donate your brain to science?

Lol, that was pretty good

btw, what are you doing in a political thread? Thought you were here for atv and truck stuff?

are we back to the clintons agaon ? 

[Rod]

What would be wrong with that? The alt left wants to know EVERYTHING about trump, so why not know everything about the Dems too? Hypocrisy much?

[revkevsdi]

7 minutes ago, Rod Johnson said:

What would be wrong with that? The alt left wants to know EVERYTHING about trump, so why not know everything about the Dems too? Hypocrisy much?

Good idea.  They should force Hillary, Bill and Obama to release their tax returns.  That's the first step in being open. 

They should also investigate their Trust....   You know get a charity watch dog to investigate them. 

 

[Rod]

3 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

Good idea.  They should force Hillary, Bill and Obama to release their tax returns.  That's the first step in being open. 

They should also investigate their Trust....   You know get a charity watch dog to investigate them. 

 

Oh is mueller only investigating trumps tax returns?  

[DriftBusta]

1 hour ago, Snoslinger said:

jesus christ. if person A meeting person B on a tarmac, for all the world to see, equates to bad doings..

 

wtf does all the evidence against trump and his admin equate to?

thanks for proving my point, dumb ass.

 

Thank you for showing your level of understanding of the rule of law and ignoring how this meeting became public, and that it was NOT for ANYONE to see.  Bravo.