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Demovictory9

(32,468 posts)
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:26 PM Jul 2018

Trump & Putin's secret 2 hour talk. Expert said the Russians will have a recording of it..

putting more pressure on Trump. If on the audio he's promised Putin all kinds of stuff...omg. Now PUtin will really have
something to hold over Trump, if he didn't have before.

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Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
1. On TRMS, she said Russia news announced
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:32 PM
Jul 2018

something about an agreement with trump, and their military is ready to get moving on this. Some people in congress want translator notes right now!

Demovictory9

(32,468 posts)
2. Trump has done it before, made decisions that surprised his team... The "no gays in the military"
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:34 PM
Jul 2018

announcements. Decisions he clearly tweets without vetting. so a 2-hour talk with "strong" PUtin... of course he agreed to stuff.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
5. The translator was supplied by Putin.
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:37 PM
Jul 2018

Good luck to those politicians getting a transcript that is accurate.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
8. Really? Last I heard, Trump wanted NO USA people in the room.
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:46 PM
Jul 2018

Now you say a translator was there? Was that a last minute change?

madaboutharry

(40,216 posts)
9. It was not a last minute change.
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:50 PM
Jul 2018

There was always the plan to have two translators.

Seriously, do you think there would not be an American translator?

mucifer

(23,558 posts)
11. Dems are calling for the translator to testify before congress:
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:59 PM
Jul 2018
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) on Tuesday called for the American translator present during President Trump's private meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to tell Congress what was said during the encounter.

In a letter to the leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Pascrell said the panel should hear testimony from translator Marina Gross, who was the only other American in the room with Trump and Putin.

"Given the public concessions President Trump made to Russian President Vladimir Putin by siding against the U.S. intelligence community, law enforcement, and our military officials about Russia’s attack on our democracy, Congress and the American public deserve to know the details of their private conversation," Pascrell wrote.


http://thehill.com/homenews/house/397547-dem-lawmaker-calls-on-house-to-subpoena-american-translator-from-trump-putin

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
3. If our Intelligence agencies don't have a recording also, major fail on their part.
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:35 PM
Jul 2018

The mere setup leading in mean they should have figured out how to be in there.

Demovictory9

(32,468 posts)
6. the one-on-one talk is almost unprecedented. Usually only done with major preparation
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:43 PM
Jul 2018

But Trump is too lazy for the type of preparation needed talk one-on-one with Putin. He got owned

dalton99a

(81,563 posts)
4. But that's how world-class businessmen run their businesses and document their agreements
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:36 PM
Jul 2018

"Look ma, no notes!"

NanceGreggs

(27,816 posts)
12. Your damned real they have a recording.
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 11:59 PM
Jul 2018

Aside from it being another blackmail tool in Putin's possession, it also means that Putin can attribute any statement whatsoever to Trump, and no one can disprove it. And given Trump's penchant for lying, it's not like anyone takes his word for anything anymore.

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