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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans 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 Trumps secret meeting in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin the translator.
This was voted down by every Republican on the committee.
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
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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 Trumps meeting with Putin. This is an extraordinary remedy, but Trumps actions necessitate it.
Republicans voted it down.
6:14 AM - 19 Jul 2018
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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
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raging moderate
(4,281 posts)1. Schiff/Swalwell 2020?
These two certainly do see clearly.
bluestarone
(16,722 posts)2. So every REPUG voted against it huh?
What a bunch of BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!
lapfog_1
(29,166 posts)3. nra exposure
they are all compromised... every fucking one of them
Raster
(20,996 posts)4. They all take money from the NRA...
...and it appears that it's RUSSIAN MONEY from the NRA.
bluestarone
(16,722 posts)5. Hell of a system they got going huh??
GOD DAM i hate these fuckers
Raster
(20,996 posts)6. YOU. ARE. NOT. ALONE!
UCmeNdc
(9,589 posts)7. GOP cover up
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)8. Dems need to thoughtfully keep pounding on this.
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.