Release of Trump-Putin Calls Needs Mutual Consent, Russia Says

[brooklynite]

Source: Bloomberg

The Kremlin said Russia would have to give consent before transcripts of presidential phone calls between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could be published, after Democrats indicated that they would seek the records as part of an impeachment inquiry.

“It’s possible only by mutual agreement of the parties,” Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on a conference call Monday. “In general, diplomatic practice doesn’t provide for such publications. If there are any signals from the Americans, then we’ll discuss it.”


Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-30/release-of-trump-putin-calls-needs-mutual-consent-russia-says

[mindem]

1. Bullshit

[DENVERPOPS]

49. Truly shows

Truly shows who is running the show........

[Itchinjim]

2. Pffft.

Fuck off, Vlad.

[Mike 03]

3. Horse Pucky.

[dalton99a]

4. There is so much to hide.

[MineralMan]

12. Putin is thinking:

"Трамп стоял на коленях передо мной".

"Trump was on his knees in front of me."

That's what his expression says in that photo.

[dalton99a]

17. +1. That's pretty much what happened in the secret two-hour meeting

[madaboutharry]

5. LOL!

Nice try.

[Phoenix61]

6. As I've told many a child,

I’m sure you’d like it to work that way, but it doesn’t.

[Bayard]

7. Must be getting advice from Giuliani

What Putin wants doesn't mean much here, although I'm sure this will be tRump's excuse.

[Raven]

8. Don't hold your breath, Vlad.

[58Sunliner]

10. Well I guess the orange douche has his orders.

[MineralMan]

11. Actually, no they don't.

That is what Putin would like, but there's nothing in our laws that would require it. Transcript of discussions by our President are a matter of public historical record. Now whether they can be subpoenaed successfully is another matter, one which would probably involve the Supreme Court, but Putin would have no input into that.

[ArizonaLib]

16. Putin has probably had his way already

Installed a US president who has started stacking the supreme court. I would think that Putin has a say on who appears on the nomination short lists, and as with the modern impeachment proceedings, the court gets ultimate say on what evidence the white house must fork over. Hell, that court appointed a president before the votes were legally counted with the justification that W. Bush would suffer irreparable damages, as if Gore didn't have the exact same stakes.

I hear you though, brother - Putin should not legally have any input. Not disagreeing one bit.

[lark]

13. Of course they would say that.

They want their special tool to remain secret and the calls would totally out their top Russian security and American destruction asset - drumpf.

[aggiesal]

14. So basically you're saying that the U.S. has no soveriegnty ...

Take a hike Vlad.

You may be able to Put-In to IQ45,
but you can't Put-In to the rest of U.S. (us).

There is much to cover up.

[ancianita]

15. Russia has no standing in American politics. Period. There's no "discussing it." Period.

[eppur_se_muova]

18. Well, then, they can't arrest our spies without mutual consent.

Or falsely accused spies, for that matter.

[pecosbob]

19. The bear interpreting law for the jackal

[patphil]

20. Wow! Even Putin is starting to sound like Trump.

Makes you kinda laugh out loud, doesn't it?

[LudwigPastorius]

21. My, Putin certainly seems to be afraid of those coming out.

I wonder if there's something on them? Oh...like him colluding/ordering Trump to take actions to the benefit of Russia over the U.S....

Maybe he's afraid what's in those calls would move the United States to definitively, and unequivocally, designate Russia as an enemy state.

[cyberswede]

22. ебать тебя, Влад nt

[treestar]

23. Is Vlad now an expert on US Constitutional Law?

[ms liberty]

37. He almost certainly knows more about it than the current occupant of the WH

Now excuse me while I go bang my head against a wall.

[aggiesal]

48. I'll do it for you, here you go ...

Also, Put-In doesn't want to give up a well placed asset.

[LiberalFighter]

24. I'm sure releasing just the Trump side of the conversation would be just as incriminating.

[Thekaspervote]

32. Oh indeed..fill in the blanks!!!

[turbinetree]

25. F*** You Putin........................we will do what we have to do in this country

thank you very much.............................

[Canoe52]

26. What's the possibility of Vlad taking out a president because he's worried what might come out?

[captain queeg]

27. I wonder when Putin will decide to cut his losses?

He’s done a huge amount of damage already. I think more and more people across the globe will be watching Trump unravel and realize when his back is to the wall he’ll sell out anyone, even Vlad, if he thinks it will help him.

[Hekate]

45. The Donald is a two-bit mob thug compared to Putin, who is the real deal. Trump can't walk away...

...from this deal unless he wants a little polonium in his next hamberder -- or maybe some Novichuk in his children's apartments.

As for Putin, he's gotten good value on his investment, don't you think? America's reputation in tatters, old alliances broken, our word as a nation worthless, every lousy white nationalist empowered to come out from under their rocks -- the damage done to us by Trump's presidency is incalculable.

[Javaman]

28. LOL nice try vlad. now go fuck yourself. nt

[Talitha]

29. I'm wondering what Hillary's thoughts are on this matter...

She'd flatten them no doubt - and she'd do it oh, so diplomatically.

[malthaussen]

30. International law is silent on the subject...

... "Diplomatic practice" is whatever you want it to be at the time, and it is hysterical that Mr Putin, of all people, would invoke it about Mr Trump, of all people.

--Mal

[Thekaspervote]

31. Putin must have said some very damaging stuff

[Brainfodder]

33. Haha that's so OFF!

I am sure that's part of our constitution's fine print section, right?

[yellowcanine]

34. Yeah, good luck with that Pooty.

[duforsure]

35. For national security reasons

That's completely false. They can release any conversations they want to release. He has no way to stop from them being aired for all to hear how corrupt they both are.

[jpak]

36. Sez Who?

[jaysunb]

43. Bingo ! n/t

[Nitram]

39. Bullshit! Russia has no say in the matter.

[Hekate]

40. Bullshit

[truthisfreedom]

41. As if Russia has a say in US internal matters.

Only 45 would support this convoluted notion.

[Mad_Mongol]

42. Consent?

What is this a modern romance? ..er..bromance Nothing about consent in the realm of realpolitik.

[xxqqqzme]

44. And we are supposed to

believe putin wasn't recording those phone calls?

Consent my ass.
If the same recordings prove his claims of non-involvement, we would already be reading the transcripts.

[Politicub]

46. Fuck you, Putin. We don't need your consent to do anything with U.S. records.

While Trump may wait on Russian marching orders, the house democrats most assuredly do not.

[Magoo48]

47. Horseshit

[denbot]

50. Vlad the Self-Impaler

Everyone that touches Trump turns to shit.

[onecaliberal]

51. Fuck that despot. N/T

[Bradshaw3]

52. Guarantee you dump will use this as his excuse

For not releasing them. It's laughable, without precedent and he will do it anyway even though it will clearly show - for the umpteenth time - that the idiot is just Putin's tool.

[BlueWI]

53. Putin thinks he's president of the United States too.

How'd he get that idea??

[BlueIdaho]

54. Maybe he should sue the US government...

Good luck with that Putsky...