Trump endorses Putin's plan to allow Kremlin to interrogate U.S. officials who work with Mueller

[babylonsister]

Trump endorses Putin’s plan to allow Kremlin to interrogate U.S. officials who work with Mueller
What could possibly go wrong?
Aaron Rupar
Jul 16, 2018, 3:47 pm


Before President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions during their news conference Monday in Helsinki, Trump alluded to an “interesting idea” Putin shared with him about how the two countries might respond to Russia’s attack on American democracy — an attack that helped Trump get elected.

“During today’s meeting, I addressed directly with President Putin the issue of Russian interference in our election,” Trump said. “[We] spent a great deal of time talking about it, and President Putin may very well want to address it, and very strongly, because he feels very strongly about it, and he has an interesting idea.”

Putin’s “idea,” which he floated during a summit that took place less than 72 hours after special counsel Robert Mueller indicted 12 Kremlin military intelligence officers for hacking Democratic targets during the 2016 campaign, is to allow Russia to interrogate American law enforcement and intelligence officials — including, presumably, the intelligence officials who helped put together Mueller’s indictment, which includes rich details about the inner workings of Russian military intelligence.

In exchange, as Putin outlined during the press conference, Russia would allow American investigators to be present while Russia questions the 12 military officials whom Mueller indicted for hacking.

“This kind of effort should be a mutual one,” Putin said. “Then we would expect that the Americans would reciprocate and they would question officials including the officers of law enforcement and intelligence service of the United States whom we believe are — who have something to do with illegal actions on the territory of Russia, and we have to request the presence of our law enforcement.”

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https://thinkprogress.org/trump-endorses-putin-plan-kremlin-interrogate-american-intelligence-officials-401a98c2f31b/

[JackInGreen]

1. "Heres's the keys, Vladdy...

Leave my check on the bedstand" - tinged torquemada

[dalton99a]

2. NEXT: Trump endorses Putin's plan to appoint Russian overseers for U.S. judges

to ensure fairness and impartiality

[UTUSN]

3. Uh, are the manacles included?!1

[blueinredohio]

4. Putin is feeling congress and Senate out to see if they're going to do anything.

Such as start impeachment proceedings. If they let this go he will start his takeover of the U.S.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

5. Any bets on whether Donnie Two Scoops goes for it?

First of all, it'll please his BFF. Secondly, it'll fuck up Mueller's investigation. Thirdly -- hell, the first two reasons are more than enough for Trump to open up our intelligence agencies to unlimited Russian investigation.

Nunes and McConnell would love it.

[dhill926]

6. um....no....

what in the everloving fuck....

[workinclasszero]

7. If Trump actually tries to set this up

He needs to be immediately arrested and tried for treason.

[oberliner]

8. Geraldo Rivera said he really likes the idea also

[Hoyt]

12. Even the part about Ruskies interrogating our people on similar spying in

Russia? That’s the part I haven’t heard before.

We need to take care of Americans who helped enable Russia. Start with trump.

[backtoblue]

9. What.the.fuck.

This is serious.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. He can't demand it by executive decision, can he?

Because, this is f*ing cray.

[kmla]

11. Every time I see one of these types of posts, I pray to God that The Onion is the author...

But more and more, I am shocked that it is in fact a true and happening occurrence.

I weep for our children’s future.