The Kremlin Reportedly Dissuaded Trump From Appointing Mitt Romney Secretary of State

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As Republicans and Democrats debate the authenticity of an explosive dossier alleging collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia, reports of another memo assembled by retired M16 agent Christopher Steele have surfaced.

Drawing on a “senior Russian official” within the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Steele’s findings conclude that the Kremlin intervened to block Mitt Romney’s appointment as secretary of state.

“The memo said that the Kremlin, through unspecified channels, had asked Trump to appoint someone who would be prepared to lift Ukraine-related sanctions, and who would cooperate on security issues of interest to Russia, such as the conflict in Syria,” read a New Yorker report on Steele published Monday.

As a 2012 presidential candidate, Romney labeled Russia as the United States’ greatest “geopolitical foe” at a time when then-president Barack Obama warned against terrorist networks. By contrast, Trump’s appointee Rex Tillerson brokered a partnership between ExxonMobil and Rosneft—an oil conglomerate owned and operated by the Russian government.

http://observer.com/2018/03/kremlin-dissuaded-trump-appointing-mitt-romney-secretary-of-state/

[triron]

1. Rachel did an awesome discussion of this fiasco.

[MustLoveBeagles]

2. I wonder how many other many other appointments were decided by the Kremlin

[Retrograde]

3. Most of them, IMHO

Since they all seem to be the worst possible person for the job and/or bent on destroying their departments.

[MustLoveBeagles]

4. It wouldn't surprise me at all

[dalton99a]

6. +1

[BigmanPigman]

5. What excuse do Miller, Bannon, Nunes and

the rest of the Cabinet have for destroying our government (most of the govt departments are understaffed or staffed by those who want to destroy it)?

[procon]

7. That sounds like collusion to me. nt