U.S. Secret Service rejects suggestion it vetted Trump son's meeting

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters




JULY 16, 2017 / 11:56 AM / AN HOUR AGO

Arshad Mohammed and Howard Schneider


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service on Sunday denied a suggestion from President Donald Trump's personal lawyer that it had vetted a meeting between the president's son and Russian nationals during the 2016 campaign.

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"Well, I wonder why the Secret Service, if this was nefarious, why the Secret Service allowed these people in. The president had Secret Service protection at that point, and that raised a question with me," Jay Sekulow, a member of the president's legal team, said on Sunday on the ABC news program "This Week."

In an emailed response to questions about Sekulow's comments, Secret Service spokesman Mason Brayman said the younger Trump was not under Secret Service protection at the time of the meeting, which included Trump's son and two senior campaign officials.

"Donald Trump, Jr. was not a protectee of the USSS in June, 2016. Thus we would not have screened anyone he was meeting with at that time," the statement said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN1A10Q9

[SayItLoud]

1. The lawyer SUCK-U-LOW

just tossing any crap out there to confuse the situation.

[magicarpet]

21. SUCK-U-LOW quick look over there....

.... isn't that a shiny object ? I thought I saw something just now glitter from over in that direction.

(Distraction/Diversion Ploy)

[lapucelle]

2. Honest mistake or slip of the tongue

Mr. Sekulow?

Trump was in the building, so USSS was wherever Trump went. Why does Trump's mouthpiece think that USSS had the duty to vet the participants in this meeting?

[California_Republic]

7. I was thinking the same thing

I was thinking the same thing

Are we about to learn that Trump is in this meeting to?

[BigmanPigman]

11. I keep thinking the same thing...great minds I guess.

Perhaps there were 9 or more people there. I wouldn't be surprised if he came down the dumb waiter at Trump Tower from his penthouse.

[cstanleytech]

15. Anyone thats still a Repugnant now and that hasnt changed parties was either

not born with a single honest bone in their bodies or hard them surgically removed.

[Catmusicfan]

3. LOVE the way the secret service didn't take the fall for this.

[MBS]

6. Ditto. n/t

[jvill]

4. If the Secret Service had to vet everyone near the president...

... who had potentially "nefarious" plans, Trump would be sitting alone in his office wondering where all his family and associates had gone.

[forgotmylogin]

22. And even *if* they had been present at the time...

I don't think it's their job to turn away people who are *on a list* as having a scheduled meeting at the venue.

It was in Trump Tower. There probably wasn't even a list. If someone important (like the owner of the building's son) meets them in the lobby and takes them into a private room, how's that supposed to set off alarms?

Is there a security station in TT now where all entrants are being patted down and x-rayed and asked what their business is at this *hotel with a restaurant*?

[truthisfreedom]

5. This admin is nothing but fucking liars.

Filthy fucking liars.

[Achilleaze]

8. republicans caught in yet another lie

Pack of freaking untrustworthy lie spewers.

[USALiberal]

9. So Trump's super expensive lawyer didn't knwo how the Secret Service works? Wow, smart guy there. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Ha!

Next excuse!

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. Well, they didn't deny screening the meeting

Only that DJT the Lesser wasn't on their protectee list at the time.

If Sekulow is right and SS did screen the attendees, that could mean that DJT was in attendance.

Pick your poison. Either Sekulow lied (shocker) or he spoke when he shouldn't have.

[Historic NY]

13. Its not up to them to diaper Jr. or wipe

the WH staff butts.

[BootinUp]

14. Inept lawyers. Nt

[nwduke]

16. Rebut these A**holes

The media is at fault to allow the trump mafia pundits outright lie, and not confront them with the facts. Come on media, do your job and protect the 1st amendment!

[NastyRiffraff]

17. Seklulow: Not only a liar, but

a STUPID liar. This should have been obvious, or at least he should have checked it with--you know--the Secret Service. Just like Reuters did.

[Honeycombe8]

18. Man oh man. They're just slinging all sorts of sh*t on the wall, looking for something to stick.nt

[Thinkingabout]

19. I wonder if we can blame the SS for the lack of manners and integrity of Trump?

Maybe we can blame the for the life of corruption Don Jr has been exposed to, maybe the SS should have controlled the interactions with his children.

[mtngirl47]

20. Not a good idea to throw the Secret Service under the bus....

Trump and Company are idiots.