Trump Campaign Adviser Steps Down While Disputing Claims Of Russia Ties

[riversedge]

Last edited Tue Sep 27, 2016, 02:30 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: TPM






Published


September 26, 2016, 3:59 PM EDT

One of Donald Trump's foreign policy advisers said Monday he was stepping down from the campaign, while pushing back on allegations that he had engaged in private communications with top Russian officials.

Carter Page said in an interview with Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin that the claims were "just complete garbage,” but nonetheless he had chosen to take a leave of absence from campaign become the accusations were causing a "distraction."

Page decision came on the heels of a report by Yahoo News Friday that U.S. intelligence officials were looking into whether he met privately with Kremlin-aligned Russian figures while on a trip to Moscow in July.

"There’s so little time between now and the election, this is in the best interests of the candidate. It’s so ridiculous I want to have it behind us," Page told the Washington Post........................

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/carter-page-steps-down-from-campaign

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I do hope the media does not drop this.

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Article title missing - and it's a good one!

Thanks for posting it.

[riversedge]

3. someone just pm'ed me tell me about the title. Yes, good article. This is the second advior to

trumpy to step down cause of ties to Russia.

[cynzke]

2. BY FAR MORE EGREGIOUS....WHEN

is General Flynn, Trump's military advisor, going to step down? This summer he was paid speaker at a military celebration in Russia and sat next to PUTIN as his special guest! NOW he is sitting in on security briefings with Donnie. HOW disturbing is that???

[riversedge]

4. Thanks for information. I did not know that. Flynn is a blustering idiot just like dumpy trumpy

[yellowcanine]

5. First Manafort, now Page stepping down over Russian ties. Definitely a pattern, considering the

Trump-Putin bromance and Trump's many business ties to Russia. Imagine the outrage if two Clinton campaign officials had to resign over Russian ties. Congressional Republicans would be falling all over themselves trying to set up hearings and issuing subpeonas.

[Blue_Tires]

6. Maybe he can get a job at the Intercept?

Greenwald was never a believer in any of these "Kremlin ties" to begin with, no matter how much proof continues to emerge