In Russia probes, Republicans draw red line at Trump's finances

[UpInArms]

Source: CNN

Top Republicans on Capitol Hill have made a concerted decision in their Russia inquiries: They are staying away from digging into the finances of President Donald Trump and his family.

Six Republican leaders of key committees told CNN they see little reason to pursue those lines of inquiry or made no commitments to do so -- even as Democrats say determining whether there was a financial link between Trump, his family, his business and Russians is essential to understanding whether there was any collusion in the 2016 elections.

Republicans have resisted calls to issue subpoenas for bank records, seeking Trump's tax returns or sending letters to witnesses to determine whether there were any Trump financial links to Russian actors -- calling the push nothing more than a Democratic fishing expedition.

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"I think the allegations on money laundering are credible enough that we ought to, in the exercise of due diligence, see if this was one of the other vectors of the Russian active measures campaign," California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence panel, said earlier this month. "To me, that is far more potentially compromising than any salacious video would be."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/26/politics/russia-republicans-trump-finances/index.html

[Zoonart]

1. ...and I laughed and I laughed.

Nice try, Republicans.

[MyOwnPeace]

2. Again I ask,

WHAT are they hiding?

Why NOT release his tax returns (as promised)?

Isn't the "audit" finished yet?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Hiding? He's not a billionaire, he's in debt to Russians, he launders their money, .... . . . nt

[The Wizard]

4. Trunmp's income tax will reveal

his Russian money laundering and shine light on why Russia wanted him to occupy the Oval Office. How much have the Russians paid GOP leadership to stifle Mueller? They fear being exposed for what they are, traitors to the American people. If they were indeed not guilty, they would want everything exposed to clear Trump's good name a reputation as well as their own.

[Scarsdale]

18. They are neck deep

in Russian money. Afraid of being exposed. Mueller does not need their permission to examine whatever he wants. How many will qualify as TRAITORS once this money pit is exposed?

[MBS]

34. " " " " n/t

[Nitram]

5. Of course they are. I mean, what do financial records have to do with prosecuting money laundering,

bribery, blackmail, campaign finance fraud, and influence peddling?

[Iggo]

26. .

[lamp_shade]

6. Whatever they're looking for, I'm pretty sure Mueller already has it. nt

I think Schiff knows this.

[PunksMom]

28. Im positive Mueller

is waaaay ahead of the game, & Schiff knows it👍🏼

[Sam McGee]

7. They can draw all the red lines they want . . .

Congressional Pulbicans can draw red lines all day. Mueller doesn't work for them.

[Botany]

10. +1 Egg ZAC lee

Mueller is gonna do his thing. BTW He has on his team experts in financial crimes too.

[William Seger]

12. Yup, it's not like the Congressional probes were getting anywhere anyway

[Hermit-The-Prog]

37. let Congressional probes roll on

I still want to see the Congressional probes ongoing, with plenty of publicity every time Republicans try to hide things. Make the gangsters worry about 4 fronts -- public, House, Senate, and Mueller.

[truthisfreedom]

8. Democratic Party draws a blue line. Who wins?

Us.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Everybody knows to Follow The Money . . . . . . nt

[UpInArms]

16. If you read Twitter... heres a must read thread

https://mobile.twitter.com/SLSmith000/status/955396567464374272

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. Thanks. I edited it and then I was able to read it.

I had to take the "mobile." part out of the URL (you might consider making that edit when you post twitter links). Then as is the usual case multiple images / videos are just blank spots (I don't allow cookies at Twitter because they don't need to keep a record of what I've seen and share it with their numerous business partners).

[pandr32]

33. Good tip!

[beachbum bob]

11. its always been about the money. This isn't stopping Mueller

I encourage all republicans in congress to continue to act as human shields for the most corrupt man ever elected president....Nov 2018, its changes

[Hortensis]

13. Oh, brother. Regarding that meeting in Trump Tower,

we know of at least 8 people there, and one purportedly a couple floors away in the same suite.

Where's Mueller team on Russian-American Ike Kaveladze? He's been in trouble before for money laundering, Congress has interviewed him, and Mueller "contacted."

We've heard about Russian Natalia Veselnitskaya.

But how about Russian-American Rinat Akhmetshin (and the Agalarov family, who were not there but whom he reported to)?

Russian-born American Anatoli Samochornov, Vesel-etc's translator?

