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TheBlackAdder

(28,076 posts)
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 12:06 PM Jul 2018

Republicans block effort to subpoena only U.S. witness of secret Trump-Putin meeting

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JFC! How fucking back are the Republicans, that they don't even want to know what Trump said to Putin?


On Thursday morning, House Intelligence Committee members Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) moved to subpoena the only American witness to President Trump’s secret meeting in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin — the translator.

This was voted down by every Republican on the committee.



Rep. Eric Swalwell
?Verified account @RepSwalwell

House Intel Dems just moved to subpoena the translator from the #TrumpPutin private meeting. We must know, did @realDonaldTrump — who has sided with Putin time and again — make any secret deals or risk national security secrets? EVERY Republican voted against the motion.
6:07 AM - 19 Jul 2018




Adam Schiff
?Verified account @RepAdamSchiff

BREAKING: @RepSwalwell and I just made a motion in House Intel Committee to subpoena the American interpreter during the summit — the only witness to Trump’s meeting with Putin. This is an extraordinary remedy, but Trump’s actions necessitate it.

Republicans voted it down.
6:14 AM - 19 Jul 2018




Here, ThinkProgress, I fixed this for ya! This was voted down by every Putin-lover on the committee.

https://thinkprogress.org/schiff-swalwell-subpoena-translator-trump-putin-gop-blocks-d51f63551031/

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Republicans block effort to subpoena only U.S. witness of secret Trump-Putin meeting (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 OP
Schiff/Swalwell 2020? raging moderate Jul 2018 #1
So every REPUG voted against it huh? bluestarone Jul 2018 #2
nra exposure lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #3
They all take money from the NRA... Raster Jul 2018 #4
Hell of a system they got going huh?? bluestarone Jul 2018 #5
YOU. ARE. NOT. ALONE! Raster Jul 2018 #6
GOP cover up UCmeNdc Jul 2018 #7
Dems need to thoughtfully keep pounding on this. Blue_true Jul 2018 #8

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
8. Dems need to thoughtfully keep pounding on this.
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 12:26 PM
Jul 2018

One effective line would be "There is nothing wrong with seeing the transcripts of the meeting given that it was closed to every other American and the American taxpayer was paying for the meeting". Screw any inaccuracy, just get the message and imagery out into public discussion and force Trump to prove it wrong.

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