Republicans Want Answers From Trump's White House About New Russia Claims

[JonLP24]

Republican lawmakers are demanding answers over claims a Russian military intelligence branch offered bounties to Taliban-linked militias to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

They called on President Donald Trump and his administration to clarify the situation, and, if true, said Russia should be held accountable for its actions. Trump denied the allegation he was made aware of the bounty claims before they became public.

He said nobody briefed him, Vice President Mike Pence or White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on the "so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians," adding: "Everybody is denying it & there have not been many attacks on us."

The alleged Russian bounties and the president's knowledge of their existence were first reported by The New York Times and confirmed in reporting by other publications.

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-answers-trump-russia-claims-1514019?amp=1&utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true

[Red Mountain]

1. Either way

Now you know. Your move.

[woodsprite]

2. No, they don't. They want cover. nt

[duforsure]

3. I agree

They'll fake outrage , then dismiss it as another joke, or as it being inaccurate .

[Flo Mingo]

4. This right here. nt

[rockfordfile]

7. They've always been traitors

[JHB]

8. Yep. Like so many other times, this checking the "I was against" box...

...while amounting to nothing more than a fart in a tornado.

[secondwind]

5. First he says he wasn't briefed.

Now he’s saying it wasn’t credible.

The Dotard is in a barrel he cannot get out of.

[Flo Mingo]

6. Or else what?

We want answers or else we'll go on the talk shows and tell the world what a great job you're doing and that we're sure you were joking and that darned liberal media is trying to make you look bad. But when you get around to it, could you drop us a note and let us know what you want us to start saying?

[kacekwl]

9. Sure they are, I bet they are

on there way to the White House right now to confront the traitor in chief.

[dalton99a]

10. They'll agree with the president