Al Franken presses Comey to investigate Trumps taxes to see depth of Russia connections

[babylonsister]

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/al-franken-presses-comey-to-investigate-trumps-taxes-to-see-depth-of-russia-connections/

Al Franken presses Comey to investigate Trump’s taxes to see depth of Russia connections
Travis Gettys
03 May 2017 at 12:02 ET


Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) grilled FBI Director James Comey on President Donald Trump’s financial ties to Russian oligarchs.

The Minnesota Democrat laid out business relationships between Trump, his White House staff, cabinet officials, campaign advisers and Russia, and he asked whether FBI investigators had access to the president’s tax returns.

Comey declined to say whether investigators had viewed Trump’s taxes, but he agreed that had Russia in the past exploited financial arrangements to influence politics abroad.

“I hope people don’t over-interpret my answers, but I don’t want to start talking about anything — what we’re looking at and how,” Comey said.

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Franken also quoted Donald Trump Jr., who boasted of Russian investment in the family’s real estate business, and the Russian financing of the Miss Universe pageant owned by Trump at the time.

Comey declined to comment on whether he believed it was unusual to see the number of unexplained and sometimes undisclosed ties between U.S. political officials and Russia.

[tallahasseedem]

1. Al Franken should be the nominee in 2020.

He is amazing!

[elfin]

2. Heard him in the car - have always loved Al

I got satellite radio just for him and his show on the now defunct Air America on XM. Was living in a liberal desert at the time and frantic to hear sanity.


Then came Wellstone and the grief ..... and then came AL FRANKEN and his prolonged struggle to attain the Senate seat. He is a fighter. He is brilliant. He is sane. He's my guy for the future.

Now watching the hearing at home -- none have been on the right points like Al was in his questions.

[defacto7]

3. and Comey just stonewalled him at every question.