Flashback - House Leader McCarthy Told Colleagues Putin 'Pays' Trump (MAY 17 2017)

[Xipe Totec]

The Washington Post is out with a report that a month before Trump secured the Republican nomination, a House leader joked with colleagues that Putin "pays" Trump.

“There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” House Majority Leader and California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy reportedly said in mid-June 2016, referring to the leading presidential candidate and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a Californian Republican known for defending Russia.

Some lawmakers present laughed, to which McCarthy said: “swear to God.” House Speaker Paul Ryan told lawmakers to keep the exchange between them.

“No leaks," he said. "This is how we know we’re a real family here.”




https://www.nbcnews.com/card/report-house-leader-told-colleagues-putin-pays-trump-n761281

[montanacowboy]

1. I always thought Even McMullen

leaked that tape. I think he was one of the Republicans present at that exchange. Ryan tried to shut them up.

[global1]

2. Mueller Needs To Interview Both McCarthy & Ryan....

and find out what they meant by this exchange.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Nunes, Rohrabacher and Ryan will be getting nailed too.

Pence is going down as well.

[Grammy23]

4. Ryan sounded like a mob boss in that meeting.

Dummy up, boys. This stays between us.