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janx

(24,128 posts)
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 02:52 PM Jul 2017

Putin denies election hacking after Trump pressed him, Tillerson says

Source: Washington Post

HAMBURG — President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed brokering “commitments of noninterference” in the U.S. political system during a lengthy face-to-face meeting in Germany, the first in-person encounter between the two leaders about Russia’s alleged role in the 2016 election.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who attended the two-hour-and-fifteen-minute meeting, said it did not focus on the United States moving to punish Russia for the allegations that it hacked and leaked information that would help Trump win the election. Instead, Tillerson said the two leaders discussed “how do we move forward from what may be simply an in­trac­table disagreement at this point” regarding the election-hacking issue.

“The president pressed President Putin on more than one occasion regarding Russian involvement,” Tillerson said. “President Putin denied such involvement, as I think he has in the past.”

Tillerson said the White House was not “dismissing the issue” but wanted to focus on “how do we secure a commitment” that there will not be interference in the future.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/heres-whats-at-stake-whentrump-finally-meets-putin/2017/07/07/a5c577d2-627c-11e7-80a2-8c226031ac3f_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpputin-510am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.3f2ac03f226c



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Putin denies election hacking after Trump pressed him, Tillerson says (Original Post) janx Jul 2017 OP
Well I guess that settles the matter! Bleacher Creature Jul 2017 #1
Okay then Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2017 #22
Well OK then...it's a wrap. I feel so much better. What's on tap for Mueller next? n/t CincyDem Jul 2017 #2
I think about that almost every day! janx Jul 2017 #9
"It never happened, but Donald Trump put an end to it" GusBob Jul 2017 #3
Did anyone expect him to admit to it? nt doc03 Jul 2017 #4
Tillerson says! Winner of some Russian Achievement TheDebbieDee Jul 2017 #5
And we are to accept it and move on Catmusicfan Jul 2017 #6
Yeh, what a relief!! ailsagirl Jul 2017 #16
Don't really care what they discussed. It is up to the Trump admin, working with states, to ensure Hoyt Jul 2017 #7
The pressure Trump applied must have been unbelievable. Sneederbunk Jul 2017 #8
alrighty then. no more worries. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2017 #10
+1000000 ailsagirl Jul 2017 #13
Oh, BS.... LovingA2andMI Jul 2017 #11
Did anyone really think that liar would admit to anything? ailsagirl Jul 2017 #12
Actual text of conversation has just been obtained BillfromIL Jul 2017 #14
;-D ailsagirl Jul 2017 #15
Note: janx Jul 2017 #17
Pee Wee Herman played a mental patient in "Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams" jmowreader Jul 2017 #18
Duh. sinkingfeeling Jul 2017 #19
(cough) BULLSHIT (cough) louis-t Jul 2017 #20
And since nobody lies except 45 ... n/t moonscape Jul 2017 #21
Of course, he did. Flaleftist Jul 2017 #23

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
3. "It never happened, but Donald Trump put an end to it"
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 02:54 PM
Jul 2017

Unlike that black guy.....

That's how they shall frame it

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
7. Don't really care what they discussed. It is up to the Trump admin, working with states, to ensure
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 02:59 PM
Jul 2017

our electoral system, defense, general internet, etc., cannot be hacked or otherwise exploited in the future. That's what we need to concentrate on and I haven't seen anyone in Trump's admin capable of doing that.

BillfromIL

(8 posts)
14. Actual text of conversation has just been obtained
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 03:08 PM
Jul 2017

Trump: Mr. Putin, did you or any of your intelligence community meddle in our election?

Putin: Da

Tillerson: That means no Donny.

Trump: Well that's a relief.....now where did I park that limo.

janx

(24,128 posts)
17. Note:
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 03:22 PM
Jul 2017

"Tillerson said the United States and Russia agreed that working groups set up by both countries would follow up on the political interference issue."

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
18. Pee Wee Herman played a mental patient in "Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams"
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 04:08 PM
Jul 2017

I can't find a YouTube video of this, so here's the scenario.

Cheech and Chong made an AWOL bag full of money dealing weed out of an ice cream truck. They also attracted the tender mercies of the police, because the marijuana they were selling would turn anyone who smoked it into an iguana. The mental patient "Hamburger Dude," played by Pee Wee Herman, stole the money from Chong. One thing led to another and Hamburger Dude wound up getting arrested by the dumbest narcs in the history of cinema. While being driven to the station, Hamburger Dude confesses: "I did it. I did it all. I'm sorry..."

If you expected Vladimir Putin to say the same thing to Donald Trump, you're high enough to star in the next Cheech and Chong movie.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
23. Of course, he did.
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 11:04 AM
Jul 2017

Putin "Who are you going to believe your 17 intelligence agencies or me? And what nice big hands you have.

Trump "Well. Thank you. They are pretty big. Case closed."

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