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Vladimir Putin: We will provide asylum to James Comey if he's prosecuted
Washington Examiner ^ | 6-15-17 | Caitlin Yilek

Posted on 06/15/2017 5:34:50 AM PDT by markomalley

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly said his country is willing to offer former FBI Director James Comey political asylum if he is prosecuted in the U.S. for leaking his memos on his private conversations with President Trump.

According to a translation by RT, a Russian-controlled television network, Putin said Comey's leaks put him "in a vulnerable position." He compared the former FBI director to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, who currently has asylum in Russia.

Comey, like Snowden, acted as an "activist," Putin said.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: comey; emailservers; fob; hillary; putin; russia; trumprussia; uranium
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To: hinckley buzzard

“....resulting in deaths of American agents.”

Link please. Thank you.


121 posted on 06/21/2017 5:09:34 PM PDT by Chgogal (I will NOT submit, therefore, Jihadists hate me.)
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