GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick: 'The President Was Manipulated By Vladimir Putin'

[steve2470]

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/22/631326586/gop-rep-brian-fitzpatrick-the-president-was-manipulated-by-vladimir-putin

A GOP congressman and former FBI agent says he thinks President Trump was manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick told NPR's Michel Martin on All Things Considered that he drew that conclusion after the two leaders appeared in Helsinki.

"The president was manipulated by Vladimir Putin," Fitzpatrick said. "Vladimir Putin is a master manipulator."

The Helsinki summit came days after special counsel Robert Mueller issued an indictment for 12 Russian intelligence agents accused of hacking Democratic emails and sowing confusion around the 2016 elections.

Fitzpatrick sits on the House committees on Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security. In his previous role as an FBI special agent, he said he was assigned to Ukraine and worked on counterintelligence, collecting Russian propaganda reports.

[Freddie]

1. He's my congressman

Lyin' Brian loves to sound "reasonable". Calls himself "your independent voice in Congress." Goes back to D.C. and does exactly what the party tells him to do.

[kimbutgar]

2. He must have a serious Democratic contender this cycle?