Putin *** ADMITS *** to directing Russian officials to help Trump during 2016 election !!!!

[uponit7771]

I don't know if this has been covered but I think Velsi on MSNBC hinted at this

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/16/629462401/transcript-president-trump-and-russian-president-putins-joint-press-conference

REPORTER: Did you want President Trump to win the election and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?

PUTIN: Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the U.S. Russia relationship back to normal.

I think there were three questions from the Russian pool. Russia Today, you have the floor.

So ... even Putin is more honest about what happened in 2016 than Benedict Donald




Love Treason, support the MAGA cult

[chowder66]

1. Yep. I caught that too. Waiting for that to explode in the news. nt

[uponit7771]

6. Looks like LO has it on now

[chowder66]

7. Watching him point it out!! nt

[Garrett78]

2. I'm sure he and others will say Putin was only answering the first part of the question.

And he probably was, as there's no way he would cop to interfering in our election after denying that he did.

Regardless, it's a good reminder that Trump has said Putin wanted Clinton to win. I want a reporter to ask Trump, "In light of Putin's comments on Monday, do you still believe Putin wanted Clinton to win, as you claimed on more than one occasion?"

[uponit7771]

3. I just noticed Putin answered twice, Yes I did and Yes I did ... be hard to make the case it was onl

... only to the first part.

Even that is bad though

[Garrett78]

4. Repeating an affirmative is not uncommon, though.

Putin isn't stupid, and he's not going to admit to directing officers to interfere in US elections. I don't know if he just didn't hear/understand the second part of the question, or what, but I think this would be pretty big news (all over the place) if it was widely accepted that Putin was answering the 2nd part of that question.

[uponit7771]

5. Putin knows how to speak English, I don't know if I can give him the benefit of the doubt

[Garrett78]

8. Well, Lawrence O'Donnell just talked about it and agrees with you.

But Putin also denied involvement, and it's really hard to believe he would contradict himself and admit to interference. Trump, sure, but I wouldn't expect that from Putin.