Russia made an audacious public attempt to blackmail the incoming U.S. president, according to a military expert.
#21 | Posted by BellRinger
JFC you are so fnkcin' lazy:
Nikolai Patrushev, Russia's intelligence leader, made a provocative statement in an interview with Kommersant, a Moscow-based publication. He suggested that Trump owes certain forces for his electoral success and is now expected to fulfill obligations to them13. This statement can be interpreted as a form of psychological manipulation, implying that Russia played a role in Trump's election and expects reciprocation.
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Swallow it.
@#2 ... Putin is already messing with dotard's diseased melon. ...
That Pres Putin pawned Pres-elect Trump was quite evident in the photos after the Helsinki meeting a few years ago ...
The article containing that photo is interesting...
As Trump Walks Back Russia Comments, Senate Summons Pompeo for Hearing on Helsinki (July 2018)
foreignpolicy.com
... President Donald Trump tried to walk back his jarring performance with Russian President Vladimir Putin today, as top U.S. lawmakers called for a hearing to sort out what exactly happened when the two leaders met in Helsinki on Monday.
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told reporters he was requesting a public hearing with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo next week on the administration's Russia policy following Trump's meeting with Putin.
Two congressional aides confirmed to Foreign Policy that Pompeo will publicly testify before the committee next Wednesday. A Republican aide said the panel originally asked to meet him following Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but added Russia to the agenda following the president's tumultuous meeting with Putin.
The push for a hearing reflects a growing Republican backlash against Trump after his closed-door meeting with Putin and a stormy press conference where he sided with the Russian leader and discounted the U.S. intelligence community's findings on Russian interference in the 2016 election. ...
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