Dems Want Interpreter From Trump-Putin Meeting To Testify Before Congress

[appalachiablue]

Source: TPM

At least two Democrats have called for the interpreter, who assisted President Donald Trump during his one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, to testify before Congress.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA) have pushed for the congressional hearing in tweets in recent days. Shaheen suggested that the interpreter could at least "help determine" what Trump "shared/promised Putin on our behalf." Kennedy recommended that Republicans take action if they are "as outraged as they claim" and "issue the subpoena today."...More..


Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dems-want-interpreter-from-trump-putin-meeting-to-testify-before-congress/ar-AAAgbhT?li=BBnb7Kz

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Short article, with *VIDEO from MSNBC, Rep. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) says that Trump met with Putin alone for more than two hours before the Helsinki press conference which is unusual. They want to question the interpreter(s) and see the notes to determine what went on in the private meeting. Menendez said the testimony will take place next week and emphasized the importance since the Russian military is now saying it's ready to execute agreements made between Trump and Putin.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

1. Atta boy Joe!!

Steppin' up in a truly Kennedy-esque fashion.

[appalachiablue]

2. Indeed, let's see what the interpreter says in Congress.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. He's going to be on with Stephen Colbert tonight.

[sandensea]

3. Somehow I doubt Gowdy Doody and Bitchy Mitchy will allow it.

Time for another Hillary e-mail hearing.

[LiberalLovinLug]

4. This interpreter is no doubt a fierce Trump loyalist

And also a Putin loyalist by extension.

I hardly think he would dare to testify against his bosses, or want to.

[FakeNoose]

5. I hope he didn't swear a loyalty oath to Cheeto

... or sign an NDA. Let's hope the interpreter is a patriot.

Just sayin'

[PoliticAverse]

6. The Trump administration will immediately invoke executive privledge and the matter will end up...

in the courts (if a subpoena is issued by Congress).

[Bayard]

7. I really fear for this person's safety.......

[LiberalArkie]

8. Correct me. I have never heard of an interpreter being called to testify.

I always thought that they had kind of a priest type status.

[appalachiablue]

9. Dunno know about that, the GOP is stalling but Shaheen & Dems are right.

Senator Calls For Hearing With U.S. Interpreter In Trump-Putin Meeting, Congress needs to know what Trump “promised Putin on our behalf,” says Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, HuffPost, July 18, 2018.

WASHINGTON ― Nobody knows what President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in their private, two-hour meeting on Monday, after which he publicly trashed U.S. intelligence and praised the Russian dictator.

Well, almost nobody. At least one U.S. interpreter was in the room with the two leaders. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) says she wants to bring in that interpreter to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on what, exactly, Trump shared with Putin.

>“That translator is an official of the U.S. government,” Shaheen told reporters Tuesday. “It is imperative that the American people and this Congress know precisely what the president shared or promised the Kremlin on our behalf.”

She later broadcast a similar message on Twitter...

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-hearing-interpreter-trump-putin_us_5b4e4d86e4b0de86f487a4e3

[LiberalArkie]

10. I agree with you, I just have never heard of it. Of course we are in the era of I have never heard

of that being done before.

[PoliticAverse]

11. Similar to secret service agents and the Clinton administration tried to stop them from testifying

in the Lewinsky case but ultimately lost that argument in the courts.

See: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/starr071898.htm