07-18-2018, 09:24 PM
(07-18-2018, 04:10 PM)Duchess Wrote:
HotD, have you heard about Putin asking trump for permission to prosecute former US Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul? Sarah Slanders confirmed it was a topic and declined to rule out US cooperation.
I just read Sarah Sanders' reply to a reporter's question about it. She essentially said that the President IS considering it. I really hope she misspoke and meant to say he ISN'T considering it, which will be tomorrow's version of her answer, if recent history repeats. ')
If I understand correctly, McFaul was part of the 'incredible offer' Trump said Putin made in Helsinki. Putin said that he would hand over the indicted Russian operatives in exchange for Trump letting Russia interrogate former American officials whom Putin dislikes, including McFaul, even though those American officials are guilty only of doing their jobs and are accused of no crimes.
"Incredible offer' is right.............incredibly brazen, self-serving, and dangerous for all foreign diplomats if Trump were to take the offer. In my opinion, Trump would have a slew of resignations from diplomats, intelligence officials, and defense officials if he attempted to go there.
Sanders, speaking on behalf of President Trump, should have quickly and strongly answered the reporter's question by saying that it wasn't being considered and wasn't going to happen. Amateur hour..........again.