Putin again denies Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election; Trump calls probe a 'disaster...

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



Putin again denies Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election; Trump calls probe a ‘disaster for our country’

By Philip Rucker, Anton Troianovski and Seung Min Kim
July 16 at 1:25 PM

HELSINKI — President Trump cast doubt on the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, saying after his summit here Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the autocrat gave him an “extremely strong and powerful” denial.

After Putin said his government played no role in trying to sabotage the U.S. election, Trump offered no pushback and went on to condemn the Justice Department’s investigation of Russian interference as “a disaster for our country.”

Concluding their first formal one-one-one summit here Monday, Trump said his message regarding the Russian interference “was a message best delivered in person” during the meeting, during which the two leaders “spent a great deal of time” discussing the Kremlin’s interference. Putin insisted publicly that the “Russian state has never interfered and is not going to interfere in internal American affairs,” and Trump declined to dispute his assertions, instead saying that Putin “has an interesting idea” about the issue of interference.

“I don’t see any reason why” Russia would interfere in the election, Trump said as he stood next to Putin at a joint news conference after their talks in the Finnish capital ended. Of their private conversation in Helsinki about the interference, Trump said, “President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today.”

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[bucolic_frolic]

1. Trump is triangulating by using Putin as a SHIELD against Mueller

Classic Donnie. Uproot everything and go in the third direction.

[Perseus]

2. I am not disappointed by Trump

dis·ap·point·ment
noun: disappointment
the feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one's hopes or expectations.

Anyone who expected more from the man-child is disappointed, but I never expected anything, and I never expect anything of value from the man-child.

He met one-on-one because he needed instructions from his master, and his instructions, or part of them, was to praise Putin on all topics. Now he will be in the USA to try to implement the other instructions he received from his master, and because of two facts, upper-level republicans being compromised as well, and the fact that they are lemmings who will blindly follow the leader (Ryan), he will have the support of the GOP to pass the instructions as given by Putin. The republicans will very softly and shyly protest about what happened today, then by tomorrow morning they will forget.

A good example are Flake and Corker...big words with empty actions.

Again, to be disappointed you have to be expecting something else.

[duforsure]

3. No

Its a disaster for the criminals that are being caught and turned and talking to the prosecutors now. Its good for this country if you are really for law and order , which trump has never been for that after being a criminal most of his life. Anyone saying its bad for the country is on the side of the criminals , and is corrupt. Innocent people don't act this way .