Well It's Official. The GOP In Congress Are Conspiring To Commit Treason

[berni_mccoy]

They are refusing to allow the translator that witnessed the 2 hour conversation to be debriefed by Congress, either in closed or in public hearings.

By their purposeful refusal to allow even members of Congress to hear what Trump promised Putin, they are aiding and abetting a known enemy of the state.

I hope Mueller is watching and will subpoena the translator.

[dalton99a]

1. R stands for Russia.

[lark]

31. My official name for this treasonous profits party is Russian Repugs.

That is what they are, that is what I call them. They have sold their souls and our country out for personal power and because they are being blackmailed as well. Yesterday was the period at the end of the sentence when these rw complicit asses refused to give more $$ for election security. They want and are planning on stealing elections with russian assistance and don't care about the consequences or our country or the world because they will be sitting fat and pretty and that's all they care about. They are sickening!!

[Ilsa]

34. Before seeing this picture this morning, I was

wondering if Putin was simply going to move into the White House in the fall. (Just kidding.) There would no longer be a need for a back channel. He could just tell trump what to do on a daily basis.

[RKP5637]

2. Yep, that is the level it has now reached!!! n/t

[AlexSFCA]

3. they want and need for the elections to be hacked as the only way of winning

they want to stay in power at all costs.

[2naSalit]

21. with absolutely no opposition...nt

[WestMichRad]

33. This! This! A thousand times This!

NT

[lame54]

4. I hope the translator is keeping a private journal

[RestoreAmerica2020]

20. I hope she is safe! Marina Gross, a State Department translator was the only other person in room

... for two-hour private meeting between putin and trump.

Trump's Helsinki performance puts translator in the spotlight
By Nicole Gaouette and Elise Labott, CNN
Updated 10:08 AM EDT, Thu July 19, 2018

Washington (CNN) The continuing furor over President Donald Trump's Helsinki press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing a spotlight on a figure meant to be invisible in high-stakes diplomacy: the translator.

Growing numbers of lawmakers are calling for Marina Gross, the State Department interpreter who shepherded Trump through his one-on-one meeting with Putin, to appear before Congress. Gross was the only other member of the US delegation in the room during the leaders' meeting, which lasted over 90 minutes.

[ffr]

5. No transparency. This is about partisan politics and endangering our nation.

Russians, I mean republicons, are the problem. All Russians up for election, I mean Republicons, should be ousted in November. Elect only Democrats, Americans.

[trueblue2007]

11. i have this as MY COVER PICTURE!!!

if you wanna be facebook friends with me, invite me.

[Progressive dog]

6. The GOP stands by Trump

as he furiously tries to first exonerate Putin and then support the intelligence agencies, over and over again. While kissing Putin's ass in Helsinki, he went just a teeny bit too far.
But he forgot to say not, so It's all better now.
Seriously, testimony from the translator will probably never be made public.
I suspect that the leak to the NY Times, which mentions a source close to Putin was a direct consequence of the Trump/Putin meeting. The leaker either knew or had good reason to believe that Trump informed Putin about the source. The intelligence services don't put their sources at risk, so the leak to the NY Times did not put the source at risk.

[Javaman]

7. GOP - good old putin nt

[Runningdawg]

8. Let's hope this translator has the guts

to make Deep Throat look like an amature.

[rocktivity]

10. I'd settle for him making George Galloway sound

like all he did was recite the alphabet.

rocktvity

[oberliner]

25. Galloway is shilling for Putin now

[calimary]

9. Obstruction of justice.

And wholesale conspiracy to obstruct justice. They seem hellbent on doing whatever it takes to keep some hard and unsavory truths from coming out.

[Catch2.2]

12. Where are the Democrats?!!

I know they are the minority party which limits their power. However, they should be more vocal at the least. Let the American people know about this. The average person does not know this is going on. Hold a press conference! Do something! If this was the reverse, the republicans would be all over this and the majority of the country would think Dems are traitors. The Democrats need new leadership!

[OliverQ]

13. Pelosi held a presser thanking Adam Schiff

and the Dems for putting forward the motion. Schumer, Schiff, Ted Lieu, Eric Swalwell, etc. have all been on twitter today talking about it.

The issue is the voters don't care. They are content living in a dictatorship at this point.

[DemocracyMouse]

17. Al Franken should be speaking up from outside the party

He was one of our best speakers. (I'm still reeling from the stupidity of pundits interpreting his satire as actual groping). But we have to move past all that. All genuine, intelligent and effective speakers to the media barricades!!!

[lark]

32. I'm having a hard time moving beyond this huge mistake as well.

There are several Senators I really used to like and now wouldn't life a finger to help in the primaries. Of course I will vote for any Dem in the general, better than russian repug traitors, but can't get over not having Franken there to question the SCOTUS nominee. He was just so much better at it than any of the others and the Dem party took a big hit by people kicking him out without getting any of the truth, just trying to look good themselves.

[oberliner]

26. They were the ones calling for the translators to be brought into Congress

And were voted down.

[AllaN01Bear]

14. the RiPUbliCON party must be disolved.

[2naSalit]

22. From now on they are

the RussianCon party.

[C Moon]

15. That translator better get some security protection or life insurance.

[DemocracyMouse]

18. Holy cow! You're right! Jezussss...

[FakeNoose]

16. Maybe Mueller can find a way

[DemocracyMouse]

19. "Funny, Batman, doesn't the Bat Signal look a bit like Wu Tang branding tonight?"

[dchill]

23. This proves that as a whole, the Republican Party...

will do ANYTHING to stay in power. The midterm elections will NOT be free and fair. They haven't been for decades, but this year WILL BE THE WORST. Nothing is being done to stop it, but much is being done to abet the Russo-Republican takeover of our country.

[BadGimp]

24. #PutinsWinsAgain and the GOP is now #ThePartyOfPutin

[Beartracks]

27. Learn of Treason - Cover it up - Also Treason. n/t

[cstanleytech]

28. Mitch signaled even before the election that the Repugnants were

going to sell out the country in their quest for more power.

[workinclasszero]

29. The entire Republican Party are fascist traitors

So is Fox News, hate radio, the entire right wing media machine and lets not leave out the religious right and many churches in America.

I hope it’s not to late for Democrats to save freedom and democracy in America.

I’ll be honest. I’m scared to death that the fascist conspiracy lead by Putin and Trump has succeeded far beyond their wildest dreams.

The 1%ers that are backing this evil have us right where they want us. One spark , one reighstag fire event is all Putin, Trump and the GOP are waiting for.

November is a long long ways away. I hope we make it to the midterms and are able to vote.

[bucolic_frolic]

30. Hard to believe

only 4 people were there and no one else heard it.