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Risch’s ‘weasel’ remark draws protest

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., left, speaks with Idaho Sen. James Risch before a Senate Intelligence Committee last week. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP photo)
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., left, speaks with Idaho Sen. James Risch before a Senate Intelligence Committee last week. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP photo)

Idaho Sen. Jim Risch’s defense of President Donald Trump’s reported May 10 disclosure of classified intelligence to Russian officials is the trigger for another protest Friday at the senator’s Boise office. “While respected Republicans recognize the seriousness of giving classified information to Russia without consulting our allies and trying to squash FBI Director Comey's investigation, Risch is trying to defend the indefensible,” Indivisible Boise Chapter One said in a Facebook post announcing the event. The group plans to protest at the corner of 9th and Jefferson in Boise from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday/Bill Dentzer, Idaho Statesman. More here.



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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