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***Paul Ryan's*** COS wouldn't confirm or deny whether he has been contacted by Mueller
Paul Ryan's chief of staff would not confirm or deny whether he has been contacted by Mueller about how a Ukraine-related provision was killed at the 2016 GOP convention.
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Congressional aides may have answers on pro-Russia GOP platform change
Paul Ryan's chief of staff would not confirm or deny whether he has been contacted by special counsel Robert Mueller about how a Ukraine-related provision was killed at the 2016 GOP convention.
As U.S. investigators probe whether President Donald Trump's campaign orchestrated a Russia-friendly change to the Republican Party platform last summer, three senior Capitol Hill aides — including Speaker Paul Ryan's chief of staff — may have answers about how the episode unfolded.
The three staffers, who have not been accused of any wrongdoing, advised the GOP convention's platform committee on foreign policy matters and had front-row seats when a low-profile group of delegates, acting in conjunction with Trump campaign officials, spiked a proposal urging a tougher U.S. policy against Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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Spokespeople for the offices of two of the staffers told POLITICO they have not been in contact with Mueller or his team. But Ryan's top aide, Jonathan Burks, would neither confirm nor deny whether he had heard from the special counsel: “I'm not going to have any comment,” he said.
Burks attended the GOP convention in a personal capacity as a volunteer for the Republican Party and the 2016 convention, not as a representative of Ryan’s office. At the time, he was a national security adviser to the speaker. Ryan promoted Burks to chief of staff in December. Ryan’s office also refused repeated requests to confirm or deny whether Burks has been in contact with Mueller.
More: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/17/gop-platform-change-ukraine-russia-congressional-aides-paul-ryan-247665
Paul Ryan's chief of staff would not confirm or deny whether he has been contacted by special counsel Robert Mueller about how a Ukraine-related provision was killed at the 2016 GOP convention.
As U.S. investigators probe whether President Donald Trump's campaign orchestrated a Russia-friendly change to the Republican Party platform last summer, three senior Capitol Hill aides — including Speaker Paul Ryan's chief of staff — may have answers about how the episode unfolded.
The three staffers, who have not been accused of any wrongdoing, advised the GOP convention's platform committee on foreign policy matters and had front-row seats when a low-profile group of delegates, acting in conjunction with Trump campaign officials, spiked a proposal urging a tougher U.S. policy against Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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Spokespeople for the offices of two of the staffers told POLITICO they have not been in contact with Mueller or his team. But Ryan's top aide, Jonathan Burks, would neither confirm nor deny whether he had heard from the special counsel: “I'm not going to have any comment,” he said.
Burks attended the GOP convention in a personal capacity as a volunteer for the Republican Party and the 2016 convention, not as a representative of Ryan’s office. At the time, he was a national security adviser to the speaker. Ryan promoted Burks to chief of staff in December. Ryan’s office also refused repeated requests to confirm or deny whether Burks has been in contact with Mueller.
More: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/17/gop-platform-change-ukraine-russia-congressional-aides-paul-ryan-247665
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It's unclear to me how this leaked out and by whom. (is "whom" correct or should it be "who"? lol)
I thought I heard that someone clandestinely recorded this conversation. When they were outed, they said it was all a joke and they were just kidding around even though McCarthy said, "Swear to God".
I keep thinking I heard Evan McMullin's name associated somehow. Was he the guy that may have recorded or leaked this conversation?
Thanks for any info! I want these rat-bastard traitors busted SO bad!
