One News Now: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was rebuked by the State Department for meeting with Iran’s nuclear-deal negotiator without its permission – presumably with intentions of resurrecting former President Barack Obama’s failed nuke deal.
The nuke-deal-supporting Democrat claimed that she was granted permission to dine with the Iranian minister, but the Trump administration indicates otherwise.
“As the U.S. builds up a military presence around Iran, Sen. Dianne Feinstein had a private dinner with @JZarif, Iran’s foreign minister, when he was in the United States a few weeks ago,” Politico’s Jake Sherman tweeted Thursday.
Contradicting stories …
Last week, Politico Playbook revealed it found Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s contact information pulled up on Feinstein’s phone on an elevator after she walked around the Capitol, but her office claims that she had the go-ahead for the covert arrangement.
“[The dinner was] arranged in consultation with the State Department,” the liberal senator’s team told Politico. “The office was in touch with State in advance of the meeting to let them know it was happening and to get an update on U.S.-Iran activity.”
But that’s not what the Trump State Department says.
“A State Department official told us that they did not ask Feinstein to go to the dinner with Zarif – a smooth-talking, American-educated Iranian diplomat who worked on the nuclear deal with John Kerry,” Politico reported.
The sensitive timing of such a meeting is being called into question.
“[T]he United States and Iran are in the middle of a high-wire diplomatic and military staring contest,” Politico’s Jake Sherman, Anna Palmer and Daniel Lippman noted. “The United States has moved additional military resources into the region, and has indicated it has intelligence that the Iranians were readying to attack American interests in the region, [so] it’s a bit unusual that Feinstein – the former chair and vice chair of the Intelligence Committee and a member of the Senate minority – is dining with the foreign minister of an adversary.” read more
I thought her cash cow was China, she has a side job with Iran now?
Feckless Feinstein aside, why is ANY Iranian official allowed into my country?
If the State Department had given the the “go-ahead for the covert arrangement” then I would expect no response from them when asked as opposed to “they did not ask Feinstein to go to the dinner with Zarif”. Furthermore, I don’t think they were playing wordsmith games either. Besides that, what was she supposed to do… convince them that Trump means business??? I don’t think so.
On the other hand, democRATs lying about it is totally expected. It’s what they do.
Now THERE’S a puzzle piece that fits!
Her Commie Chink spy handler ordered his asset, the traitor Dianne Finestain to meet the Iranian Mohammedan spy
Trial followed by public execution. Before it’s too late.
X 100.
Is it possible to find a better reason for term limits than this evil woman?
The Dimmicretin Potty is a safe zone for Traitors, Kerry, Clinton, Finklestein!
“The nuke-deal-supporting Democrat claimed that she was granted permission to dine with the Iranian minister…” Who gave her permission, the real Secretary of State John Kerry?
An anonymous friend at the State Department who is not authorized to discuss this told me she was sneaking around setting up the next sexual assault victim who will come forward and also claim Iranian collusion with Trump’s next Supreme Court nominee.
An opportunity for the first prosecution under the Logan Act.
It’s very easy for me to believe that a lot of congressional democrats are in the pay of hostile foreign powers.
STOMP THAT BE-OTCH A NEW MUDHOLE!!!
In LEAVENWORTH!!! 😡
Probably with McConnell’s blessings.
O/T I guess – but, are we REALLY sure that thing is an actual human and not a stolen and “animated” dummy from a wax museum somewhere? For that matter, the same question should arise for Justice RBG.
The bitch is a month shy of 86. Why ain’t she dead yet or at least at home drooling and shitting herself. No offense to any octogenarians present.😬