Russia wants to interrogate ex-U.S. ambassador McFaul, other Americans in criminal case

[Tommy_Carcetti]

Source: New York Daily News

Russian prosecutors want to interrogate American officials including former ambassador Michael McFaul over alleged involvement in money crimes in the aftermath of President Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin.

Putin had mentioned the alleged crimes of American-British financier Bill Browder when responding to questions about the 12 Russian military intelligence officers indicted in the U.S. in the hacking of Democratic emails during the 2016 election.

Browder, who became rich in Moscow during the relatively lawless days of the 1990s post-Soviet Union, is a common bête noire for the Putin government, though prosecutors claimed Wednesday that American intelligence services may have also been involved in an illegal scheme.

A list of U.S. officials announced by Russia’s Prosecutor General's office on Tuesday included members of the State Department, Department of Homeland Security and CIA, as well as McFaul.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-news-russia-mcfaul-07182018-story.html

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It's crystal clear why Russia wants to smear McFaul's name, and why it believes Trump would want to go along:

McFaul can personally verify allegations within the Steele Dossier, including Kremlin propagandist Konstantin Rykov's claims of Carter Page's activities in Moscow in July 2016.




(McFaul and Rykov had a long running feud over social media.)

[sandensea]

1. So they can keep McFaul and others as hostages?

No fucking way.

[hedda_foil]

10. Holding them as hostages, no way. Putin will just have them conveniently killed.

McFaul is now in private life so he doesn't have to go if the traitor in chief orders it, but what about those who are still employed by the government? If dumbfuck gives the order to cooperate with Russian intel, can they refuse to go?

[sandensea]

12. You're right: Why leave loose ends, after all.

And how about that Secret Service Agent, Nole Remagen?

I for one would like to know where, exactly, he was just before his stroke.

Sounds to me like he may have seen and/or heard something he shouldn't have.

[notdarkyet]

2. We don't answer to Putin's. If he wants someone they can have trump.

[sandensea]

5. +1

Although I doubt they'd want him.

Trump's like a junkyard: You might own one; but you don't want it in your back yard.

[PatSeg]

7. Great analogy!

Putin will use Trump and discard him once he is no longer useful.

[sandensea]

8. Why, thank you.

And You're absolutely right: Cheeto has expendable written all over him.

Everyone sees it - except the Orange Oaf himself.

[PatSeg]

13. Yes

Putin is no fool, but he knows a fool when he sees one. He looked very smug and amused at the press conference, as his pet performed for the cameras.

[dchill]

15. AFAIK, they've got him already.

[turbinetree]

3. Hey Russia............go fuck yourself, your criminal organization likes to kill people

[Roy Rolling]

4. Send a request through the appropriate official channels

Robert Mueller will be on a stake-out to see who takes a special interest in it being done.

[B Stieg]

6. Now we know some of what tRump and Putin discussed!

Looks like our president BEGGED Putin for help re: Mueller's investigation(s), and the Russian's starting to deliver with the above "legal" attack and the rumblings about "implementing security agreements" tRump made in Helsinki.

This is one "Quid Pro Quo," but we still don't know everything tRump gave away on Monday!

How long before we see Novichok in America? How defenseless has this jerk left us?

Impeach the Traitor!

[LuckyLib]

14. Yes. Putin agreed to rain shit down on the US

to distract a focus on his collusion and corruption. Putin told him “I know how to do disruption.”

[colorado_ufo]

9. What if Trump orders these people extradited to Russia?

Then what?

Don't think this couldn't happen. And don't think for a minute that he would require the indicted Russians extradited in return.

[maxsolomon]

11. Whatabout whatabout whatabout whatabout

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[dchill]

16. Yeah. But whatabout?

[maxsolomon]

18. OMG you're such a hypocrite!

Everything you say from now on until Eternity is utterly discredited!

[paleotn]

17. Up yours, Ivan.

[neohippie]

19. Who knows what Trump promised in his one on one

Link to tweet

[Bayard]

20. Wouldn't McFaul have diplomatic immunity?