Trump administration moves to return Russian compounds in Maryland and New York

[wildeyed]

Source: Washington Post

The Trump administration is moving toward handing back to Russia two diplomatic compounds, near New York City and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, from which its officials were ejected in late December as punishment for Moscow’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Then-President Barack Obama said Dec. 29 that the compounds were being “used by Russian personnel for intelligence-related purposes,” and gave Russia 24 hours to vacate them. Separately, Obama expelled from the United States what he said were 35 Russian “intelligence operatives.”

Early last month, the Trump administration told the Russians it would consider turning the properties back over to them if Moscow would lift its freeze, imposed in 2014 in retaliation for U.S. sanctions related to Ukraine, on construction of a new U.S. consulate on a certain parcel of land in St. Petersburg.

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Any concessions to Moscow could prove controversial while administration and former Trump campaign officials are under congressional and special counsel investigation for alleged ties to Russia.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-moves-to-return-russian-compounds-in-maryland-and-new-york/2017/05/31/3c4778d2-4616-11e7-98cd-af64b4fe2dfc_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.c14e94cd3f4c

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Whoa. They don't care, do they?

[Else You Are Mad]

1. Trump will also let it slip...

Where the FBI put the recording equipment and cameras after the Russians were kicked out.

[Madam45for2923]

2. OMFG!

[dalton99a]

3. Shocking

[CountAllVotes]

4. Contents!

Before this is allowed to have anything done to it, we want the damned evidence! It is locked up inside of these places and We The People know it! Why else would dumpy want it so suddenly?

Confiscate and impeach! Do not allow thsese criminals and traitors a solitary chance to hide/destroy the evidence that can be found in these places that will convict each and everyone of these liars!!!

[iluvtennis]

5. Sanctions shouldn't be removed as Obama imposed them when 17 intel agencies said Russia...

...interfered in our elections. Sanctions need to stay in-place until the outcome of the Senate, House, and Special Prosecutor investigations are complete. Trump is tearing this country apart, bit bu bit, and the GOPs remains silent. WTF

[DK504]

6. And all 17 intelligence agencies should raise all kinds of holy hell if he tries this.

[MBS]

27. My feeling OK, hope) is that they are working on doing just that

- in their own style, of course.

[wildeyed]

7. At the same time this is happening, Jeff Sessions gets tagged for yet ANOTHER

undisclosed meeting with Kislyak. GOP got some 'splaining to do. Can't wait for McCain's declaration of 'concern' and they he doesn't do shit.

[cstanleytech]

25. Don't be to hard on Donald because at least he is finally repaying someone for a debt

he owes them for their assistance in winning the election.
And yes, I'm being snarky over it as it should not have been done and had Hillary done this the hypocritical treasonous snakes that are the Repugnants would be demanding a major investigation.

[airmid]

8. I imagine sanctions will be lifted next.

[ClusterFreak]

9. Full on treason.

No other words adequately describe it.

[wildeyed]

10. Putin is getting his money's worth.

How is this happening?

[iluvtennis]

11. Putin has "the goods" on Trump as Dumpty has been compromised.

[Leghorn21]

12. Oh god damn. Working hard here to keep on keepin on, then I see this, ffs, and last night

found this on twitter, and some bad reality hit me:

@RogueCPI

The war room in action. The Russian op is now on American soil and has the full resources of the US government.



But I'm still here, god dammit, and so glad y'all are, too -

[orangecrush]

24. Hang on, Bro

We're in for the ride of our lives!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. The pee pee tape is real

[mountain grammy]

14. Sanctions will go next

[briv1016]

15. Putin's collecting before it's too late.

Dropping sanctions is next.

[wishstar]

16. No question Trump & Co are compromised for Trump to have to keep Flynn's promise to Kislyak

There is absolutely no benefit to America to let Russians come back and resume their spying and meddling right here at home

[The Wielding Truth]

17. Our democracy means nothing to him. Trump is just doing another property deal.

Any American who died for this country is rolling over in their grave.

[not fooled]

18. Hey,

gotta give the Russkies time to set up operations in time for the 2018 election.

[LenaBaby61]

22. "Gotta give the Russkies time to set up operations in time for the 2018 election."

This ^^^^

While I'm still a bit hopeful with the ongoing investigations into treasonous tRumputin and his colluding with the ruskies, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I'm not too enthusiastic about our upcoming elections in 2018 and in 2020, because on top of all of the GOP-led/backed voter-suppression efforts on steroids that will be taking place in 2018 and in 2020 and possibly across more states, you'll have the ruskies with new and improved propaganda, ruskie cyber-hacking and whatever else kind of tactics they need to interfere into our next sets of elections, and treasonous tRumputin's surely aiming to keep thuglicans in control of the Senate/House and to keep the White House in "ruskie" hands. It's a sobering and extremely SORRY state of affairs where our democracy is concerned. thuglicans ARE party over country as we see, and it's sickening.

No telling how long it'll be before a Dem can get back into th White House or when Dems can win back the senate or house if our elections become permanently rigged for thuglicans and their "buddies" the ruskies.

[not fooled]

23. I suspect that's why

the pukes aren't too worried about ramming through their disastrously unpopular tax cuts including their "health" plan. They think they've got 2018 and 2020 in the bag.

Sure hope I'm wrong.

[wishstar]

19. IC will be retaliating with more leaks over this outrageous move

I am worried that Putin will try to import to US his drastic measures to silence those who know too much or oppose Russian objectives.

[wildeyed]

31. Justice Department has FISA warrants to surveil journalists working on Trump/Russia story.

They claim to only be spying on the government sources, but even if that is true, it's chilling. We are one step further down the road to totalitarian government.

[SCVDem]

20. This is what a Clear and Present Danger looks like.

I wish Tom Clancy were around to comment.

Dump will be giving Putin a BJ in the Rose Garden before long.

This must stop NOW!

[Honeycombe8]

21. So was the Obama action part of the recent sanctions against Russia that Flynn was talking about?

When Flynn was talking to Russia secretly and then lied about, when he was talking to them about the recent U S sanctions?

I can't believe this. Trump and his team are so brazen about their being puppets for Russia. Just right in our country's face. Having them in the White House, giving them classified intel, and now this? Unbelievable.

[6000eliot]

26. Why do they even bother?

Can't they just walk into the Oval Office now?

[wildeyed]

32. Not enough room for all their spy gear and personnel there. n/t

[lapfog_1]

28. puty-poot told trump that it's sumertime and his guys want their party places back

[TomCADem]

29. Well, Expect Russian Trolls To Be Working Overtime in 2018!

Social media will be awash with folks attacking Democrats from the "left" while giving Republicans a free pass.

[wildeyed]

33. They started already.

This site has had an uptick recently, for sure.

[justiceischeap]

30. *SPY STATIONS*

Let's call them what they really are.

[whistler162]

34. Next up Alaska and California!

[chwaliszewski]

35. Nothing to see here.