The appointment of Grenell can be looked at as President Trump trying to cut the Gordian knot that exists due to a myriad of self-interests deep inside the intelligence apparatus.
The SSCI will not allow any ODNI office member to expose their corrupt intelligence operations. Recently Oklahoma Senator James Lankford quietly quit the SSCI. It has been speculated that Lankford left the committee due to rank corruption and their ongoing plans to hide prior abuses. Mitch McConnell selected Senator Ben Sasse to replace Lankford to retain and achieve the continued objectives of the committee.
The *tell* will be to watch how members of the SSCI respond to the Grenell appointment.
This could become ugly.
Related.
Dude, you were a creative writer who inexplicably wound up a NatSec boss because your brother ran CBS News.
Sit the fuck down https://t.co/OZmvFNxDdI
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) February 20, 2020

Evidence of the swamp draining will constitute the bringing to justice of the leaders of the Clinton, Obama and Bloomberg crime families.
Get back to us about swamp draining when Fox News has exclusive pictures of Mayor Mike with half his head blown off taken before he was hauled off to the crematorium.
Remember what the Romanian people did to Ceausescu? That. That’s what we want. The stunned faces of globalists lying dead on the ground. Then we’ll be assured that laws mean something again.
More terrifying than Brennan, Clapper, McCabe, Yates, Comey, Strzok and Page running that shop? I think not.
When the public realizes what they knew all along, they were lied to, victimized by a vicious hoax, they will be suitably outraged.
Meanwhile the Dems destroy their chances with independents while discouraging their base. Not much of a winning strategy.
This tin eared bunch is too stupid to listen to Obama, who perfected pulling the wool over the heads of the sheeple.
He’s too moderate for them, not socialist enough, which is now the mainstream ideology of the Democrat party.
But not with the public, except to the truly delusional who think socialism is “mainstream” thought in America.
They couldn’t be more wrong; so keep up the good work folks. Impeach Trump as many times as you want.
Meanwhile Donald can pardon victims of the witch hunt and forum judges and prosecutors, and show they could care less about their legislative responsibilities or service required to the American people, who have refused to hire more unenlightened despots.
They then prove they know it by projecting it all on Trump, thinking they can win – this time – despite losing every time. LOL.
BTW, history tells us radicals eventually turn on each other when they run out of citizens to persecute and rob. Trump is its catalyst.
I don’t comment much , but do not be fooled , this homo is John Bolton 2.0 , he is itching to start a war with Iran, he is a war hawk , and yes he is in fact part of the deep state swamp , trump keeps shooting himself in the foot, this guys is a adleson protege and we know Sheldon adleson is only concerned with protecting Israel and Jewish plight by using the USA military.
I think the tree of liberty needs watering. Except this time it’s not going to be with patriots blood it will be with the blood of our enemies. As for western separation I’m all for it , I’m looking at all options right now . Buffalo is a joke , establishment politicians look8ng to embolden and enrich themselves at our expense I will only work with grass roots new blood. Patriotic citizens . I will never vote for buffalo it’s bs top to bottom.
Don’t be fooled Cardlizard, Iran has been at war with the US ever since they took over their embassy in Tehran. It may be a low-level war, but it is still a war, with thousands of Americans military and civilians killed around the world. Best to end it BEFORE Iran gets working missiles and Nukes. If they get to that point, they become another North Korea.
The next 5-years in the USA will see multiple “whistleblowers”, additional impeachment actions (unless the Rep’s. can take back the House), and Trump will finally find an AG who is willing to clean house. Yes … this is the exact same wishful thinking I had 3-years ago. However, I understand the dynamic of two Presidential terms, and how MY President has had to keep his powder dry for his second and most transformative term. I can only imagine there are embeds in our government who are scared shitless at the prospect of Trump’s second term. And I remain hopeful.
Kenji, my fear is that the level of fraudulent votes this time around will exceed the 5 or 6 million last time by over 20 million. It has happened and continues to happen. Fraud is a very real enemy to the electoral process in the country.
I agree. My hope is, that having underfunded the fraudulent vote in 16, they may over correct to the point that the fraud becomes so egregious that it can’t be covered up or excused.
I have similar hopes for social media censorship. Thank God they lost control of the IRS. That was almost as dirty as the fisa fraud.