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For context, the guy offering this deal (US Rep. Dana Rohrabacher) was the most Russia-friendly member of congress: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/us/politi
by muglug 6y ago
For context, the guy offering this deal (US Rep. Dana Rohrabacher) was the most Russia-friendly member of congress: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/us/politics/dana-rohrabacher-putin-trump-kremlin-under-fire.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/us/politics/dana-rohrabac...
It can be assumed that he wasn't making this deal in order to implicate Russian hackers (and Assange would likely have known that).
- ciarannolan 6y ago> “There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” [House Majority Leader Kevin] McCarthy (R-Calif.) said, according to a recording of the June 15, 2016, exchange, which was listened to and verified by The Washington Post. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is a Californian Republican known in Congress as a fervent defender of Putin and Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/house-majority-leader-to-colleagues-in-2016-i-think-putin-pays-trump/2017/05/17/515f6f8a-3aff-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/house...
- aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 6y agoWow, downvotes for quoting a statement which is not only relevant, but also recorded.