posted July 06, 2017 08:30 AM            

July 6, 2017
Slow-learner Al Franken rebuked by former DNI James Clapper in Senate testimony
Thomas Lifson

Senator Al Franken’s background as a joker was showing yesterday when he questioned former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper in a Senate hearing yesterday. He seemed to playing the role of a sad clown unable to accept reality, pathetically clinging to the illusions lying in ruins at his feet. Even though the Associated Press and New York Times several days ago corrected their erroneous assertions that 17 intelligence agencies agreed that Russia had interfered with the election, clarifying that in fact only 3 agencies came to that conclusion, Franken remained blissfully ignorant, clinging to the debunked talking point his colleagues has agreed on for so long.

Mere ignorance of widespread media reporting on his area of questioning is bad enough. But Franken revealed himself unable to understand and process new information. Clapper told him and the other senators that 17 agencies did not sign off at 2:49 PM EDT:

Two-plus hours later, this information had failed to sink in, and Franken baldly stated that all 17 agencies “have concluded” Russia had interfered, and forced Clapper to correct him, reminding the Senator of what he had just testified to.

The Minnesota senator thus showed himself incapable of hearing and absorbing new information, and out of touch with the news on the topic he was addressing. Perhaps it was merely his obsession with finding a Russian conspiracy, or perhaps his ability to learn has deteriorated severely since he graduated from Harvard almost half a century ago.

posted July 07, 2017 07:49 AM            

Absolute nonsense, drivel and moonbat lunacy.

All those whom the Special Counsel and Congressional investigating committees have expressed an interest in interviewing have agreed to make themselves available for questioning.

Further, to date, there has been NO EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION OR COORDINATION WITH RUSSIA BY TRUMP, HIS CAMPAIGN OR TRANSITION TEAM.