Supposedly the senate intelligence committee has interviewed all the Russian-Americans and Russian Vesel-etc, but how Mueller? The meeting generated emails to various other people before and after, most subpoena-able. Are they all securely tucked in Mueller's pocket?

"Draw your lines" all you want, Vichy pubs.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. The GOP circles the wagons

[watoos]

15. Sweet Jesus

can these scumbags be indicted for obstruction of justice or dereliction of duty or at least voted out of office?

I mean the Trump hotel in Panama is under investigation for laundering money for drug cartels. They have decided it is in their best political interests to stay on the Trump Titanic.

Of course Mueller is going to go there but if Trump and his enablers remove Mueller it's going to make it that much harder to nail Trump.

These bastards are evil and shameless. It takes a lot of guts to go on TV and flat out lie like Devin Nunes is doing. A heck of a lot of people in his district still like him, he may very well win reelection.

Mueller needs to come out with overwhelming evidence against the Trump crime syndicate and he needs to do it before the election.

[Sancho]

17. tRump, cRyan, and Mcturtle might as well put up a billboard that says, "LOOK HERE!"

Putin's peeing prostitutes and confefe collusion are NOTHING compared to the GOP money trail.

[Zorro]

19. The Republican Party - Party of Traitors

They have betrayed their country, and they know it.

[Renew Deal]

21. That might be a good thing

It keeps Trump from freaking out and lets Mueller deal with it. I trust him more than them anyway.

[machoneman]

22. I think the jig is up....

and for a host of reasons they don't want to look into Trumpenstein's financial records. Since these republiscum lead committees never find anything (save Hillary did it, Obama didn't do enough, ad nauseam...) who cares what they do?

Well, Mueller and the FBI do!

Further, I believe with the November elections, they are scared shitless way too much will come out before then and further hurt the now damaged party. Any delay of bad news is good for them...which is why I hope Mueller issues ALL of his indictments by no later than say July 1, giving us plenty of time to hurt them badly at the polls!

[malthaussen]

23. Too bad for them that Mr Mueller is not being so restrained.

I keep wondering when, if ever, anyone on the GOP side will show some brains and jump to the Dark Side. Not all of them rely solely on frothing fanatics for their livelihood, and the more reasonable of their constituents should be appalled by the spinelessness and partisanship.

-- Mal

[Iggo]

24. Thanks for the "Please Look Right Here" sign, pubbies.

Jeez, could they be more transparent?

[SayItLoud]

25. Why would his tax returns

be any different from every other aspect of his crooked life? Filled with the gray areas, questionable areas and down right illegal areas of law breaking? If he released his tax returns he would lie and justify every bit of criminality entered on those lines in the reforms. If ONE line was legal, accurate and legitimate THAT would be the line he uses to justify "hey, see, nothing here, another big nothing burger from the Dems". F this guy, just do it by the Mueller rule of law. Grand juries at the STATE level so he can't pardon himself and the money grubbing group around him and his family. Cohen for sure deserves 20+ years in the slam along with his meth carrying bodyguard.

[Loubee]

27. They are learning from other countries

where strongman dictators and their cohorts simply seize power and loot their countries right out in the open.

[BlueIdaho]

29. Seems we hit a nerve...

I suspect the Crime Family payola reaches down to several Senators and Congress critters.

[rso]

30. Finances

At this point, the only investigation that matters is Mueller’s, and he is rightfully ignoring any republican red lines.

[AtheistCrusader]

31. Because they're all swimming in the same pool, no doubt.

[turbinetree]

32. Hey Republicans assholes.....................

This twinkle toe bullshit comments from these right wing enablers of supporting an authoritarian fascist megalomaniac narcissistic psychopathic sexual predator............should be on bill boards in their individual home states......................and has for Romney running in Utah to take Hatch's place, he is about as corrupt as Hatch......................just look at what he did at Bain to workers he is fucking "POACHER"

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/bain-capital-mitt-romney-outsourcing-china-global-tech/



November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

[ThoughtCriminal]

35. Now we know EXACTLY where to look

Not that we did not already know that, but here is the confirmation that "Top Republicans" know it too.

[gademocrat7]

36. Kremlin cash.

The rethugs and chump have lined their pockets with it.

[bluestarone]

38. NO WORDS FOR THIS FUCKING BULLSHIT

They have NO morals left in the RepucliCON party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!