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Trump endorses Putins plan to allow Kremlin to interrogate U.S. officials who work with Mueller
What could possibly go wrong?
Aaron Rupar
Jul 16, 2018, 3:47 pm
Before President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions during their news conference Monday in Helsinki, Trump alluded to an interesting idea Putin shared with him about how the two countries might respond to Russias attack on American democracy an attack that helped Trump get elected.
During todays meeting, I addressed directly with President Putin the issue of Russian interference in our election, Trump said. [We] spent a great deal of time talking about it, and President Putin may very well want to address it, and very strongly, because he feels very strongly about it, and he has an interesting idea.
Putins idea, which he floated during a summit that took place less than 72 hours after special counsel Robert Mueller indicted 12 Kremlin military intelligence officers for hacking Democratic targets during the 2016 campaign, is to allow Russia to interrogate American law enforcement and intelligence officials including, presumably, the intelligence officials who helped put together Muellers indictment, which includes rich details about the inner workings of Russian military intelligence.
In exchange, as Putin outlined during the press conference, Russia would allow American investigators to be present while Russia questions the 12 military officials whom Mueller indicted for hacking.
This kind of effort should be a mutual one, Putin said. Then we would expect that the Americans would reciprocate and they would question officials including the officers of law enforcement and intelligence service of the United States whom we believe are who have something to do with illegal actions on the territory of Russia, and we have to request the presence of our law enforcement.
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https://thinkprogress.org/trump-endorses-putin-plan-kremlin-interrogate-american-intelligence-officials-401a98c2f31b/
JackInGreen
(2,975 posts)Leave my check on the bedstand" - tinged torquemada
dalton99a
(81,073 posts)to ensure fairness and impartiality
UTUSN
(70,497 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Such as start impeachment proceedings. If they let this go he will start his takeover of the U.S.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,539 posts)First of all, it'll please his BFF. Secondly, it'll fuck up Mueller's investigation. Thirdly -- hell, the first two reasons are more than enough for Trump to open up our intelligence agencies to unlimited Russian investigation.
Nunes and McConnell would love it.
dhill926
(16,234 posts)what in the everloving fuck....
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)He needs to be immediately arrested and tried for treason.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Russia? Thats the part I havent heard before.
We need to take care of Americans who helped enable Russia. Start with trump.
backtoblue
(11,323 posts)This is serious.
Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)Because, this is f*ing cray.
kmla
(4,047 posts)But more and more, I am shocked that it is in fact a true and happening occurrence.
I weep for our childrens future.