Kremlin warns that US needs permission from Kremlin to publish Trump's phonecalls. (Not The Onion.)

[DetlefK]

Link to tweet

[Cartoonist]

1. Or else what?

Sorry Vlad, you own Trump, not us.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. Unfortunately for Vlad, we do not need his permission.

As a matter of OUR National Security, the American people have a right to know what has been discussed and how it relates to the impeachment of TRAITOR Trump.

[smb]

29. The Problem Is, TRUMP Needs His Master's Permission

If Putin told him he wasn't allowed to use the toilet, he'd have to pee and poop on the floor of the Oval Office.

[Gothmog]

39. We are talking about performance reviews by Putin of trump's work as a puppet

[Woodycall]

34. Or else pee pee tapes?...

[Historic NY]

2. Трахни Кремль

(Trakhni Kreml')

[geardaddy]

32. ...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Putie has no idea what the US knows......

Nor does he have power over us.

Putie afraid of something perhaps? Inquiring minds would like to know.

[unblock]

5. no reasonable expectation of privacy when talking to someone you know is under investigation

[kentuck]

6. W.T. $#@!&#$ !!

What's he gonna do! File suit?

[Qutzupalotl]

8. I get the sense Putin is cutting Trump loose

now that he’s spiraling the drain.

“No! Don’t look at our phone calls!” — knowing we will.

[captain queeg]

10. I'm starting to wonder about that

Trump will throw anyone under the bus if he thinks it’ll save his skin. BUT look what stupid shit he ends up convinced will help him. Not sure anyone rational would stay hooked up as he spirals down.

[uponit7771]

20. +1

[Andy823]

23. I agree with him also

I think Putin wants those calls released in order to cause more chaos in the U.S. I also think a lot of republicans in D.C. would also be outed for their connections to Russian money.

I guess time will tell!

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Bwahahahahahahahaha!

I wish Hillary Clinton had the power to make that call.

[duforsure]

11. Putin doing this to protect

His puppet? Putin is scared he'll be exposed for corruption too, and this threat only makes it more probable he has lots to keep from exposing him . Russians are fed up with his corruption, lies, and his stealing billions from them. His time is coming for it.trump will get fully exposed for it all.

[bdamomma]

18. maybe it will be a two-fer

Americans (some) will throw out tRumps ass and Russians will throw out Putin, only wishful thinking, but then again, there is power in numbers.

[Faux pas]

12. Sorry putie pute

you're not the boss of us!

[Wellstone ruled]

13. Distraction.

Old Vlad is sending messages to his helpers in the West.

Watch the Bot Network go into hyper drive pushing this meme.

[saidsimplesimon]

28. Spot on, distraction, lies and threats, more to follow

[spanone]

14. So vladimir is now running our government too?

[bdamomma]

19. hasn't he been already

[uponit7771]

21. +1

[PSPS]

15. The select committee can see it all without it being publicly "published."

[dlk]

16. Nice try...

[uponit7771]

17. Has to be the Onion ... has to be

[Tommy_Carcetti]

22. Motherland, May I? nt

[lostnfound]

35. Good one. Nt

[triron]

24. Supporting Trump of course.

[muriel_volestrangler]

25. After telling Trump "just like you'd want to be able to block any Moscow video tapes we might have..

...eh, tovarisch? Better all round if these recordings stay private, I think ..."

[SWBTATTReg]

26. Ehhh...I don't think so (permission is needed)...seems like to me that Moscow ...

and/or Kremlin stooges didn't ask anyone in the US permission to print a snapshot of HRC's emails / and or selected few of them to make HRC look bad. Screw them/Moscow.

[bucolic_frolic]

27. OMG. Did Trump sell them the copyrights too?

He's making a buck off everything in the government.

[yaesu]

30. tRumps sugar daddy is projecting again. nt

[triron]

31. Putin owns Trump. Therefore....

[DallasNE]

33. Putin Phone Calls Subject To Same Redactions

As Ukraine phone call. That is what Putin fears.

[smirkymonkey]

36. So it's official. Putin is our President.

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This fucking bastard has sold us to the bloody Russians. There will never be a bigger traitor in the history of this nation.

[ffr]

40. lol

[Gothmog]

37. Performance reviews from one's boss are supposed to be kept confidential

Putin does not want his performance reviews of trump to become public

[ffr]

38. The're "perfect conversations." What's there to get your panties in a bunch about?

Besides, your laws do not apply to us, so FO!

[Jirel]

41. I feel a Lewis Black moment coming on.

Spluttering incoherently... WTF? Apparently said with a straight face. Wow.

[Doodley]

42. Seems a reasonable demand from Trump's puppetmaster