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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid Trump Jr. Talk to His Dad About the Trump Tower Meeting?
Republicans dont want to know.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/did-trump-jr-talk-to-his-dad-about-the-trump-tower-meeting/
Did Donald Trump Jr. speak to his father in June 2016 about a Russian offer to provide dirt on Hillary Clinton? Republicans on the House intelligence committee havent even bothered to find out, their Democratic counterparts say.
Committee Republicans on Friday released a 253-page report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, which says they found no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded, coordinated, or conspired with the Russian government. But Republicans did not try very hard to find such evidence. Democrats on the panel noted that the GOP did not contact many potential witnesses, subpoena sufficient records to check if witness testimony was accurate, or follow up on leads obtained during the probe.
One particularly notable example of the committees less-than-zealous approach to the investigation is its analysis of the infamous June 9, 2016, Trump Tower meeting at which Trump Jr. and other top Trump aides met with a Russian lawyer in an effort to acquire damaging information about Hillary Clinton from the Kremlin.
Committee Republicans on Friday released a 253-page report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, which says they found no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded, coordinated, or conspired with the Russian government. But Republicans did not try very hard to find such evidence. Democrats on the panel noted that the GOP did not contact many potential witnesses, subpoena sufficient records to check if witness testimony was accurate, or follow up on leads obtained during the probe.
One particularly notable example of the committees less-than-zealous approach to the investigation is its analysis of the infamous June 9, 2016, Trump Tower meeting at which Trump Jr. and other top Trump aides met with a Russian lawyer in an effort to acquire damaging information about Hillary Clinton from the Kremlin.
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According to the Democrats report, Trump Jr. exchanged calls about the meeting with Emin Agalarov on June 6 at Goldstones request. The first call was at 4:04 pm. At 4:27 pm, prior to Trump Jr.s second call with Emin, Trump Jr. received a call from a blocked number. Trump Jr. told the committee last year he did not know who had called him. The Democrats note, however, that Corey Lewandowski, Trumps first campaign manager, told the committee that Trump Sr.s primary residence has a blocked [phone] line.
Democrats say they made repeated efforts to obtain the home or cell phone records for then-candidate Trump to determine whether the blocked call was Trump Jr.s father. But, they note, the Majority was unwilling to pursue the matter.
Democrats say they made repeated efforts to obtain the home or cell phone records for then-candidate Trump to determine whether the blocked call was Trump Jr.s father. But, they note, the Majority was unwilling to pursue the matter.
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Did Trump Jr. Talk to His Dad About the Trump Tower Meeting? (Original Post)
deminks
Apr 2018
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Rump Sr wouldnt understand the meeting but there is NO world where the idiot son
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
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Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)1. Rump Sr wouldnt understand the meeting but there is NO world where the idiot son
has this meeting and doesnt tell idiot dad.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)2. Of course he did.
And betcha Mueller has that blocked phone number and knows whose it is.
BigmanPigman
(51,626 posts)3. Not only did he definitely talk to dear ol' dad
but I wouldn't be surprised if the fucking moron didn't stop in for a minute...he was in the same building and only a few floors away. If there is a dumb waiter in between floors I bet he somehow managed to squeeze his fat, orange ass into it to make it a real "back channel" meeting.