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5. Czar's minion visits WH
Wed May 10, 2017, 08:53 AM
May 2017
Russia's Lavrov to meet with Trump on Syria amid uproar
AFP via Yahoo

Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump will receive Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov at the White House on Wednesday, even as a political firestorm has put Moscow's alleged meddling in the US election back in the spotlight.

Lavrov's visit, confirmed by the White House late Tuesday, centers on a Russian proposal to de-escalate the violence in Syria's civil war.
But it comes just a day after the president stunned Washington by firing James Comey as director of the FBI amid an investigation into whether Trump campaign aides colluded with Russia to sway the November elections.

The sacking prompted angry Democrats to call for the Russia probe to be placed in the hands an independent prosecutor or commission.The uproar seemed certain to complicate Lavrov's mission in search of US support for a Russian plan to create safe zones in Syria.

"Just as we do, the Americans need this meeting," Lavrov told Russian television.

In Moscow, meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday with his security council to discuss US-Russian relations in the context of Lavrov's meeting with Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the RIA Novosti news agency.
Lavrov first holds talks with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and then goes on to the White House to meet Trump.
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This has been known since March that the FBI is investigating trump's links to Russia. Comey said still_one May 2017 #1
Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. Comey investigating Trump/co-conspirators for Hatch Act violations. L. Coyote May 2017 #12
You nailed it, Coyote! There's an impeachable crime staring the whole world in the face! ElementaryPenguin May 2017 #15
Well be able to get him on retaliation, too, against Comey, despite the paper-thin "justification." JudyM May 2017 #25
You're talking about the House Intel Hearing DemocraticSocialist8 May 2017 #30
yes DSB, usage such as trump campain links still_one May 2017 #35
I thought we already knew that underpants May 2017 #2
Trump and right wing media keep repeating that Trump himself is "not a target" It was in Trump's anneboleyn May 2017 #33
Can't be true exboyfil May 2017 #3
Isn't one of these the WorkingDays/CalendarDays dude?!1 UTUSN May 2017 #4
Jason Leopold treestar May 2017 #22
In Retrospect Me. May 2017 #29
Definitely possible treestar May 2017 #38
Czar's minion visits WH saidsimplesimon May 2017 #5
russians chuckle bora13 May 2017 #9
He's here to pick out Putin's office in the White House. Or maybe he will choose a wing? The Wielding Truth May 2017 #17
Leopold live down the truthout "ROVE TO BE INDICTED" bs yet? snooper2 May 2017 #6
Yeah, will never forget zentrum May 2017 #10
Yes, conspiracy & obstruction, but these Repubs will cover Alice11111 May 2017 #20
This is unhelpful and misleading superpatriotman May 2017 #7
That headline does not match the actual substance of the story jberryhill May 2017 #8
I'm not following... HopeAgain May 2017 #11
I agree- they are reading way too much into this Lee-Lee May 2017 #21
The stink of treason that reeks from the White House extends up to the highest level! PatrickforO May 2017 #13
McConnell declared Scarsdale May 2017 #16
Absolutely, but we could see who he was in the campaign, Alice11111 May 2017 #23
Yes, he was. But he was evil and he was forced to resign. PatrickforO May 2017 #36
...and no impulse control eom Alice11111 May 2017 #37
I should hope so.. as much as big brother doesn't Cha May 2017 #14
They better hurry up before Republicans escalate 'boots on ground' in middle east & more Russian-IS Sunlei May 2017 #18
Weird things about Dump's letter to Comey NastyRiffraff May 2017 #19
...Sessions could not participate in anything to do w Russia Alice11111 May 2017 #24
Jason Leopold Me. May 2017 #26
The Trumps seized Comey's files C_U_L8R May 2017 #27
Getting out of control? Lavrov mocking our media today was terrible -- he mocked the firing of Comey anneboleyn May 2017 #34
Ongoing investigations are exempt marybourg May 2017 #28
Mark Felt AKA Deep Throat, where are you? edbermac May 2017 #31
Occupy Democrats citing Jason Leopold? RedWedge May 2017 #32
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