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5. Trump asked Scott Morrison to help discredit Mueller probe

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Sep 30, 2019, 08:26 PM

Sep 2019

By Matthew Knott
Updated October 1, 2019 — 10.07amfirst published at 6.39am

New York: US President Donald Trump urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a phone call to assist an investigation designed to discredit the Mueller probe into Russian election interference.

Details of the phone call were restricted to only a select number of senior officials, mirroring the handling of Trump's controversial phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, The New York Times reported on Monday local time (Tuesday AEST) ...

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/donald-trump-asked-scott-morrison-to-help-discredit-mueller-probe-20191001-p52wfh.html

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Luckovich-how to threaten Australia [View all] Gothmog Sep 2019 OP

Lukovich serves a great line every time. saidsimplesimon Sep 2019 #1

Good one, Luckovitch.. get it out Cha Sep 2019 #2

Send back Mel Gibson? keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #3

Nah, think he's about to head up State. Dagstead Bumwood Sep 2019 #6

Luckovich -Dumb Mob Boss Gothmog Sep 2019 #4

Trump asked Scott Morrison to help discredit Mueller probe struggle4progress Sep 2019 #5