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Sen. Blumenthal announces "Duty To Report" act after Trump comments
WTNH.COM ^
| 06/14/2019
| WTNH.com Staff
Posted on 06/14/2019 1:10:03 PM PDT by Puppage
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal is taking action after President Donald Trump's recent comments about welcoming campaign dirt on opponents from a foreign government.
During an exclusive interview with ABC's George Stephanopolous, the president insisted that doing so was not an act of interference in our election but information.
"I think I'd take it. If I thought there was something wrong, I'd go maybe to the FBI. When you go and talk, honestly, to congressman, they all do it, they always have, and that's the way it is. It's called oppo research," said Trump.
Members of both parties have criticized the president's response.
Senator Blumenthal called on Congress Friday to pass his "Duty To Report" act.
Under The measure, federal campaigns, candidates and pacs would have to report offers of help from foreign nationals to the federal election commission and the FBI.
TOPICS: Government; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: blumenthal; stolenvalor; vietnam
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To: Puppage
He didn’t report to Vietnam though he said he did,
To: Puppage
Obama purposefully took campaign money from foreigners! Nothing happened to him, as, IIRC, the FEC said the election outcome would not have changed.
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06/14/2019 1:43:55 PM PDT
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PghBaldy
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To: Puppage
The guy looks like a vicious snake.
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06/14/2019 1:46:13 PM PDT
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McGruff
To: PghBaldy
Shoot, Bill Clinton practically ran on Chinese money.
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sparklite2
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To: Retired Chemist
Danang Dick...dont ya know!
To: Puppage
His father would have been better taking care of himself that night
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06/14/2019 3:22:24 PM PDT
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To: BenLurkin
If passed and signed into law, (not going to happen), I can see opponents sending “foreigners” to the opposing candidate with dirt and hoping they don’t make the required notification so as to have an issue to pursue, with the feds assistance.
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usnavy_cop_retired
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