State Dept calls Russia's request to investigate US citizens "absurd" [View all]

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Source: cnn




16 min ago


From CNN's Elise Labott, Kevin Liptak & Marc Rod

State Department spokesman Heather Nauert called the Russian request to investigate US citizens “absurd” and said the US “does not stand by Russian allegations” about the American individuals, including Bill Browder.

This is very different than what White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said at the White House today, when she said they were taking the proposal under consideration. "The President's going to meet with his team and we'll let you know when we have an announcement on that," Sanders said.

Who is Bill Browder? A leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, American financial manager Bill Browder believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is "using everything he's got" to get him. Browder pursued the imposition of sanctions on Russia following the death of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in Russian custody in 2009.

Putin suggested Browder would be of primary interest in such an interrogation, and accused Browder's associates of funneling millions of dollars earned illegally in Russia into the US to aid the Hillary Clinton campaign................................

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-today-07-18-18/index.html

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VoteVets Verified account @votevets
23m23 minutes ago

BREAKING: White House @PressSec says Trump will be meeting with his team to consider Putin's request to see President Obama's Ambassador to Russia @McFaul interrogated for the Russians.

That this Putin request has not been forcefully rejected is a travesty.

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luis
? @1sgmoran
9m9 minutes ago

The coward is willing to talk about it but he will not face Muller... Selling out America to a Russian Authocrat... Incredibly, the biggestiggest Russian lobbyist in America is the American President... Where are the self-professed American Patriots from the @GOP?
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@IH8Traitors alt act
? @StellaBellaDogg
19m19 minutes ago

Replying to @votevets @PressSec @McFaul

This isn't the first time Trump tried to deliver Putin's enemies to him

@Billbrowder had his visa revoked by Trump simultaneously as Putin ordered his arrest- for playing a role in Sergei Magnitsky's death- the same person the #MagnitskyAct is named after

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L Taylor
? @shelfemployed
27m27 minutes ago
Replying to @votevets @PressSec @McFaul

It's worse than "a travesty." It's #treasonous! We do not offer up US citizens for interrogation by hostile powers! #ThisIsNotNormal
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Michelle

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? @Michellemonkey4
21m21 minutes ago
Replying to @votevets @PressSec @McFaul

So let me get this straight. Trump is considering sending an American citizen to Putin, who is known for having his enemies killed, for "interrogation?"
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Bill Smith
? @techbsmith
27m27 minutes ago

Replying to @votevets @PressSec @McFaul

Goddammit. Are you fucking kidding me? What is there to discuss, tell Putin to suck a bag of dicks and hang up. Seriously, what the hell is going on in this damned administration.
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Treva Ellis
? @ChallengeBelief
27m27 minutes ago

Replying to @votevets @RavMABAY and

Unfreakin’ believable that that our government would CONSIDER this!!!!!!
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