I didn't expect them to answer, btw. Their ducking the question about whether Trump asked them to sway the Russia probe shows to any thinking person that Trump did just that, but we already knew that. What was interesting to me was Coats saying he didn't know if he had a legal basis to not answer. I suppose the Senate could subpoena him and hold him in contempt if he refused, but I don't think that's going to happen. The FBI is doing the criminal investigation, and they can't duck that. The Senate is in theory investigating the Russian interference in the election.
what did russia do that he'd have to do that? you haven't stated that yet.
I'm really not being a smartass but you can't use the pronoun "he" without first establishing the person it refers to. I really don't understand the question. My point was the FBI and Senate investigations are different. So while Rogers and Coats avoiding answering the question, when they chose to answer questions they thought helped their boss, is interesting, I don't see that Rogers and Coats did anything the Senate can hurt them over.
your quote:
Their ducking the question about whether Trump asked them to sway the Russia probe shows to any thinking person that Trump did just that, but we already knew that
'he' referencing your inference of Trump and us not answering you. So, please share with us what exactly the russians did.
The ruskies hacked the election. US intelligence is unanimous. That is supposedly what the Senate is investigating - how they did, where, and when and what we might do in response. You can cry fake news or whatever the **** but it happened. (and I'm not surprised at the fake news criest or the ruskies)
The question Coats and Rodgers ducked was whether Trump asked them to intervene in the FBI investigation
But Coats and Rogers refuse to answer whether Trump asked them to intervene. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sharply questioned the intelligence chiefs and told them, “I actually think if what is being said to the media is untrue, then it is unfair to the president of the United States, and if it is true, then it is something the American people deserve to know and we as an oversight committee need to know in order to conduct our job." Rubio then pressed Coats and Rogers on whether Trump had ever asked them to intervene in the FBI investigation. The two men refused to answer. "I just hate to keep repeating this," Coats said. "I am willing to come before the committee and tell you what I know and what I don’t know. What I’m not willing to do is share what I think is confidential information."
Key moments from intel chiefs' testimony on Trump and Russia
And you cannot us He in a topic sentence in English ... and possibly any other language either.