Congress Hands Trump His Own Private Army
Congress passed a spending bill that would make it much harder to oversee what U.S. intelligence agencies are up to. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think...
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THIS STORY IS DISASTROUS. IN THE MIDST OF THE BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS THEY SNUCK SOMETHING INTO THAT RESOLUTION THAT IS POTENTIALLY HORRIFIC, AND UNDERMINES OUR DEMOCRACY. THE INTERCEPT HAS A GREAT REPORT ON THIS, THEY EXPLAIN -- >>OH, BOY. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? THEY JUST PASSED INTO LAW THAT THE CIA AND THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES DON'T HAVE TO CHECK WITH CONGRESS. NOW THEY COULD MOVE MONEY AROUND. CUT OFF FUNDING FOR SOMETHING, THAT DOESN'T MATTER, I CAN MOVE IT AROUND. NOW INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES CAN DO ANY COVERT OPERATION THEY LIKE OR PERHAPS BUILD PRIVATE ARMIES, YES THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE GOING FOR HERE, AND THEY HAVE ADMITTED IT, I WILL SHARE THAT FOR YOU IN A SECOND. BY THE WAY I THOUGHT REPUBLICANS WERE AGAINST A DEEP STATE, THA...
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THIS STORY IS DISASTROUS. IN THE MIDST OF THE BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS THEY SNUCK SOMETHING INTO THAT RESOLUTION THAT IS POTENTIALLY HORRIFIC, AND UNDERMINES OUR DEMOCRACY. THE INTERCEPT HAS A GREAT REPORT ON THIS, THEY EXPLAIN -- >>OH, BOY. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? THEY JUST PASSED INTO LAW THAT THE CIA AND THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES DON'T HAVE TO CHECK WITH CONGRESS. NOW THEY COULD MOVE MONEY AROUND. CUT OFF FUNDING FOR SOMETHING, THAT DOESN'T MATTER, I CAN MOVE IT AROUND. NOW INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES CAN DO ANY COVERT OPERATION THEY LIKE OR PERHAPS BUILD PRIVATE ARMIES, YES THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE GOING FOR HERE, AND THEY HAVE ADMITTED IT, I WILL SHARE THAT FOR YOU IN A SECOND. BY THE WAY I THOUGHT REPUBLICANS WERE AGAINST A DEEP STATE, THA...
