See below for video off Sen. Mark Warner, Chair of the Senate Intel Committee, speaking earlier today. According to Sen. Warner, he wants to make sure appointment of a “Special Master” in the case of Trump having classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, “does not slow down the intelligence review of the damage that could be done…” Sen. Warner added:
- “As somebody who’s the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, there’s a reason why we classify documents…human lives can and have been lost by misuse of information…you make our country less safe…if we can’t keep that information secret….”
- “The first lesson you learn going on the Intelligence Committee is that you have to treat classified documents with respect. When I go into a SCIF, I have to take off my watch, I have to leave my phone…the idea that anyone with any sense of commitment to national security would mishandle, mistreat, take documents inappropriately, it’s mind boggling, it is beyond the pale.”
- “I hope people of good will will that recognize the importance of national security will step up and speak out. You know, I disagreed a whole lot with Attorney General Barr on a lot of his actions when he was Attorney General, but someone who was a direct Trump appointee, I think on this one, in terms of the seriousness, he seems to be right on point.”
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