White House: Trump open to Russia questioning US citizens

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 07/18/18 03:52 PM EDT

The White House said Wednesday that President Trump is open to Russia questioning U.S. citizens, including former U.S. ambassador to Russian Michael McFaul.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Trump is “gonna meet with his team” and discuss the possibility of allowing Russia to question the U.S. citizens.

“There was some conversation about it but there wasn’t a commitment made on behalf of the United States,” Sanders said. “The president will work with his team and we’ll let you know if there’s an announcement on that front.”

Link to tweet

Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a press conference with Trump on Monday that the Kremlin would permit special counsel Robert Mueller’s team to travel to Russia and attend the questioning of 12 Russian intelligence officers indicted in the probe, if Russia was allowed to help interrogate some people “who have something to do with illegal actions on the territory of Russia.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/397701-white-house-trump-open-to-russia-questioning-us-citizens

[lagomorph777]

1. This is gonna blow up in their faces, big-time.

[OliverQ]

30. How?

[lagomorph777]

32. Trump has now offered to help Putin assassinate US citizens.

It's hard to imagine this not scaring the shit out of anybody who hears and understands it.

[AlexSFCA]

2. trump has exceeded the threshold for treason

[JDC]

27. Far exceeded

[0rganism]

29. exceeded? hell he dances back and forth on it daily, naked and tweeting

so far no consequences for treason or indecent exposure

[msongs]

3. so will john mccain pretend outrage over this too? nt

[emulatorloo]

21. McCain's not pretending.

But he’s dying so there’s not much he can do other than passionately call out Trump traitorous behavior

[PSPS]

28. Yes he is. In fact, he's probably still grasping that well-used rubber stamp of his.

[emulatorloo]

31. "A full breakdown of the dramatic 19 seconds when McCain killed the GOP's healthcare bill"

http://www.businessinsider.com/john-mccain-health-care-vote-video-breakdown-2017-7

[htuttle]

4. Are you fucking kidding me?

[YessirAtsaFact]

5. This is nuts

[FSogol]

6. Translation: Trump & the GOP no longer believe in the sovereignty of the US whenever Russia wants

something.

[colorado_ufo]

11. It will come to this:

All Russia has to do is cast aspersions on anyone, and he or she will enjoy an all-expense-paid trip to Moscow (unless Trump makes their families reimburse the government for the trip).

Nice way to handle political opponents, no?

[FSogol]

13. It is quite insane. Not a single GOP member of Congress is going to disagree?

[colorado_ufo]

16. The ones who do

are not the ones in power positions.

Their protests will be like, "No. Stop. Please, don't. Not a good idea. Oh, well - what can we do?"

[FSogol]

18. The GOP 2018: Profiles in Cowardice.

[CrispyQ]

7. This fucking rabbit hole never ends.

[colorado_ufo]

8. Well, that didn't take long.

I toldja, previous post today.

I can hardly type fast enough to keep up with this BS.

All I can say is, BE PREPARED!

[bringthePaine]

9. of fucking course he is

any further questions?

[Leghorn21]

10. Wtf wtf wtf I saw the beginnings of this possibility last night thanks to DUer OnDoutside and read

posts by both Mr. Browder and Amb. McFaul about this and I said no no no, this is just a misunderstanding...as much as I trust these two gentlemen, I said, no way, there’s a simple explanation for this insane, impossible idea

Jfc, and here it is
Jfc

[MANative]

12. This is an outrage beyond the pale. No words.

[elleng]

14. Sure, let us hear from the translator first!

[Bromwell]

15. Part of me wants them to try

I keep waiting and hoping "this one" will be the one that gets his rubes to stop following him....so far absolutely nothing seems to break the spell, maybe this would.

In my mind nothing changes unless any 1 of these 3 things happen

1 - GOP elected wimps grow a pair
2 - Rube nation cracks apart
3 - Dems take back control.

Sadly only #3 seems possible at this point.

[DemKittyNC]

17. WHAT THE MF'ING HELL?

Please tell me I am reading that wrong?!?!?

TRAITOR MF'ER!!!!

[TomCADem]

19. Sure, Dana Rohrabacher, Glenn Greenwald and Dennis Kucinich...

...and Devin Nunes would support this.

[Dave Starsky]

20. Fuck you, Russia. And fuck you, Donald Trump.

Fuck all of you GOP enablers who are going to let this happen.

[Freethinker65]

22. So that is why those Republican Senators spent the 4th of July in Russia

Wonder what questions they answered and what promises they made?


No. I am not serious, but this is pretty outrageous, especially after listening to years of Republicans complaining how Democrats put international law above US law (ridiculous). Plus, I believe ambassadors actually have some sort of reciprocal immunity in the country they serve?

[TeamPooka]

23. Trump; Whatever Putin wants, Putin gets.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

24. The Kompromat

Is strong with this one

[DavidDvorkin]

25. Has he finally gone too far?

Will anything be too far?

[VMA131Marine]

26. Trump cannot force US citizens to sit down with investigators from a foreign power

The courts should slap him down if he tries.