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MedusaX

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9. If he were truly naive, he would have simply asked Kislyak what the best way would be to contact the
Mon May 29, 2017, 06:44 PM
May 2017

Kremlin directly.

Or he would have attempted to make contact directly using his personal cell phone or perhaps another personal/campaign related phone line.

That would be consistent with someone who is not aware that what they are doing is possibly illegal or immoral.

Instead.....
Jared ushered the Russian Ambassador in though a remote entrance to Trump Tower...
(While everyone else was using the main entrance)

Then specifically asked the Russian Ambassador if he would mind setting up a special direct line to the Kremlin FROM the Russian Embassy....
So that Jared & Flynn & whomever could stop by and call the Kremlin
Without having to go through the traditional WH channels

My map shows the Embassy of the Russian Federation to be 112 miles from the WhiteHouse...

Maybe they were discussing something closer...

But even in Texas ...
driving 112 miles to use the phone is not 'normal' 'typical' or done due to 'naivety'

That would roughly be the equivalent of driving from San Antonio to Mexico (156 mi)

And Jared was willing to do this just to innocently use a phone that would not draw attention from the IC or WH staffers...??????

FFS people....

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