Former Trump adviser tells Senate Intel Committee he spent 'many hours' at Trump campaign HQ

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The strange saga of former Trump campaign and Russian energy executive Carter Page continues. This time in the form of a letter Page sent to Senate Intelligence Committee chairs Richard Burr and Mark Warner. From Business Insider:

In a letter addressed to the chairman of the committee, Republican Sen. Richard Burr, and ranking Democratic member Sen. Mark Warner, Carter Page wrote that as a Trump "campaign surrogate" with "a peaceful relationship with Russian citizens," he thinks he could have been "an associated political target" of "potentially criminal surveillance" carried out by the Obama administration.

"For your information, I have frequently dined in Trump Grill, had lunch in Trump Café, had coffee meetings in the Starbucks at Trump Tower, attended events and spent many hours in campaign headquarters on the fifth floor last year," Page wrote. "As a sister skyscraper in Manhattan, my office at the IBM Building (590 Madison Avenue) is literally connected to the Trump Tower building by an atrium."

And Team Trump didn’t mind rolling out an anonymous official to try to put more daylight between Team Trump and Page:

In response to questions about Page's claim that he spent "many hours" at Trump campaign headquarters on the fifth floor of Trump Tower, an administration official who worked with the campaign pointed to the fact that its headquarters moved from the fifth floor to the 14th and 15th floors of Trump Tower before the Republican National Convention last July.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/3/9/1641918/-Former-Trump-adviser-tells-Senate-Intel-Committee-he-spent-many-hours-at-Trump-campaign-HQ?detail=email&link_id=1&can_id=861a9125edc6ec9480b5e7910a47b2d9&source=email-former-trump-adviser-tells-senate-intel-committee-he-spent-many-hours-at-trump-campaign-hq&email_referrer=former-trump-adviser-tells-senate-intel-committee-he-spent-many-hours-at-trump-campaign-hq&email_subject=former-trump-adviser-tells-senate-intel-committee-he-spent-many-hours-at-trump-campaign-hq

[triron]

1. Curious why Trump is trying (maybe) to distance himself from Page?

Something smells fishy.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. Maybe?

They seem to be desperate to distance him.

The guy seems a little cracked, to me. This could get crazy.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. Because at one time he was one of their big links to Russia

Probably their biggest after Manafort resigned.

Still, Page’s connection to the campaign, however tenuous, has boosted his public persona. In July, he was invited to speak at the graduation ceremony at Moscow’s New Economic School, a role often filled by prominent international politicians, including President Barack Obama in 2009.
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“We were interested in what was going on - already then, Trump’s candidacy raised eyebrows, and everyone was really curious,” said Shlomo Weber, the academic director at the New Economic School, in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station.

A newsletter announcing Page’s visit read, “You are invited to a lecture by Carter Page, foreign policy adviser for Donald Trump’s election campaign.”
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Page has offered contradictory answers about his contacts with Russian officials during his visit. On Thursday, he told The Associated Press he did not meet with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, who also spoke at the graduation. But in September, he told The Washington Post that he did speak with Dvorkovich briefly.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carter-pages-ties-to-the-trump-campaign-draw-scrutiny/

There was a lot of suspicion at the time - DU threads:
Trump Foreign Policy Adviser Traveled To Russia Prior To Changes In GOP Platform Aug 2nd
One of Trump's foreign policy advisers, Carter Page, has ties to Gazprom... Sep 1st
Trump adviser’s public comments, ties to Moscow stir unease in both parties Sep 11th
Donald Trump advisor meetings with Russian officials being investigated Sep 23rd
Trump Campaign Adviser Steps Down While Disputing Claims Of Russia Ties Sep 26th

[spanone]

2. K&R...

[triron]

3. kick for visibility

[pinboy3niner]

4. OMG, Obama put tapps on the Trump Taco Bowls!

?itok=qi3ZvS6W

[anneboleyn]

8. Can I just say that taco bowl looks gross?! Too oily, meat is over-cooked, no fresh guacamole or

salsa or anything else to make that slop appealing.

[malaise]

10. Hehehehehehe

[nocalflea]

6. In the letter ,

Page makes this comment

"...and given the peaceful relationship I have had with Russian citizens since my years in the US Navy, "

Is this poorly worded or is he claiming he worked with russians while in the navy ?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/09/carter-page-trump-adviser-phone-tap-claim?CMP=twt_gu

[yardwork]

11. Sounds like he's admitting that he was recruited by Russia while he was in the US Navy.

[pinboy3niner]

12. Sounds like he means he had a good relationship AFTER the Navy

Because he considered the relationship while serving as a U.S. Navy officer as adversarial.

[Corgigal]

7. Ah, how sweet

He's falling on the sword. Still don't believe ya. You were there for a reason, and that reason is because Trump was running for president. Playing footsie, now go back to Russia and share an apt with Snowden.