Posted on 07/07/2017 4:59:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Rep. Adam Schiff
(D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, blasted President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, saying Americans should be skeptical on how hard Trump pressed Putin on Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
“The American people can be forgiven for a healthy skepticism about just how hard Mr. Trump could have pressed the Russian autocrat, given that the President publicly cast doubt on Russian responsibility and the probity of our intelligence agencies only the day before,” Schiff said in a statement.
“Can we really expect the President to be more forthcoming with the Russian President if he is not willing to fully level with our own people on the same subject?”
Schiff also slammed the possible creation of a working group between the U.S. and Russia on cybersecurity issues.
“The establishment of a working group as reported by Foreign Minister Lavrov to study how to curb cyber interference in elections in which the Russians would play any role, would be akin to inviting the North Koreans to participate in a commission on nonproliferation — it tacitly adopts the fiction that the Russians are a constructive partner on the subject instead of the worst actor on the world stage,” Schiff said. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said after Trump and Putin’s face-to-face meeting that Trump confronted the Russian leader on Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
“The two leaders agreed that this is a substantial hindrance on the ability of us to move Russian-U.S. relationships forward and agreed to exchange further work regarding commitments of noninterference in the affairs of the United States and our democratic process as well as those of other countries,” Tillerson said. “So more work to be done in that regard.”
But Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after the meeting that Trump “accepted” Putin’s assertion that Russia didn’t meddle in the U.S. election.
"U.S. President Trump said that he heard firm assertions from Russian President Putin that it is not true and that Russian authorities have not meddled in the elections," Lavrov said. “[Trump] said that he accepts these assertions. That's it.”
“(D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, blasted President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, saying Americans should be skeptical on how hard Trump pressed Putin on Russian meddling in the 2016 election.”
There is nothing to discuss. Clinton made it up to try to talk the country out of giving Trump her entitled presidency.
Excellent reporting, Brandon. Only a quote from the opposition? Nothing from the Republican chairman? Not even the usual, “we attempted to contact for comment..”?
Hey, I hear there may be some positions opening up at CNN. Be sure and add this article to your CV.
This RAT treason is getting a bit old.
You don’t speak for this American, Mr Schiffty.
I find you an odious doofus.
What was it that Zer0 told Putin about meddling in the election that he knew about since August?
We don’t have to guess what the 97 pound weakling pansy “President” said to Putin. IIRC, and correct me if I’m wrong, wasn’t it a stern, forceful
“Knock it off.”
The rules are always different for Democrats.
I stepped in some dog-schiff today, my shoe was smelly for a while after.
I don’t even think Putin ever messed with our elections. The democrats did it and the crooked spook agencies blamed it on Russia.
Americans should spit in the face of partisan lying scum like Schifftless.
Schiff is irrelevant. He has no idea what was discussed other than Putin asking Trump if Schiff was really the prissy little pissant he portrays on tv
I did not realize that Adam had traveled to Poland. /s
Americans should be skeptical of anything and everything any Democrat or the MSM says.
Yep. Shitff is upset that President Trump doesn’t push the Goldilocks Story hard enough when he is reading it to his Granddaughter.
What are the bottom intel dems saying? Schiffty is a jerk. I don’t believe anything he says.
Who cares what Dems think. They are just trying to set the standard. They pissed away the past eight years. They have no right to set standards on Trump. Obama only made deals where he gave away billions of tax payers money to start. Then he got nothing in return but a photo op.
Oh, shut your ass up already, you writhing, little worm.
By the way Adam Schiff is nothing. He is the head loser of a committee. He is not in the executive branch so he has no say in anything. Even a treaty does not need his vote. His own committee does not need his vote. Who cares what he thinks.
I don't know but I'm sure he pressed him a lot harder than Obama did in 6-8 meetings combined.
This guy can’t seem to Schiff gears. He’s stuck in the same ol’ same ol’.
Sedition Schiff...No facts just continuous rabble rousing inciting insurrection against our duly elected President.
Definition of sedition
: incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
Ick!
Just looked at a pic of him.
What a little twinkie!
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