Ryan: We've Seen No Evidence That Trump Aides Were In Contact With Russia

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published FEBRUARY 28, 2017, 10:55 AM EDT

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Tuesday said that members of Congress have not seen evidence yet to support reports that associates of President Donald Trump were in contact with Russian officials before the election.

"We have seen no evidence so far based upon the investigations that have already been conducted," Ryan told reporters when asked if he was confident that Trump aides were not communicating with Russian officials.

Ryan said that he did not want to talk about ongoing investigations, and that the House Intelligence Committee was still working on its investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election.

The speaker's comments echoed those made by the Intelligence Committee's chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), on Monday.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/paul-ryan-no-evidence-russia-contacts-trump-aides

[Sebasdad22]

1. I Guess The Maggot Ryan Doesn't Watch Rachel

Lying scum.

[nikibatts]

37. He carefully said "Russian officials." Does not exclude contact with Russian oligarchs who are

civil extensions of Kremlin. Rachel was on a roll with this. I hope they didn't stop her.

[Lindsay]

2. Easy not to see anything

when you keep your eyes closed.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. They don't want an investigation because they're afraid of what they might find.

[Brother Buzz]

28. They don't want an investigation because they know what they will find.

I'm just saying

[forgotmylogin]

31. Pssst...of course you didn't see it, Mr Ryan.

You think assets are going to wear a badge that says "Hello, I am a Russian intelligence!" ?

[Botany]

4. 10 seconds w/the google

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3784716/Ivanka-Trump-Karlie-Kloss-Wendi-Deng-Murdoch-watch-Open.html

That is Putin's girlfriend.

[They_Live]

26. Interesting..I hadn't seen those yet.

Published September 11, 2016.

[yallerdawg]

5. What happened to Manafort and Flynn?

Someone saw some evidence.

[Achilleaze]

16. + 1,000

[C_U_L8R]

6. Weasel words

Of course there is evidence.
There are even tapes - hey why did Crazy McGeneralface quit?
This is such BS.

[RexCasual]

7. Climate Change, Hate, Racism,Sexism. . .

Republicans will never see (or admit to) anything they don't want to see.

[kairos12]

8. Investigation reports will be buried in the intelligence committees never to see the light of day.

[deminks]

9. That's because you haven't conducted an investigation yet, twit.

[Ray Bruns]

10. Well, I guess you can't see anything when you head is that far up your ass -

Unless you unbutton your shirt.

[lagomorph777]

11. Might help if his eyes weren't squeezed tightly shut.

[truthisfreedom]

12. Three monkeys.

[Blue Idaho]

38. Exactly my thought!

These republicans think that if they just weather the storm - when it passes Trump will reward their loyalty by endorsing their agenda. Too bad Trump doesn't know thing one about loyalty. He will screw them as easily as he has screwed everyone else that has ever trusted him.

[asiliveandbreathe]

13. Aynryanrand will do and say anything to tear down our country - the weasel

thinks he is safe in his district..sure, if you gerrymander and skim votes....and this Kellyann BS - don't fall for the distraction -

We have had some great presidents - FDR comes to mind...and of course Barack...

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

[Freethinker65]

14. He said he did not want to talk about it, but chose to anyway?

[muntrv]

15. Paul is burying his head in the sand.

[Botany]

17. Ryan and others used Russian info that was hacked from the DNC and local democratic HQs too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028671176

[wordpix]

33. He's suspect IMO, why the foot dragging from the House leader?

I think he's in on it, remember all those meetings he had with Trump during the campaign? And then he finally got on board. How come? A little money to be made with the Russian oligarch money launderers tied to Trump?

[ProfessorGAC]

18. He Doesn't Want To Talk About Ongoing Investigations

Immediately after talking about ongoing investigations. No wonder this guy thinks the Fountainhead is a holy book. He's dumber than Ayn Rand.

[DFW]

19. "....and you can't force us to look at it!" n/t

[NurseJackie]

41. Ha!! :-D

Yep! This. Exactly!

They're like stubborn children having a tantrum.

[SDJay]

20. Good. Let This Shitweasel

go ahead and climb aboard a sinking ship. The more assholes who align themselves with the scum in the White House, the better off all of us will be when the proverbial dam finally bursts and all hell breaks loose in the form of indictments/recalls/impeachment/etc.

[aquamarina]

21. The more he denies

the more I think he's up to his neck in it and probably being blackmailed by the Russians as well.

[itcfish]

22. Take Off the Rose Colored

glasses you lying piece of crap

[Javaman]

23. says the water carrier with the leaky bucket. nt

[ffr]

24. Getting in front of the cover-up. Nixon and Watergate all over again!

Except this time, they hold the power of investigating.

Nothing to see here. The country's being destroyed from within. Move along. Move along.



http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8721218

[heaven05]

25. sooner or later

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this story will be swept under the proverbial rug. These type of comments are the setup and no matter how loud we scream, the RW MAJORITY in the House and Senate will laugh at us...just have to keep it alive and pester, pester, pester...the trump groveling, bootlicking MSM

[unblock]

27. here are a few pics of republican investigators:

http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/see-no-evil-hear-no-evil-speak-no-evil?excludenudity=true&sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=see%20no%20evil%20hear%20no%20evil%20speak%20no%20evil#license

[Dopers_Greed]

29. Lyin Ryan

[TomCADem]

30. Ryan Did Not See Picture of Flynn Seated Next to Putin?

[wordpix]

32. at this point, any R leader who's covering for Dump is suspect

Already, we have Wilbur Ross, new Sec. of Commerce deeply involved. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/27/commerce-nominee-wilbur-ross-bank-of-cyprus-putin

Tillerson has obvious Russian biz dealings and Comey is VERY suspect

Nunes on House Intel Comm. as well as Sen. Burr head of Sen. Intel Comm., both on Trump advisory or campaign team, are foot dragging and Nunes has a Russian business link (vodka).

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/02/congress-intelligence-committees-trump-russia

[wordpix]

34. adding McTurtle to this list of suspected traitors

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/2/15/1634152/-Is-Mitch-McConnell-stonewalling-an-independent-investigation-into-Trump-Russia-to-save-his-own-skin

Turtle's been stonewalling an independent investig. of #Trumprussia

[uponit7771]

36. +1

[LuckyLib]

35. Doesn't mean it doesn't exist. You just haven't seen it!

[not fooled]

39. Dear Janesville, WI voters

Please, please stop returning this shitweasel to Congress.

Sincerely,

The rest of America

[randome]

40. We are not amused.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]

[UpInArms]

42. it's so hard to see anything when your head is stuck

so far up your ass, Fucktard.

[itcfish]

43. Why? Didn't

you take any selfied when you were in the meeting with them?