CNN just now: Putin and 45 talk regularly on the phone.

[GregD]

WTF?

[ffr]

1. With a translator, of course.

I don't think tRump understands much English.

[MontanaMama]

7. Well done!

[backtoblue]

20. !

Lol!

[California_Republic]

24. Ha ha. !

[JDC]

26. Good one

[jayschool2013]

31. Winner!

[saidsimplesimon]

38. Putin speaks English, French and German.

Unlike the puppet he has on a string of bribes and some compromising dirt.

[deminks]

2. Just me, or is the whole thing about to blow?

[Volaris]

33. Rachel said Cohen has got till next Friday (June 15th),

And that's when the endgame will begin and the whole thing starts to come apart.

[Quixote1818]

3. Agree WTF!

[renate]

4. Says who?

I’d be surprised if they didn’t, but who said it and how do they know?

[GregD]

10. Putin made that claim in an interview

[Zoonart]

11. Says Vlad!

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/06/05/putin-trump-talk-regularly-orf-intvu-cardin-nr-sot.cnn

[renate]

16. Thank you!!

Thanks!

Now I’m curious about whether there are supposed to be read outs of every phone call the president makes, and if so, where are the read outs for these? If the read outs don’t exist...?

I think Putin is playing with trump like a cat plays with a mouse. He KNEW this little tidbit would get trump in more trouble.

[Zoonart]

18. Yeah... if I had to guess...

I's day that the WH record keeping is pretty spotty, especially where it concerns the pResident's UNSECURED phone line.
Can't even believe I just typed that.

[Leghorn21]

15. Link to original interview, via an Austrian tv channel:

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57675

[renate]

17. Wow!

Putin really wanted this information to get out.

[Anon-C]

21. Clearly! Nt

[MontanaMama]

5. Who was their source?

I'm at work...can't google it. Please and thank you.

[GregD]

8. an interview of Putin in Austria if I understand correctly

[MontanaMama]

12. Oh my.

It feels like the wheels are falling off the cart this week...

[GregD]

6. story is being discussed now

[RoBear]

9. This might get me axed...

but I have to ask: "Isn't that what boyfriends DO?"

[not fooled]

39. Yes, but

vlad has higher standards. donnie is just the help.

[RoBear]

43. Right about Vlad, but

Donnie has stars in his eyes...

[MelissaB]

13. Glad CNN picked it up. I posted the article earlier

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210696854

[Leghorn21]

19. Hi MelissaB!! I came here earlier to post this interview, but you already had and then I had to

run out the door and - anyway, man, what a day, eh?? And what an interview, WOW!!

[Squinch]

29. You scooped CNN! That's why you're a must read for me!

[BigmanPigman]

14. Putin and the Russian media love to do this to us.

It gets big ratings when they laugh at us stupid Americans that don't know what their puppet isn't doing. I saw a news clip from Russia and this really is entertaining to them. They love to make us look foolish.

[Achilleaze]

22. republican Comrade Casino* is a freaking stooge

* aka republican Draft-dodger-in-Chief

[Gothmog]

23. trump has to get his instructions/ orders from his boss

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. And, of course, agents for Russia and God knows who else

can and almost certainly do eavesdrop on Spanky's unsecured iPhone.

[Mr. Ected]

27. The base would be more incensed if they heard he regularly spoke with Nancy Pelosi on the phone

That, my friends, is where we stand.

[Wounded Bear]

36. Sad, but true...

[MontanaMama]

28. Which phone does the Moron use?

The WH bat phone or is unsecured android? If he uses the unsecured personal cell phone, there ought to be a record of that, right?

[Haggis for Breakfast]

30. Exactly.

[MountCleaners]

35. I'm picturing this...

...like two old-school teenaged girls sneaking on the phone late at night. Trump with his hair in curlers.

[MontanaMama]

41. Bwaaahaaaaa!

“Hey Vlad...whatcha doin’? Watcha thinkin’?”

[world wide wally]

32. I hope Obama is still tapping him!

[spanone]

34. got to plan for the fall elections and 2020....putin will be more than welcome to 'meddle'

[dalton99a]

42. +1

[Pepsidog]

37. I'm speechless

[dewsgirl]

40. This doesn't surprise me a bit, i figured they were.