Carter Page: I may have discussed Russia in emails with Papadopoulos

[fountainofyouth]

Source: Politico

Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, said he might have exchanged emails about Russia with a fellow adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the president's campaign and possible collusion with the Russian government.

"It may of come up, yeah," Page told MSNBC's Chris Hayes when asked whether he exchanged emails with George Papadopoulos and whether the two discussed Russia.

As he has in the past, Page repeatedly declined to provide direct answer to questions about his role on Trump's campaign.

Page and Papadopoulos both served as foreign policy advisers for the campaign. Trump also named both of them when he listed off those who were shaping his views on foreign policy during an interview with the Washington Post.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/30/page-papadopoulos-russia-probe-244349

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You read that correctly: Carter Page gave a TV interview this evening without an attorney next to him. It beggars belief.

[Leghorn21]

1. THIS guy!! Maybe he did...maybe he didn't. He answers all questions, yet, none. One

must wonder, just how much FUN did that senate committee have the other day listening to THIS
GUY for five freakin hours straight? Oy!

[onlyadream]

2. That's some kind of stupid! Nt

[Marie Marie]

3. This guy is slippery.

With all the gyrations he used to answer the most basic questions, I'm surprised he didn't fall off his chair. Plus, he is just creepy!

[sarcasmo]

4. The Carter Page stupidity train keeps on chugging.

[Botany]

5. Carter Page: "I may have discussed Russia in emails with Papadopoulos" .....

... In other words Page knows that his emails to and from Papadopoulos have been looked at
by Team Mueller. And I can only hope that the money that Page is supposed to have taken
back from Russia and given to the Trump Campaign comes to light too.

[nycbos]

6. Somewhere in the DC area two things are happening...

... Scene One

The home of special council Robert Mueller.


Mueller is home pouring himself a drink after a long few days at the office. He reads something like this and says aloud "wow these people are really stupid they are doing my job for me."


Science Two.

The home of the attorney representing Carter Page.


He finds out is client is taking on television about his contacts with the man who has pled guilty as is cooperating with the DOJ.

He shouts "How many times to have to tell these people KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT"

[msongs]

7. I "might have" as well but they arent letting me say nothing newsworthy on MSNBC nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. The difference is that you get your grammar right, while Politico writes "may of"

However much Page may have mumbled, they could have just written it as "may've".

Arrggghh - this has been my early morning grammar pedant moan.

[hamsterjill]

8. Setting up a competency defense?

Crazy.

[ffr]

9. Ol' Carter Page. Mr. 19% deal maker in Rosneft, if tRump were to be elected?

Donald tRump's new FBI director pick has Russian ties of his own
Christopher Wray looks good on paper, but his law firm represents Russian-controlled oil companies.

On paper, Christopher Wray appears to be an excellent choice to serve as the next FBI director. He has "impeccable" academic credentials (Yale law school) and has had a decades-long distinguished career as a federal prosecutor and high-level official in the Department of Justice. As the criminal defense lawyer for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during the “Bridgegate” investigation, he did raise some eyebrows when it was learned that one of Christie’s “missing” cellphones mysteriously ended up in Wray’s possession, but this is unlikely to derail Wray’s confirmation.

The most troubling issue that Wray may face is the fact that his law firm — King & Spalding — represents Rosneft and Gazprom, two of Russia’s largest state-controlled oil companies.

Rosneft was prominently mentioned in the now infamous 35-page dossier prepared by former British MI6 agent Christopher Steele. The dossier claims that the CEO of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, offered candidate Donald tRump, through tRump’s campaign advisor Carter Page, a 19% stake in the company in exchange for lifting U.S. sanctions on Russia. The dossier claims that the offer was made in July while Page was in Moscow. - USA Today 06/08/17

Keeping it all in tRump's mafia-like crime family

[FakeNoose]

10. Now he'll try to make a deal with Mueller

Too late for you Page! Somebody said you're one of the smart ones. I doubt it.

[Bigredhunk]

11. -

And you may be going to jail.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. That appearance by him was just bizarre

He was jovial and relaxed and amused at all of the hullaboo despite the fact that he is neck deep in the mess. I kept wondering what happy pill he was on.

[greymattermom]

14. Maybe he has a house

in Russia somewhere, and is on a plane right now.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. For some reason

I think if that were the case, he would have gotten the same treatment as Papadopoulos since he was very much under the microscope - meaning getting a surprise visit at the airport. He was the one identified as having been under a FISA warrant, which had been renewed several times. It's also possible that he may have secretly done a plea deal and is biding his time until the rest of the chess moves to happen (although that idea is speculative at best, but people like him would probably be willing to go into self-preservation mode and screw anyone else around him).

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. Kick (nt)