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Jan 2019

Trump to Pelosi: “Let’s make a deal?”

Ed Morrissey Jan 02, 2019 8:51 AM

Or maybe ‘come on down’ is more like it.

Dec 2018

Graham and Corker after Haspel briefing: We’re more convinced than ever that the Saudi prince was complicit in Khashoggi’s murder

Allahpundit Dec 04, 2018 4:01 PM

“If the crown prince went in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes.”

Lindsey Graham wins: Gina Haspel to brief Congress on Khashoggi murder after all

Allahpundit Dec 03, 2018 10:01 PM

Disclosure.

Aug 2018

Report: Trump nearly revoked Obama’s access to the daily intelligence briefing last year

Allahpundit Aug 20, 2018 10:01 PM

Showdown.

May 2018

Andrew McCabe knew CNN was ready to publish dossier story two days after Trump was briefed

John Sexton May 22, 2018 1:01 PM

“The trigger for them is they know the material was discussed in the brief and presented in an attachment.”

Apr 2018

Hmmm: Sessions won’t recuse himself from Michael Cohen investigation

Allahpundit Apr 24, 2018 4:01 PM

In charge.

Feb 2018

Hmmm: Susan Rice sent an email to herself on Inauguration Day memorializing a chat between Obama and Comey on Russiagate

Allahpundit Feb 12, 2018 8:01 PM

Timing.

Dec 2017

Report: CIA captured Putin’s specific instructions on Russian campaign interference operations last year

Allahpundit Dec 14, 2017 6:41 PM

Fly on the wall.

Sep 2017

The best people: Manafort offered to give Kremlin-linked Russian billionaire “private briefings” as Trump campaign chair

Allahpundit Sep 20, 2017 8:01 PM

“How do we use to get whole?”

Aug 2017

Jim Acosta: Let’s face it, Stephen Miller couldn’t take the kind of heat I was throwing yesterday

Allahpundit Aug 03, 2017 2:41 PM

Wut.

Jun 2017

Report: Gingrich urging Trump to ban CNN from White House press briefings

Allahpundit Jun 21, 2017 8:41 PM

Divide and conquer?

Annoyed CNN reporter: Sean Spicer is basically useless now and these off-camera press briefings are a disgrace; Update: Spicer “promoted”?

Allahpundit Jun 19, 2017 4:41 PM

“I don’t know why everybody is going along with this.”

May 2017

Gingrich: It’s time for Trump to shut down the White House press room

Allahpundit May 17, 2017 10:41 PM

“I am personally offended by the American news media. I think it is destructive and disgusting.”

Trump: What if we ended the daily press briefing and I did a press conference myself every two weeks?

Allahpundit May 12, 2017 8:01 PM

Hmmm!

Mar 2017

“Please stop shaking your head”: Spicer clashes with reporter over Trump’s image problems

Allahpundit Mar 28, 2017 6:41 PM

“If the President puts Russian salad dressing on his salad tonight, somehow that’s a Russian connection.”

Trump: I feel “somewhat” vindicated knowing that members of my transition team were incidentally surveilled

Allahpundit Mar 22, 2017 6:21 PM

Proof?

Feb 2017

Mystery: What was Comey’s secret briefing yesterday to the Senate Intelligence Committee about?

Allahpundit Feb 18, 2017 5:31 PM

Rumors.

Jan 2017

Live at 2:15 ET: Obama’s final press conference — and public appearance — as president

Allahpundit Jan 18, 2017 2:01 PM

Bye.

NBC: Intel chiefs did not brief Trump on supposed compromising material, saw it as “disinformation”

Allahpundit Jan 11, 2017 11:21 AM

Reversal of fortune.

Trump issues statement after intelligence briefing on Russia: The hackings didn’t affect the outcome of the election; Update: U.S. intel releases declassified report on Russian hacking

Allahpundit Jan 06, 2017 4:01 PM

“There was no tampering whatsoever with voting machines.”

Kellyanne Conway on Trump doubting Russian hacking: He has his own intelligence sources, you know

Allahpundit Jan 03, 2017 10:01 PM

“He [also] receives regular briefings from his security team, from outside sources…”

Dec 2016

YouGov poll: 52% want electoral college vote delayed so that electors can be briefed on Russian hacking

Allahpundit Dec 19, 2016 11:21 AM

Oh well.

DNI: No intelligence briefing for electors

John Sexton Dec 16, 2016 7:21 PM

“This effort is ongoing and involves sensitive classified information.”

Reince Priebus: We might be doing some things differently with the daily press briefing

Allahpundit Dec 14, 2016 10:01 PM

“I mean, there’s a lot of different ways that things can be done, and I can assure you we’re looking at that.”

Mitch McConnell: Yes, Congress should investigate Russian meddling in the election

Allahpundit Dec 12, 2016 3:31 PM

“The Russians are not our friends.”

Report: Trump averaging just one presidential intelligence briefing each week since the election

Allahpundit Dec 08, 2016 10:01 PM

Terrific.

Nov 2016

Transition team briefing: “Appropriate precautions” and briefings on Trump comms with foreign leaders

Ed Morrissey Nov 17, 2016 12:01 PM

Abe meeting next up.

Trump: I didn’t request security clearances for my kids

Allahpundit Nov 16, 2016 11:21 AM

Or Jared Kushner?

Aug 2016

Great news: “Extremely careless” ex-gov’t official arrives to view highly classified intel

Ed Morrissey Aug 27, 2016 11:31 AM

Joke’s on us.

Trump before his first classified briefing: I don’t trust U.S. intelligence so much

Allahpundit Aug 17, 2016 3:31 PM

Heh.

Scarborough: Trump kept asking during a foreign policy briefing why can’t we use nuclear weapons

Allahpundit Aug 03, 2016 11:21 AM

“Three times he asked, at one point, ‘If we have them, why can’t we use them?’”

Dec 2015

Video: New Jeb Bush Super PAC ad in Iowa hits … Marco Rubio

Allahpundit Dec 29, 2015 11:31 AM

“Politics first: That’s the Rubio way.”

Sep 2014

Fox News: Obama briefed for more than a year on ISIS as serious threat

Ed Morrissey Sep 02, 2014 12:01 PM

Gibbs: Yeah, that “no strategy” remark was “wince-able.”

Aug 2013

GOP rep: Hillary yelled at a congressman in a briefing just after Benghazi for calling it a terror attack

Allahpundit Aug 16, 2013 8:01 PM

“Basically, in a very loud angry voice she says, ‘it’s irresponsible to even suggest this is a terrorist attack, this is a YouTube video.'”

Jay Carney on CNN’s big CIA/Benghazi scoop: I don’t know nothing ’bout nothing

Allahpundit Aug 08, 2013 7:11 PM

“I would refer you to the CIA on that.”

Jul 2013

Scandal: Conservative site sends high-school student to attend pointless “news” anachronism; Update: Daily Caller responds

Allahpundit Jul 17, 2013 6:41 PM

“Ridiculous.”