Posted on 03/02/2017 3:11:31 PM PST by Enlightened1
Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and now a senior adviser, also participated in the meeting at Trump Tower with Mr. Flynn and Sergey I. Kislyak, the Russian ambassador. But among Mr. Trump’s inner circle, it is Mr. Flynn who appears to have been the main interlocutor with the Russian envoy — the two were in contact during the campaign and the transition, Mr. Kislyak and current and former American officials have said.
But the extent and frequency of their contacts remains unclear, and the disclosure of the meeting at Trump Tower adds to the emerging picture of how the relationship between Mr. Trump’s incoming team and Moscow was evolving to include some of the president-elect’s most trusted advisers.
The White House has repeatedly sought to play down any connections with Mr. Kislyak. Attorney General Jeff Sessions acknowledged this week that he had met twice with him during the campaign, despite previous denials.
The New Yorker reported this week that Mr. Kushner had met with Mr. Kislyak at Trump Tower in December. Hope Hicks, a White House spokeswoman, confirmed on Thursday that Mr. Flynn was also at the meeting in response to questions from a New York Times reporter.
It is common and not improper for transition officials to meet with foreign officials. But all meetings between Trump associates and Russians are now significant as the F.B.I. investigates Russian interference in the American election and whether anyone close to Mr. Trump’s campaign was involved.
The meeting in December came at a crucial time, just as the Obama White House was preparing to sanction Russia and publicly make its case that Moscow had interfered with the 2016 election.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
...and yet another out and out lie from the fake news vanguard.
Wait, why are we supposed to care about this?
Fake News SHOULD be ignored. Why lend credibility to liars who hate Trump and conservatives above all else?
Simply posting this tripe is tantamount to feeding the sharks.
The NY Times' bears ill will towards this administration?
The NY Times is willing to engage in fake news in order to push their anti-Trump agenda?
Thanks sooo much for the heads up...
It IS NOT working with the American people Sessions should NEVER have recused himself NEVER, Trump NEEDS to STAND HIS GROUND, the media is NOTHING anymore they can SCREAM all they want to!!! The American people could give a rats ass about tax returns OR Russians!!! Trump NEEDS to have a meeting with his cabinet and tell them NO ONE is to recuse themselves from a DAMNED THING regardless of the media!! The LSM is DONE the American people DONT BELIEVE a WORD they say OR print!
Flynn had to step down because he lied to Pence.
The Russia narrative is an unsubstantiated Democrat claim.
It started when the DNC claimed Russia hacked their e-mail system - yet the Democrats refused to allow the FBI to investigate.
Instead the Democrats relied on a company called Crowdstrike - a company funded by Timothy Geithner’s company (Warburg Pincus) to the tune of $100,000,000. Geithner was a Bill Clinton appointee and a colleague of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Two of seven Crowdstrike board members are also board members at Warburg Pincus.
‘and yet another out and out lie from the fake news vanguard.’
Exactly. The NYT perpetrates lies, smears and slander against conservatives. That’s why Trump calls them Fake News.
Kushner & Flynn met with the ambassador in December....after the election.
I have been researching most of today to try and find out what it is, one clue is something about Barky, Russia and Iran...
Another one is Barky, Russia, Iran to harm Israel...but haven't gotten enough information yet to tie it together...
I do know that Russia is selling Uranium they get from America (Hillary's deal) to Iran for nuclear programs, even if the Iranians say they are not, they are building missiles...
If any of you have any information put it out, we could together find out what is so damaging that the libs are trying to hide...
Jeff Sessions moves on to work on other real and important matters.
There’s nothing to the Russia conspiracy and it’s of no consequence.
It only matters in how politics tries to push people around.
It ain’t happening with President Trump. He just remarked on the matter and now the matter is closed. McCain and his BFF Lindsey can go scratch and the same goes for the rest of the Dem loons.
Onwards and Forward!
Pray for our President, Attorney General and their staff.
Put your faith in the Lord and let him level the playing field.
No one cares about Russia.
Administration members have been meeting with Russians to shoot the breeze for centuries.
The democrats pushing this Russian narrative are falling off the deep end especially since they have had more to do with the Russians than the republicans lately:
Not too long from now we’ll be hearing that President Trump was really born in Russia and sent over here as a baby with a set of instructions to destroy our democracy.
The insanity is just getting started.
Just an observation. Funny the White House puts this out today.
Pretty soon resignations will be demanded of anyone in the administration who ever ate a salad with Russian dressing on it.
Slamming Russia is the new PC. To defy this, Trump should announce to the nation that every senior official in his administrstion MUST meet the Russian ambassador for lunch.
Trump is the Shark. He is baiting the media and democrats.
No thanks. I ain’t livin’ that again. I expect RAT blood NOW, EVERYWHERE, on the walls and ceiling and drapes or I’ll stop my desperate defense just like I did with W. Take up croquet or something.
Trump sees what is happening. He and Sessions are fighting back
No, Flynn had to resign because he lied about what he did.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.