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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump makes policy pledge to senator (Chuck Grassley) investigating son's Russia meeting
Source: The Guardian
Trump makes policy pledge to senator investigating son's Russia meeting
President promises federal support for ethanol to industry backer Chuck Grassley a day after reports that Trump Jr will meet with Grassleys committee
Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Wednesday 30 August 2017 18.31 BST
Donald Trump called a senior Republican senator from Iowa on Wednesday whose congressional committee is investigating his son, Donald Trump Jr, and promised him critical federal support for the biofuel ethanol, a key issue for the lawmaker.
Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate judiciary committee and a major advocate of the ethanol industry, announced on Twitter that he had received a phone call from Trump and had been assured by the US president that Trump was pro ethanol and was standing by his campaign PROMISE to support the biofuel.
The phone call came less than a day after CNN reported that Trumps eldest son had reached an agreement with the committee to appear in a private session and answer investigators questions. The committee, which has oversight of the Department of Justice, is investigating a 2016 meeting that occurred in Trump Tower before Novembers election. During the meeting, Trump Jr and other campaign staff met with Russian operatives after being promised compromising information about the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.
The interview with investigators could take place in the next few weeks, according to CNN.
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President promises federal support for ethanol to industry backer Chuck Grassley a day after reports that Trump Jr will meet with Grassleys committee
Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Wednesday 30 August 2017 18.31 BST
Donald Trump called a senior Republican senator from Iowa on Wednesday whose congressional committee is investigating his son, Donald Trump Jr, and promised him critical federal support for the biofuel ethanol, a key issue for the lawmaker.
Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate judiciary committee and a major advocate of the ethanol industry, announced on Twitter that he had received a phone call from Trump and had been assured by the US president that Trump was pro ethanol and was standing by his campaign PROMISE to support the biofuel.
The phone call came less than a day after CNN reported that Trumps eldest son had reached an agreement with the committee to appear in a private session and answer investigators questions. The committee, which has oversight of the Department of Justice, is investigating a 2016 meeting that occurred in Trump Tower before Novembers election. During the meeting, Trump Jr and other campaign staff met with Russian operatives after being promised compromising information about the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.
The interview with investigators could take place in the next few weeks, according to CNN.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/30/trump-tower-russia-meeting-chuck-grassley
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Trump makes policy pledge to senator (Chuck Grassley) investigating son's Russia meeting (Original Post)
Eugene
Aug 2017
OP
Bribery? Quid Pro quo? NOT the Resident. He would never do something like that.
appleannie1943
Aug 2017
#2
gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)1. sounds like bribery to me
appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)2. Bribery? Quid Pro quo? NOT the Resident. He would never do something like that.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)3. Kakistrophic klusterf...
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)4. Captain Obvious
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)5. And Chuckie Boy will do his foot draging
right on cue. Years ago we used to call Chuckie the Senator from Physier. Now he is the Senator from ADM.
spanone
(135,875 posts)6. how many counts of obstruction of justice are we up to now?
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)7. Is this considered obstruction of justice or is bribery OK
in DC since it is pretty much the norm with politicians?