State Dept calls Russia's request to investigate US citizens "absurd"

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Source: cnn




16 min ago


From CNN's Elise Labott, Kevin Liptak & Marc Rod

State Department spokesman Heather Nauert called the Russian request to investigate US citizens “absurd” and said the US “does not stand by Russian allegations” about the American individuals, including Bill Browder.

This is very different than what White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said at the White House today, when she said they were taking the proposal under consideration. "The President's going to meet with his team and we'll let you know when we have an announcement on that," Sanders said.

Who is Bill Browder? A leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, American financial manager Bill Browder believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is "using everything he's got" to get him. Browder pursued the imposition of sanctions on Russia following the death of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in Russian custody in 2009.

Putin suggested Browder would be of primary interest in such an interrogation, and accused Browder's associates of funneling millions of dollars earned illegally in Russia into the US to aid the Hillary Clinton campaign................................

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-today-07-18-18/index.html

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VoteVets Verified account @votevets
23m23 minutes ago

BREAKING: White House @PressSec says Trump will be meeting with his team to consider Putin's request to see President Obama's Ambassador to Russia @McFaul interrogated for the Russians.

That this Putin request has not been forcefully rejected is a travesty.

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luis
‏ @1sgmoran
9m9 minutes ago

The coward is willing to talk about it but he will not face Muller... Selling out America to a Russian Authocrat... Incredibly, the biggestiggest Russian lobbyist in America is the American President... Where are the self-professed American Patriots from the @GOP?
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@IH8Traitors alt act
‏ @StellaBellaDogg
19m19 minutes ago

Replying to @votevets @PressSec @McFaul

This isn't the first time Trump tried to deliver Putin's enemies to him

@Billbrowder had his visa revoked by Trump simultaneously as Putin ordered his arrest- for playing a role in Sergei Magnitsky's death- the same person the #MagnitskyAct is named after

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L Taylor
‏ @shelfemployed
27m27 minutes ago
Replying to @votevets @PressSec @McFaul

It's worse than "a travesty." It's #treasonous! We do not offer up US citizens for interrogation by hostile powers! #ThisIsNotNormal
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Michelle

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‏ @Michellemonkey4
21m21 minutes ago
Replying to @votevets @PressSec @McFaul

So let me get this straight. Trump is considering sending an American citizen to Putin, who is known for having his enemies killed, for "interrogation?"
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Bill Smith
‏ @techbsmith
27m27 minutes ago

Replying to @votevets @PressSec @McFaul

Goddammit. Are you fucking kidding me? What is there to discuss, tell Putin to suck a bag of dicks and hang up. Seriously, what the hell is going on in this damned administration.
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Treva Ellis
‏ @ChallengeBelief
27m27 minutes ago

Replying to @votevets @RavMABAY and

Unfreakin’ believable that that our government would CONSIDER this!!!!!!
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[SallyHemmings]

1. When is his Secret Service Detail going to get the blue flu?

[sandensea]

2. Bumbeo can marginalize it all he wants.

Cheeto would be more than happy to hand them over, if Uncle Vlad really wants him to.

[Iliyah]

3. Gawd, we will never know what the hell shithole told Putin.

I feel way less safe for the USA.

[2naSalit]

4. I feel less safe

personally too.

[luvtheGWN]

5. Browder's book "Red Notice"

is a MUST READ. Putin hates him because he makes it clear just how great a thief, rogue, thug Putin is and how he has clung to power and become one of the richest men in the world -- all at the expense of his "beloved" Russia. Fortunately Bill has megabucks which he is using to keep himself alive.

[Gothmog]

9. Ex-Ambassador @McFaul -- targeted by Putin -- has no confidence in Trump protecting him

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[Native]

6. Wow, I totally forgot about Trump revoking Browder's visa when Putin ordered Browder's arrest.

The things I would love to happen to our communist puppet wannabe dictator!

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Not just any "US citizens", too - Ambassador to Russia under Obama, and Asst Sec of State under GWB

McFaul was the ambassador, another person named in the RT report on this was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Kramer - Republican (well, jobs make him look neocon) working in the State Dept in Russia-related jobs July 2005-Jan 2009.

Plus the Ziff brothers - 3 brothers who invest the money they inherited from their dad's Ziff-Davis publishing company. Who have also been accused by the Russian government, though I can't see a simple Russian connection for them.

[Gothmog]

8. 'He's going to sell out any American': MSNBC panel rails against Trump 'stabbing' ambassadors 'in th

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[Kittycow]

10. My inner resistance to a death wish for drumpf is getting weaker.

I try not to go there since I don't want my soul to be tarnished by him but it's getting harder and harder.

[FirstLight]

11. I'm personally shocked

that SOMEONE hasn't tried to off the fucker yet!

[keithbvadu2]

12. Would Donald betray American assets?

[Lib4lif3]

13. What a mess this administration is.

If Trump could get away with it he would do it. I think even for most Trumpians that would be a step too far. At least for the ones I work with.

[agincourt]

14. What's next?

Bring in KGB to police the US population? Oh nevermind , the repigs already have a bill in congress, the EOA, the Enhanced Oligarchy Act.