Dems Want Interpreter From Trump-Putin Meeting To Testify Before Congress
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
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
(7,725 posts)Steppin' up in a truly Kennedy-esque fashion.
appalachiablue
(41,182 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,292 posts)sandensea
(21,688 posts)Time for another Hillary e-mail hearing.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,178 posts)And also a Putin loyalist by extension.
I hardly think he would dare to testify against his bosses, or want to.
FakeNoose
(32,823 posts)... or sign an NDA. Let's hope the interpreter is a patriot.
Just sayin'
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)in the courts (if a subpoena is issued by Congress).
Bayard
(22,181 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,730 posts)I always thought that they had kind of a priest type status.
appalachiablue
(41,182 posts)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
(15,730 posts)of that being done before.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)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