"Never seen anything like this in American politics." —Clinton camp statement re: Trump/Kremlin Ties

[kpete]

"Never seen anything like this in American politics." —Clinton camp statement on @YahooNews report detailing Trump adviser's Kremlin ties.


https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/statements/2016/09/23/hillary-for-america-statement-on-bombshell-report-about-trump-aides-chilling-ties-to-kremlin/
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1

U.S. intelligence officials are seeking to determine whether an American businessman identified by Donald Trump as one of his foreign policy advisers has opened up private communications with senior Russian officials — including talks about the possible lifting of economic sanctions if the Republican nominee becomes president, according to multiple sources who have been briefed on the issue.

The activities of Trump adviser Carter Page, who has extensive business interests in Russia, have been discussed with senior members of Congress during recent briefings about suspected efforts by Moscow to influence the presidential election, the sources said.
Page is a former Merrill Lynch investment banker in Moscow who now runs a New York consulting firm, Global Energy Capital, located around the corner from Trump Tower, that specializes in oil and gas deals in Russia and other Central Asian countries. He declined repeated requests to comment for this story.


But U.S. officials have since received intelligence reports that during that same three-day trip, Page met with Igor Sechin, a longtime Putin associate and former Russian deputy prime minister who is now the executive chairman of Rosneft, Russian’s leading oil company, a well-placed Western intelligence source tells Yahoo News. That meeting, if confirmed, is viewed as especially problematic by U.S. officials because the Treasury Department in August 2014 named Sechin to a list of Russian officials and businessmen sanctioned over Russia’s “illegitimate and unlawful actions in the Ukraine.” (The Treasury announcement described Sechin as “utterly loyal to Vladimir Putin — a key component to his current standing.” At their alleged meeting, Sechin raised the issue of the lifting of sanctions with Page, the Western intelligence source said.

THE FULL STORY HERE:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-s-intel-officials-probe-ties-between-trump-adviser-and-kremlin-175046002.html

& From Harry Reid:
https://thinkprogress.org/feds-investigating-trump-advisors-meeting-with-russian-officials-seeking-to-influence-u-s-a29a5f98d3b#.mw0jmcj92

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. And,

Boom! goes the dino-mite!

[Thinkingabout]

2. There is more going on here than a tea party.

[kpete]

3. yep

?1469651498

[aeroman]

8. Yeah, a Vodka party!!

Vodka shots for all at the Trump Camp.

[gordianot]

4. Trumps Reagan dealing with the Iranians.

[Thinkingabout]

11. You may be on the right track.

[dmr]

22. That was one of my first thoughts.

[Ilsa]

5. She needs to get this news out during the debate.

If Lester Holt wants to talk about national security, don't voters need to know that trump is in bed in Putin and russian oligarchs? Doesn't everyone deserve to know that trump will happily place US interests second to his pocketbook and the financial interests of his lenders?

[Gabi Hayes]

7. as has been VERY common practice among repub debaters,

all she has to do is follow their precedent, and ignore the question asked, and insist on bringing this up EVERY time she has the mic

every time......

[Mme. Defarge]

6. Sacré Merde!

N/T

[BootinUp]

9. gd traitors!

[Stonepounder]

10. You beat me to it!! n/t

[napkinz]

12. K&R

[kentuck]

13. Big, big story!

Americans need to know these facts before the election, not after.

[napkinz]

14. Joy Reid covering the story now on MSNBC

[napkinz]

15. ...

[niyad]

16. k and r

[napkinz]

17. kick

[backscatter712]

18. If the debate degenerates to name-calling, Hillary needs to call him "Benedict Donald"... n/t

[lindysalsagal]

19. Way too obscure. Better to refer to characters on Spongebob. fRump's supporters

will understand that far better.

[napkinz]

20. yep

[roamer65]

21. Drumpf is a definite Putin lover.

It's showed in the Matt Lauer debacle.

I'm glad to see his treasonous activities being exposed.

[napkinz]

23. love, exciting and new ...

[spanone]

24. this is some scary shit that would probably hurt the cabal nooze profits so....

it will go unreported

[napkinz]

26. this morning polls showing Trump ahead in the general and ahead in Colorado and tied in PA

and why ... because the media totally failed to fully cover the Foundation Scandal and Trump's ties to Russian oligarchs. Disgraceful!

the DEPLORABLE MSM!

[Rex]

25. You would kinda thing that was important.