Quote:GOP Sen. John McCain condemned attacks on the integrity of the Department of Justice and FBI on Friday, minutes after President Donald Trump declassified the controversial memo from House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes.

"In 2016, the Russian government engaged in an elaborate plot to interfere in an American election and undermine our democracy. Russia employed the same tactics it has used to influence elections around the world, from France and Germany to Ukraine, Montenegro, and beyond," McCain said in a statement.

"Putin's regime launched cyberattacks and spread disinformation with the goal of sowing chaos and weakening faith in our institutions. And while we have no evidence that these efforts affected the outcome of our election, I fear they succeeded in fueling political discord and dividing us from one another."

The statement continued: "The latest attacks on the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interests — no party's, no president's, only Putin's. The American people deserve to know all of the facts surrounding Russia's ongoing efforts to subvert our democracy, which is why Special Counsel Mueller's investigation must proceed unimpeded."

After being approved by the committee and now the White House, the memo was released publicly later on Friday. Republican proponents of releasing the memo in full said it would shed light on improprieties and unethical practices by FBI and DOJ officials with regard to surveillance of former Trump campaign officials.


But McCain, who has not returned to the Senate since December while undergoing treatment for brain cancer, insinuated the ongoing fight over the memo's declassification was purely political.

"Our nation's elected officials, including the president, must stop looking at this investigation through the warped lens of politics and manufacturing partisan sideshows," the Arizona senator said. "If we continue to undermine our own rule of law, we are doing Putin's job for him."

http://www.businessinsider.com/john-mcca...emo-2018-2

Corrupt McCain, very sad indeed.

mccain needs to just STFU

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-r...ion-to-fbi

I'm glad to see his health is improving.

Swamp critters are slithering out of the muck to defend their constituency.

Yeah you guys can't stand it when one of your own speaks the truth. Makes you all have to confront your willingness to believe republican leaders lies.

He's unfortunately part of the rapidly draining swamp...

The FBI and DOJ need to be attacked. If some Podunk PD had pulled what they did to get the FISA warrant they'd be knee deep in their ass with a civil rights violation investigation.

(02-02-2018 05:15 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  Yeah you guys can't stand it when one of your own speaks the truth. Makes you all have to confront your willingness to believe republican leaders lies.

Who here has ever claimed John McCain as one of their own anything?

He's a buffoon who has a lifetime appointment in the swamp.

(02-02-2018 05:17 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  The FBI and DOJ need to be attacked. If some Podunk PD had pulled what they did to get the FISA warrant they'd be knee deep in their ass with a civil rights violation investigation.

You idiots do realize this is exactly the attitude the Russians and their lap ***** Trump want, Right?

Worst. Vote. For. President. Evar.

(02-02-2018 05:18 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(02-02-2018 05:15 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  Yeah you guys can't stand it when one of your own speaks the truth. Makes you all have to confront your willingness to believe republican leaders lies.

Who here has ever claimed John McCain as one of their own anything?

He's a buffoon who has a lifetime appointment in the swamp.

Oh McCain...Thank you for your service, but you are a large part of the reason that I left the Republican party.

(02-02-2018 05:22 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  

(02-02-2018 05:17 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  The FBI and DOJ need to be attacked. If some Podunk PD had pulled what they did to get the FISA warrant they'd be knee deep in their ass with a civil rights violation investigation.

You idiots

That particular bit of irony was the only thing that got my attention

(02-02-2018 05:29 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

You'd think soros would buy himself a new face or something? Daaaaaamn...

(02-02-2018 05:22 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  

(02-02-2018 05:17 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  The FBI and DOJ need to be attacked. If some Podunk PD had pulled what they did to get the FISA warrant they'd be knee deep in their ass with a civil rights violation investigation.

You idiots do realize this is exactly the attitude the Russians and their lap ***** Trump want, Right?

So ******* what?

The supreme law enforcement agency in this country is engaging in practices that they would hang any other law enforcement agency out to dry for. My former 6 man police department has a stricter policy for obtaining a warrant than what was used in this case.

This is a violation of the civil rights of anyone who was subject of the FISA warrant and somebody's ass needs to go to jail for it.

Ok what part ofb39 pieces of evidence don’t we understand???? No one wants to answer this. Why????

You don’t know what else the FISA court had. But to re up that had to show they were getting credible info... it was re upped 3 Times.

Why do you guys hold on to lies??????

Not surprised, ALL democrats have voiced strong opposition to the memo.