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25. Trump and his staffers repeatedly said they had no contacts with Russians

Thu Jun 1, 2017, 07:21 PM

Jun 2017

Here is Wash Post article from February about their denials of Russian contacts. At time of this article, they were only acknowledging the Flynn/Kislyak contacts that had been leaked out.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/15/4-times-donald-trumps-team-denied-contact-with-russia/?utm_term=.165897eba67c

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Finally, ***Trump*** named as involved w/ one of the undisclosed meetings w/ Kislyak. [View all] MelissaB Jun 2017 OP

This is getting messier by the day. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #1

I was thinking the exact same thing. Why did this spokeswoman take it upon herself politicaljunkie41910 Jun 2017 #14

Probably why Joe in the morning so riled today bresue Jun 2017 #32

Unfortunately they can brush this off as hearsay. awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #2

Unless a) somebody saw it. b) an intelligence agency listened in because of a FISA warrant MelissaB Jun 2017 #4

Well, people apparently saw them with the russian AND other diplomats... awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #5

Like Flynn? Singing like a canary? Maraya1969 Jun 2017 #23

Everything that Flynn knew about is coming out...Sessions and Trump are toast. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #27

Why are people so sure Flynn is 'singing like a canary', or everyone is toast? awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #38

All the breaking news of late involved things Flynn knew about. That is why I think this Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #41

And wait till the money laundering and other crimes are revealed. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2017 #28

That's my main hope. $$ laundering and other crimes state and federal level. awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #37

THIS (with a HEAVY focus on "state level"). At the state level, those crimes would be Grown2Hate Jun 2017 #44

What with the photographs and all the circumstantial evidence, they have to deny, deny, deny. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #34

I guess maybe you didn't read my entire post. awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #39

I guess maybe you didn't read my entire story. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #40

But these are totally super-legitimate back-channels Orrex Jun 2017 #3

Except that it is illegal for a candidate and his party to engage in diplomacy. Nitram Jun 2017 #10

FAKE LAW! VERY BAD!!!!1! Orrex Jun 2017 #15

LOL onetexan Jun 2017 #21

Those are the worst kind of laws, the fake ones, get in the way of doing crimes and all. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #35

...and were it President Obama rather than Trump, Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #6

Not just impeachment NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #13

Sad that we can say that same thing every single day Orrex Jun 2017 #16

Yep. nt SunSeeker Jun 2017 #17

I guess Drumpt's Maxwell Smart shoe phone wasn't working that day. kairos12 Jun 2017 #7

He missed it by Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #22

If he got w/the Russians privately...bazinga. It's finally reached the top. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #8

Manaforte was also there, Trump gave a very pro-Russia speech written by Russiaphile Richard Burt wishstar Jun 2017 #9

Do we... jaxind Jun 2017 #11

Trump and his staffers repeatedly said they had no contacts with Russians wishstar Jun 2017 #25

K&R Scurrilous Jun 2017 #12

freakin lying republican traitors Achilleaze Jun 2017 #18

Oh gibraltar72 Jun 2017 #19

They FINALLY got around to this?? Took long enough...it is old news jmg257 Jun 2017 #20

The Seth Abramson Mega-Thread covered this in 50 tweet detail. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #36

James Baker, the Fixer for Bush Senior?! Lars39 Jun 2017 #45

James Baker, the Fixer for Election 2000. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #47

Yes! Him. Lars39 Jun 2017 #48

"multiple U.S. officials" (some degree of corroboration) triron Jun 2017 #24

Trump has a strategy to counter this. Turbineguy Jun 2017 #26

Since we know his pattern.... FarPoint Jun 2017 #29

The media has. They point it out all the time. Nitram Jun 2017 #31

Well how about that... Looks promising... gristy Jun 2017 #30

Kislyak was being monitored ...I bet there is a tape...which means if as we have heard is true... Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #33

No doubt Kislyak was under surveillance. Change of venue was to allow private meets. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #43

That is what I think. And earlier reports suggest that Trump made a quid pro quo offer Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #46

Yuh know it's friday when lindysalsagal Jun 2017 #42