Mika Brzezinski: “In An Unprecedented Move, President Trump Is Using The Power Of His Office To Order The Director Of National Intelligence And The Justice Department Immediately Declassify Materials In The Ongoing Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Election.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/18/18; VIDEO]
Joe Scarborough: “The FBI Not Wanting To Release, The Justice Department Hasn’t Wanted It To Release. The Director Of National Intelligence Didn’t Want It Released. You Have Sources And Methods That Are Highly Likely To Be Exposed Which The President Was Warned About.” SCARBOROUGH: “The FBI not wanting to release, the Justice Department hasn’t wanted it to release. The Director of National Intelligence didn’t want it released. You have sources and methods that are highly likely to be exposed which the President was warned about, the Commander in Chief was warned about. And you have one of the more highly classified programs in the United States of America, the FISA courts, that now we’re going to allow our enemies to see exactly how we do things as it pertains to the FISA courts.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/18/18; VIDEO]
Matt Miller: “He Is Really Taking The Powers Of His Office, The Powers Of The Presidency And Using Them To Advance His Personal Interest.” MILLER: “He is really taking the powers of his office, the powers of the presidency and using them to advance his personal interest which he defines as using this war against the FBI rather than protect the national interests.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/18/18; VIDEO]
Matt Miller: “The President Of The United States Ordering That Publicly Released Just To Attack The Intelligence Community Just Because He Sees It Help His Personal Interest Will Have Such A Downstream Effect.” MILLER: “It’s one thing when this information leaks out. That is enough of a problem when the president of the United States ordering that publicly released just to attack the intelligence community just because he sees it help his personal interest will have such a downstream effect.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 9/18/18; VIDEO]
John Avalon: “Culture Wars Ultimately Play Out In The Supreme Court. So That’s Why This Is So Fraught. You Are Going To See A Real Culture War Fight Play Out In This Hearing In Particular.” JOHN AVALON: “It makes sense because, look, culture wars ultimately play out in the supreme court. So that’s why this is so fraught. You are going to see a real culture war fight play out in this hearing in particular.” [New Day, CNN, 9/18/18; Video]
Laura Coates: “The Idea Of Culture Wars, One Of The Things That’s So Important And Especially For A Lifetime Position One’s Entire Life Has To Be On Display And Up For At Least Some Sort Of Reckoning.” LAURA COATES: “On that point the idea of culture wars, one of the things that’s so important and especially for a lifetime position one’s entire life has to be on display and up for at least some sort of reckoning.” [New Day, CNN, 9/18/18; Video]