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Lindsey Graham got a prank call from Russia. He talked about Trump, reports say | The State
The State ^ | October 11, 2019 | Charles Duncan

Posted on 10/12/2019 10:06:04 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

A pair of Russians pretending to be the defense minister of Turkey tricked Sen. Lindsey Graham into two calls where he discussed President Donald Trump and US policy on Turkey, according to reports released Thursday.

The call was actually from Alexey Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov, who made a name for themselves making prank calls to high profile Americans and Europeans according to Politico, which shared recordings of the calls. The pair go by nicknames Lexus and Vovan, and some people suspect they could have ties to the Kremlin and Russian intelligence services, Politico reports.

Graham spokesman Kevin Bishop confirmed the senator and his staff fell for the hoax over the summer, believing Graham was actually speaking with Hulusi Akar, the Turkish defense minister, according to CNN.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201908; holusiakar; idiot; lindseygraham; prank; prankcall; russians; turkey
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Flip flopper Linda Graham subverts President Trump when convienent for him.

Fool that he is, he was caught by those pesky Russian pranksters in August 2019, trashing his currently pet Kurds and kissing Turkey's ass.You may hae to use Outline to read The State

1 posted on 10/12/2019 10:06:04 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

Students of Captain Jenks?


2 posted on 10/12/2019 10:14:16 AM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: Navy Patriot

Were these the same Guys who pranked Shifty Schiff?


3 posted on 10/12/2019 10:15:59 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Actually he was talking not about the Kurds in general, nor about the Kurds with whom we are allied, but about the YPG a/k/a PDK , a Kurdish faction originally kickstarted by the USSR to oppose the US allied Shah of Iran....and also they opposed the original monarchy of Iraq, before the Socialist Baath Party took over.


4 posted on 10/12/2019 10:19:50 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: piasa

Linda should resign, immediately.

And, stop by the House and take Schifty with her.


5 posted on 10/12/2019 10:22:04 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Names dont sound familiar so might be different dudes. Seriously if someone calls you with a really really deep Russian accent most likely the person is a fake


6 posted on 10/12/2019 10:25:41 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Navy Patriot

Get off the phone you big dope!

7 posted on 10/12/2019 10:26:52 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: Navy Patriot

“..confirmed the senator and his staff fell for the hoax ..”

Sucker.


8 posted on 10/12/2019 10:30:13 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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Were these the same Guys who pranked Shifty Schiff?

Yes.

These guys are very high up in Russian spookdom, second only to Putin himself. :)

9 posted on 10/12/2019 10:30:44 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (America NEEDS Mob Rule, another European and Mid East World War and a universal Draft)
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To: Navy Patriot

It’s interesting that they only prank Republicans, and it’s never funny.


10 posted on 10/12/2019 10:31:29 AM PDT by Meatspace
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To: piasa

Linda needs to guard McCain’s bloody legacy in Syria.


11 posted on 10/12/2019 10:33:49 AM PDT by granada
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To: Kickass Conservative

Says so in the second sentence.


12 posted on 10/12/2019 10:42:05 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (We cannot spare this man. He fights.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

“Seriously if someone calls you with a really really deep Russian accent most likely the person is a fake.”

Well, unless they say something like “I have fiendish plan. Ve moost git moose and squirrel”.


13 posted on 10/12/2019 10:45:08 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: Meatspace

*** It’s interesting that they only prank Republicans, and it’s never funny.***

Wrong.Wrong. Wrong.
They have pranked Maxine Waters, Jerry Brow, and others, too. They are equal opportunity pranksters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2KZaD7hFSM

The Russians have invaded Limpopo w/ Maxine Waters is hilarious.


14 posted on 10/12/2019 10:50:24 AM PDT by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: Navy Patriot

How many hearings into democrat douchebaggery has this peckless frick held?


15 posted on 10/12/2019 10:57:50 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Navy Patriot

Really? You just take calls from someone claiming to be somebody and tell them everything. Hey Linda, I’ve got $100,000,000M that I inherited from the oil minister of Nigeria. Send me your banking details and I will deposit it into your account. An offshore account would be preferable. Caymans, great. Anyone know it’s yours. Fantastic. They do now.


16 posted on 10/12/2019 11:15:18 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Meatspace

It would be insanely funny if the prankster was Sacha Baron Cohen.


17 posted on 10/12/2019 11:19:42 AM PDT by VietVet876
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To: Navy Patriot

Schiff was offered naked pics of the President elect and basically said have your people call mine and let’s make this happen. Just outrageous and again you won’t find 2 people who even know a about it.


18 posted on 10/12/2019 11:25:25 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: conservative98

I love that line and have said it so much that whenever we see some random person talking on their phone someone from my family will repeat it


19 posted on 10/12/2019 11:26:19 AM PDT by bethelgrad
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To: Meatspace

Their international pranks are rare. 90% of their pranks are on Russian celebrities and politicians, most of the latter are Putin’s loyalists. The main requirement to be a target is to be an idiot to fall for it in the first place.


20 posted on 10/12/2019 11:26:58 AM PDT by NorseViking
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