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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 11:08 AM Feb 2017

Clinton Officials Denounce Alleged Trump Campaign Officials Contacts With Russia

Source: NBC News

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign spokesman Tuesday night called the information in a New York Times report — which said intercepted phone calls showed that officials of Donald Trump's campaign had repeated contacts with Russian intelligence officials — a "colossal scandal."

Brian Fallon, the Clinton campaign's press secretary, said on Twitter of the report posted online Tuesday night by The New York Times: "Everything we suspected during the campaign is proving true. This is a colossal scandal."

Clinton's campaign manager, Robby Mook, said on Twitter: "I'd like the FBI to explain why they sent a letter about Clinton but not this," apparently referring to FBI Director James Comey's letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee shortly before the election about emails discovered on a laptop used by former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-New York.

The Times reported that "American law enforcement and intelligence agencies intercepted the communications around the same time that they were discovering evidence that Russia was trying to disrupt the presidential election by hacking into the Democratic National Committee," citing three unnamed officials.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/clinton-officials-denounce-alleged-trump-campaign-officials-contacts-russia-n721036

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Mike Nelson

(9,944 posts)
1. Robby Mook...
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 11:16 AM
Feb 2017

...was a good spokesperson for Hillary. He was an advocate - but did not fabricate like Kellyanne. I hope Robby and the people who worked for Hillary (and Bernie) keep working for Progressive/Liberal Democratic causes.



bucolic_frolic

(43,060 posts)
2. The rush to confirm a poorly qualified cabinet
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 11:23 AM
Feb 2017

especially Sessions, I'm seeing as part of the coverup, to draw attention
elsewhere

DK504

(3,847 posts)
8. Beauregard wants to stifle
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 01:22 PM
Feb 2017

all and any high crimes and "misdemeanors" . This is truly a Constitutional crisis.

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
4. exactly
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 12:07 PM
Feb 2017

no doubts as to intentions of Comey and HIS F.B.I. Can the election of the boy potus and presidents bannon and miller be overturned on this new knowledge of FBI and Flynn collusion with Putin?

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
6. This is what a REAL Benghazi-like scandal looks like, Mr. and Mrs. GOP voter
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 01:15 PM
Feb 2017

You've spent so many years creating a meaningless scandal, you don't know a real transgression when it stares at you.

DinahMoeHum

(21,774 posts)
7. Too bad we don't have Charlie Wilson around anymore. . .
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 01:19 PM
Feb 2017

As a Democrat who loved to have a good time while fighting the bad guys (and he was a Naval Academy grad), he'd be absolutely sickened over the way Trump and the GOP are playing kissy-kissy with the likes of Putin and the Russian oligharchs.

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
10. Just think, She would be the President right now if this information was made public before the
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 01:37 PM
Feb 2017

election.

Vinca

(50,237 posts)
11. Robby Mook is exactly right. Comey looks like he might be a part of Trump's Russian scheme
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 01:40 PM
Feb 2017

since he came out with the Hillary statement but never mentioned the real scandal taking place.

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