House Democrats emerged outraged from a confidential intelligence briefing Friday on Russian hacking, with some Democrats saying FBI Director James Comey is unfit to lead the agency. The Hill writes:
"I was non-judgmental until the last 15 minutes. I no longer have that confidence in him," Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), ranking member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, said as he left the meeting in the Capitol.
"Some of the things that were revealed in this classified briefing — my confidence has been shook."
Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), senior Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, delivered a similar condemnation.
"I'm extremely concerned — extremely," he said.
"I'll just — I'm very angry," echoed Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.).
Naturally, Republicans are still defending Comey. The conundrum for Democrats: If Comey is removed, what kind of a nut job might Trump appoint in his place?
"Do I have confidence in him? Not really. But I think he's probably going to be better than the guy they'd put in," said one Democrat, who spoke only anonymously to discuss a sensitive topic. "It's like a rock and a hard place, but I think that's pretty much where a lot of people are."
Not to worry, Donald Trump has been in touch with the Russians and he has the goods!