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malaise

(297,947 posts) Fri May 19, 2017, 06:36 PM May 2017

Serious question - when was the meeting with the Russians planned?

Remember Comey was fired the day before

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Serious question - when was the meeting with the Russians planned? (Original Post) malaise May 2017 OP

As I understand it... mchill May 2017 #1

Putin and Trump last spoke on May 2nd mchill May 2017 #2

Trump spoke to Putin who asked for the meeting about a week before Comey firing wishstar May 2017 #3

So roughly a week after Putin demanded Ilsa May 2017 #4

Really weird malaise May 2017 #5

My first instinct was mchill May 2017 #6

Can't think otherwise malaise May 2017 #7

He lied to the American people HipChick May 2017 #8

mchill

(1,191 posts)

1. As I understand it...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:38 PM

May 2017

Putin "demanded" it of Trump (Trump said he couldn't say "no" because Putin asked him to meet with the Foreign Minister). That had to be a phone call meeting and that was definitely announced, but I don't have the date. I would start there.

mchill

(1,191 posts)

2. Putin and Trump last spoke on May 2nd

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:40 PM

May 2017

wishstar

(5,837 posts)

3. Trump spoke to Putin who asked for the meeting about a week before Comey firing

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:42 PM

May 2017

Reportedly, Trump said that he couldnt say "no" to Putin's request for meeting with Russians, so it was scheduled for May 9. So in the days between the talk to Putin and the Oval Office meeting, Trump arranged Comey's firing

Ilsa

(64,569 posts)

4. So roughly a week after Putin demanded

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2017, 06:42 PM

May 2017

His meeting, trump had news of making progress.
Slimey.

malaise

(297,947 posts)

5. Really weird

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #4)

Fri May 19, 2017, 07:26 PM

May 2017

looks fishy

mchill

(1,191 posts)

6. My first instinct was

Reply to malaise (Reply #5)

Fri May 19, 2017, 07:37 PM

May 2017

Putin was testing Trump (while blackmailing him)

malaise

(297,947 posts)

7. Can't think otherwise

Reply to mchill (Reply #6)

Fri May 19, 2017, 07:38 PM

May 2017

The disloyalty to America inside of the WH is horrifying

HipChick

(25,615 posts)

8. He lied to the American people

Reply to malaise (Reply #7)

Fri May 19, 2017, 07:41 PM

May 2017

but told the Russians

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