House Foreign Affairs chairman says committee will hold hearings on Trump-Putin relationship

[riversedge]

Source: thehill



By Avery Anapol - 01/13/19 10:28 AM EST


House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) announced that the panel will hold hearings on President Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In a statement Saturday night and repeated on Twitter Sunday morning, Engel made reference to what he called Trump’s “dark dealings” with “Putin and his cronies.”

“Every time Trump meets with Putin, the country is told nothing,” Engel said. “America deserves the truth and the Foreign Affairs Committee will seek to get to the bottom of it.”

“We will be holding hearings on the mysteries swirling around Trump’s bizarre relationship with Putin and his cronies, and how those dark dealings affect our national security,” he added.


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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425090-house-foreign-affairs-chairman-says-committee-will-hold-hearings-on-trump

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I know very little of Eliot but love this phase---> "mysteries swirling around Trump’s bizarre relationship with Putin and his cronies,..."

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[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Good. Treason rules the day, and Putin rules Trump.....

Hillary Clinton TRIED to warn us, and now her words are ringing truer as the days go by.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. "I know very little of Eliot"

It'll be interesting over the next several months to see some "new" (although still senior) faces running some of these committees because we have been out of power in the House for so long... literally for 8 years (since January 2011).

For example, I had not seen or heard much about Jim McGovern (MA-2) who had been ranking member on the House Rules Committee and is now the chair. But I got to see him in action the week Congress came back into session as part of the debate to establish how they would handle the appropriations legislation. It will also be interesting to see how Frank Pallone handles the House Energy and Commerce Committee & Richard Neal who will be heading up the House Ways and Means.

We do know about some of the more vocal, now-chairs like Maxine Waters (House Financial Services), Elijah Cummings (House Oversight), Adam Schiff (House Intelligence Committee) and Jerry Nadler (House Judiciary Committee).

[DENVERPOPS]

17. Trump?????????how about

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) announced that the panel will hold hearings on President Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

TRUMP???????????? HOW ABOUT THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN PARTY.!!!!!!!! TRUMP NEVER COULD HAVE DONE THIS ALONE.
THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN PARTY WAS COMPLICIT IN PULLING THIS OFF..............

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Maybe we will uncover all the stuff

about the NRA and the Mercers funneling illegal money into the RNC coffers. But then they'll probably need to see how much Mueller has on that (including criminal charges) before tackling the subject.

[duhneece]

3. Ted Lieu and Joaquin Castro on the committee, too

I like seeing those two names; they don't back down.

If this list is up to date (need confirmation)


Majority Minority

Eliot Engel, New York, Chair
Brad Sherman, California
Gregory Meeks, New York
Albio Sires, New Jersey
Gerry Connolly, Virginia
Ted Deutch, Florida
Karen Bass, California
William R. Keating, Massachusetts
David Cicilline, Rhode Island
Ami Bera, California, Vice Ranking Member
Lois Frankel, Florida
Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii
Joaquin Castro, Texas
Robin Kelly, Illinois
Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania
Dina Titus, Nevada
Norma Torres, California
Brad Schneider, Illinois
Tom Suozzi, New York
Adriano Espaillat, New York
Ted Lieu, California



Michael McCaul, Texas, Ranking Member
Chris Smith, New Jersey
Steve Chabot, Ohio
Joe Wilson, South Carolina
Tom Marino, Pennsylvania
Mo Brooks, Alabama
Paul Cook, California
Scott Perry, Pennsylvania
Ted Yoho, Florida
Adam Kinzinger, Illinois
Lee Zeldin, New York
Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin
Ann Wagner, Missouri
Brian Mast, Florida
Francis Rooney, Florida, Vice Chair
Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
John Curtis, Utah



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Foreign_Affairs

[duforsure]

4. All they have to do

Is call Butina, and Cohen , and Jared, Jr, and ivanke to answer questions under oath.

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. Now we're cookin' with gas!

I love it!

[rurallib]

7. Roasted traitor!

[duforsure]

6. It may not be long before

Its going from saying trump could have been working on putins behalf, to he WAS working for putin all along to promote a very well designed plan against us here in this country? My guess is not long, and it was a lot more planned than we could imagine.

[dalton99a]

11. Trump is all about love and peace

[Pepsidog]

8. Let the games begin. Waited 2 long years for this and don't want to hear from any "both-siders".

[calimary]

15. You and me both, Pepsidog!

When I hear the phrase “ but in fairness...” I bristle.

This monster LONG AGO squandered any presumed right to “fairness” - at least that which tries to give him any benefit of the doubt. IMO anyway.

[kag]

9. It's about damn time!

I feel like I'm in the twilight zone all the time now. Everyone is being so polite about asking the president if he's really a traitor or just acting like one. We HAVE to get this asshole out of office!

[mysteryowl]

10. Please add Saudi Arabia to this.

[dalton99a]

12. +1

[AZ8theist]

13. Subpoena the translator's notes...

That Benedict Dotard confiscated after their meetings....

[crazytown]

14. Tяump has destroyed them

Watergate lesson.

[AZ8theist]

19. If so..

Then he's guilty of ANOTHER impeachable offense.

LOCK. HIM. UP.

[gay texan]

16. Can I get a Mr. Sulu

Ohhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyy

[Texin]

18. They need to have every single sitting Rethug in Congress testify why they are mute to the obvious.

[Cold War Spook]

21. When I read the posts, it don't care about grammar and spelling.

When reading something written by a journalist or politician I do care about grammar and spelling. The country isn't told anything. The Red Queen taught me well. And yes I am 75 years old which means that when I went to school, we were taught spelling and grammar.