MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he would be willing to provide the U.S. Congress a record of President Trump’s meeting with top Russian envoys, possibly offering new details on the disclosures of reportedly highly classified intelligence information.
The remarkable offer for the Kremlin to share evidence with U.S. oversight committees came with the caveat that the request for the transcript would have to come from the Trump administration. The Kremlin has denied reports that Trump shared classified secrets last week with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russia’s ambassador to the United States during an Oval Office meeting. But the full extent of Trump’s comments to the Russian envoys has not been made public.
#BREAKING Putin 'ready to provide recording' of Lavrov-Trump exchange
— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 17, 2017
According to the notes written by Comey following a February meeting with the president, Trump brought up the counterintelligence investigation into Flynn and urged Comey to drop the probe in the wake of the national security adviser’s resignation.
The conversation between Trump and Comey took place after a national security meeting. The president asked to speak privately to the FBI director, and the others left the room, according to the Comey associates, who, like other officials, spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to reveal internal discussions.
“I hope you can let this go,’’ Trump said, according to the Comey notes, which were described by the associates. Comey’s written account of the meeting is two pages long and highly detailed, the associates said.
BREAKING: Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina collapses during DC race, gets CPR, taken away in ambulance.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 17, 2017
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Morning
If the GOP does nothing, I'm kind of scared about what could happen next.
Republican @AdamKinzinger calls for an independent commission or special prosecutor to investigate Trump White House https://t.co/rVPEocl9ya
— New Day (@NewDay) May 17, 2017
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Morning
If the GOP does nothing, I'm kind of scared about what could happen next.
The GOP Deputy Whip called for an independent investigator this morning on CNN.
That is good news!
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"Fat Donnie 2 Scoops" ~Stephanie Miller
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"Fat Donnie 2 Scoops" ~Stephanie Miller
.@mitchellreports: Putin offered transcript. Do you think Russians were bugging Oval Office?
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 17, 2017
Tillerson: “I would have no way to know that.†pic.twitter.com/E6kPyZAQtJ
CLIP: @RepAlGreen: "I rise today...to call for the impeachment of the President of the United States of America for obstruction of justice." pic.twitter.com/k3OMGcZbEF
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 17, 2017
Quote by Scoopster:CLIP: @RepAlGreen: "I rise today...to call for the impeachment of the President of the United States of America for obstruction of justice." pic.twitter.com/k3OMGcZbEF
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 17, 2017
"Look, it's inevitable now and inescapable. I thought he was going to have to do this anyway," Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Fox News of Comey testifying. "But given what we read yesterday in the newspaper, Director Comey, or former Director Comey, will have to testify before Congress, I imagine before the Judiciary Committee, and he's going to have to turn over these notes and anything else that he kept, and we'll go from there."
Rubio added in an interview that Comey's writings are "relevant and should be looked at. ... And I anticipate that will happen, one way or the other."
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So you think Trump is gona lose his shit when he speaks at the Coast Gaurd commencement?
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Holy Shit, Trump is attackng the media for his treatment on the commencement.
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Holy Shit, Trump is attackng the media for his treatment on the commencement.
Wow, how disrespectful to those Coast Guard grads. :\
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Holy Shit, Trump is attackng the media for his treatment on the commencement.
POTUS brags about F-35 and Ford-class carrier cost savings—neither of which are in service by the Coast Guard.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 17, 2017
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Holy Shit, Trump is attackng the media for his treatment on the commencement.
Let me get this straight. The President of the United States is making a speech to the graduating class of the Coast Guard Acadamy about himself? I wish this wasn't shocking me more.
Coast Guard Academy
— Rex Tilllerson (@RexTilllerson) May 17, 2017
POTUS: CG can break through 21 feet of ICE and we're building new HEAVY ICE BREAKERS in order to defeat #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/dxBPZCYjZq
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OMFG:Coast Guard Academy
— Rex Tilllerson (@RexTilllerson) May 17, 2017
POTUS: CG can break through 21 feet of ICE and we're building new HEAVY ICE BREAKERS in order to defeat #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/dxBPZCYjZq
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OMFG:Coast Guard Academy
— Rex Tilllerson (@RexTilllerson) May 17, 2017
POTUS: CG can break through 21 feet of ICE and we're building new HEAVY ICE BREAKERS in order to defeat #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/dxBPZCYjZq
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OMFG:Coast Guard Academy
— Rex Tilllerson (@RexTilllerson) May 17, 2017
POTUS: CG can break through 21 feet of ICE and we're building new HEAVY ICE BREAKERS in order to defeat #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/dxBPZCYjZq
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Holy Shit, Trump is attackng the media for his treatment on the commencement.
Let me get this straight. The President of the United States is making a speech to the graduating class of the Coast Guard Acadamy about himself? I wish this wasn't shocking me more.
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oh wait that Tillerson twitters is not the real Tillerson. I don't think he has a stand alone twitter.
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I think these Gifs are perfection today.
I need them to sustain.
Oh -- tRump also pronounced Saudi Arabia as :
Sodey Arabia.
and when the teleprompter read intercepted?
He read interdickted.
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oh wait that Tillerson twitters is not the real Tillerson. I don't think he has a stand alone twitter.
I posted my apology below --
and seriously --
I believed it because this administration is THAT CRAY.
WaPo: The president shat himself.
— Scott Sharkey (@evilsharkey) May 16, 2017
White House: The president would never shit himself.
Trump: I SHAT MYSELF ON PURPOSE
Every. Fucking. Day.
Yes, this happened. It is audible. #hotmic https://t.co/ywAGrxzZc8
— Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) May 17, 2017
CORRECTION: House Oversight Chair Chaffetz has invited Comey to testify next Wednesday (not Comey will testify)
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) May 17, 2017
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Joe Lieberman is being interviewed for head of the FBI.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Wednesday called for ousted FBI Director James Comey to testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in a public setting.
“I think we need to hear from him as soon as possible in public to respond to the issues that have been raised in recent days,†McConnell said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
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Joe Lieberman is being interviewed for head of the FBI.
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The man couldn't even tell something was going on in Florida when he was running for VP
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— Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) May 17, 2017
Gen. Kelly tells Pres. Trump "you can use that on the press" after he's presented with ceremonial saber at Coast Guard Academy commencement. pic.twitter.com/xj73oHxUdZ
— ABC News (@ABC) May 17, 2017
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More news:Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Wednesday called for ousted FBI Director James Comey to testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in a public setting.
“I think we need to hear from him as soon as possible in public to respond to the issues that have been raised in recent days,†McConnell said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
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Sweet Goddess.
We got it.
We got a special counsel.