Trump Hires Law Firm to Fight Suggestions of Russia Business Ties

[babylonsister]

Trump Hires Law Firm to Fight Suggestions of Russia Business Ties
by Phil Helsel


President Donald Trump has hired a Washington law firm to send a letter to a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee saying he has no connections to Russia, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday.

Spicer's revelation was in response to a question from reporters on a briefing about committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham's remarks that he wants to look into whether Trump has any business dealings with Russia.

"The president, obviously, was aware of Senator Graham's suggestion after he made it today and he's fine with that. He has no business in Russia. He has no connections to Russia. So he welcomes that," Spicer said.

"In fact, he is already charged a leading law firm in Washington, D.C., to send a certified letter to Senator Graham to that point that he has no connections to Russia," Spicer said.

The announcement that Trump had retained a lawyer to deal with the Russia probe came just hours before the news broke that he'd fired FBI Director James Comey, who was leading an investigation into the administration's Russian ties.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-hires-law-firm-rebut-suggestion-russia-business-ties-n757106

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Hey Law Firm! Get your $100,000 retainer before you even start.

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2. Whoa, a certified letter?

Boy, if that doesn't show that President Trump means business with capital B, then I don't know what it shows.

Really, Sean? You want us to be impressed by a certified letter?

[babylonsister]

3. I imagine the law firm will be used a whole lot more

than for just a certified letter, and soon. And the fact that Graham got the letter might just piss him off. One can hope.

[Phoenix61]

4. So what!

He tells the lawyer what to write then signs it and it gets sent certified mail. Big, fat, fucking deal. The lawyer will say how, pursuant to the client's statements, blah, blah, blah. Doesn't mean a thing. Now, if Twitler hired a forensic accountant to review all his financial holdings and asked him to report if he found any evidence of Russian money that could mean something.

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5. Doesn't even say if it was return receipt requested

They probably cheaped out on the additional $1.45.

[Phoenix61]

6. Ah...

You made me laugh. Thank you.

[Bleacher Creature]

7. I was so worried he would send it two-day post!!!

But certified - he's TOTALLY in the clear!!! Now, had he sent it UPS or Fedex, I'd be skeptical. And no way if he had emailed it, unless of course he asked for a read receipt.

[C_U_L8R]

8. How many rubles is that?