Bloomberg: Trump Urged Tillerson to Help Giuliani Client Facing DOJ Charges

[StarfishSaver]

I'm shocked!

Trump Urged Top Aide to Help Giuliani Client Facing DOJ Charges

President Donald Trump pressed then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to help persuade the Justice Department to drop a criminal case against an Iranian-Turkish gold trader who was a client of Rudy Giuliani, according to three people familiar with the 2017 meeting in the Oval Office.

Tillerson refused, arguing it would constitute interference in an ongoing investigation of the trader, Reza Zarrab, according to the people. They said other participants in the Oval Office were shocked by the request.

Tillerson immediately repeated his objections to then-Chief of Staff John Kelly in a hallway conversation just outside the Oval Office, emphasizing that the request would be illegal. Neither episode has been previously reported, and all of the people spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the conversations.

The White House declined to comment. Kelly and Tillerson declined to comment via representatives. Another person familiar with the matter said the Justice Department never considered dropping the criminal case.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-09/trump-urged-top-aide-to-help-giuliani-client-facing-doj-charges?fbclid=IwAR3RcXQVa6WYuiPft2aiL0Jxf3g_wztIYpuZAauAWkNtuGUjI_1OUvvSuGQ

[Mike 03]

1. Tillerson has a lot to tell. It's a shame he's holding back.

This new story comports perfectly with the portrait painted of him by Bob Woodward in Fear.

[StarfishSaver]

2. So-called "patriots" saving their stories for their books - while the country caves in

[Mike 03]

3. Yep. You nailed it.

The one that really shocks me is Mattis. I still think he might say something about Syria.

[herding cats]

4. It's the new trend in the GOP. "Patriots for profit."

They've been cashing in on their 'stories' since the 2016 election. Be damned the damage done to our democracy so long as they make some bank.

[chowder66]

9. K & R. nt

[ritapria]

5. Tillerson could be an Impeachment Gusher

He has publicly stated that Trump frequently requested him to break the law …..

[Takket]

6. i honestly can't even remember 90% of the stuff we've been outraged over............

just comes at me so fast................ like... what do i do with this? LOL Front page news if Obama did this......... for drumpf, it is just another log on the bonfire of impeachable offenses.

[StarfishSaver]

8. IKR?

Every day, we hear about 5 outrageous, illegal, immoral and/or treasonous acts - any one of which would immediately end the term of any other president.

[uponit7771]

10. +1

[magicarpet]

7. The USA is no longer a functioning Democracy,...

.... it is run more like a point of sale retail cash register for highly questionable domestic transactions, and a secret Swiss or Cayman Isle bank accounts for international corrupt dealings all over the globe.

[maxrandb]

12. All enabled by 1500 oligarch backed Hate Radio stations

We haven't been a fucking democracy since they killed the Fairness Doctrine and allowed OUR airways. to be monopolized by and for the 1%.

Fucksticks would sell their daughters to Epstein and Donnie Short Fingers before they would allow anything or anyone to interfere with them sucking this country's wealth with their fangs.

They would prefer to sell yours and my children, but they'll sell theirs if they have to

[Roland99]

11. That explains why Twitler was so anxious for that pastors release