Secret Service contradicts Trump lawyer on Russia meeting

[bostonangler]

The Secret Service pushed back on a suggestion Sunday from President Trump’s outside attorney that the now-infamous 2016 meeting the president's eldest son took with Russian representatives would not have happened if the Secret Service considered it a problem. 

 

 

Jay Sekulow had questioned why the Secret Service allowed Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya and others into Trump Tower for the meeting with Donald Trump Jr. in June 2016.

“If this was nefarious, why’d the Secret Service allow these people in?” Sekulow said on ABC’s “This Week.” “The president had Secret Service protection at that point. That raised a question with me.”

But according to the Secret Service, their protection did not extend to the president’s son at that point in the campaign.

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

The Secret Service has authorization to protect family members of the president, vice president, president-elect and vice president-elect, along with other individuals in the presidential line of succession. They also are authorized to protect major presidential and vice presidential candidates and their spouses within 120 days of a general election. 

 

Donald Trump Jr. would not have fallen into those categories at that time. 

Sekulow, in multiple interviews on Sunday, tried to downplay the controversy over the 2016 meeting, apparently held after an intermediary said a Russian lawyer could have damaging information on Democratic candidate Hillarious Clinton. The meeting details have revived allegations of collusion with Russia which the Trump team denies. 

Fox News’ Brooke Singman and Wes Barrett contributed to this report.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/17/secret-service-contradicts-trump-lawyer-on-russia-meeting.html

 

 

Lawyers... Don't just love their lack of conscience?

 

B/A

[BJinMontreal]

There is NO collusion there!!!   Get over it already - your team lost big time!!!  Whilst the whole time colluding with China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and multiple foreign countries ...

 

[Shabibilicious]

10 minutes ago, BJinMontreal said:

There is NO collusion there!!!   Get over it already - your team lost big time!!!  Whilst the whole time colluding with China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and multiple foreign countries ...

 

 

Opinions vary......much like "Alternative Facts", as per Kellyanne Conway.  

 

GO RV, then BV

[BJinMontreal]

You're saying there's no evidence the Clinton's gave N. Korea nuke-capability - or that Saudi Arabia hasn't publicly announced they funded 20% of Hitlery's presidential campaign?  Or the Uranium One deal signed by Clinton to give 25% of the U.S.s uranium production to Russia for a donation to the Clinton Foundation?

 

Those aren't opinions, alternative facts or MSM lies - they're actual Truths, FACTS if you will !!!

 

The Russians in Donnie Jr.'s meeting are all closely tied to the Democrats - ergo if it's illegal for Donnie Jr. - it's also illegal for the Democrats to meet with Russians!!

[Shabibilicious]

30 minutes ago, BJinMontreal said:

The Russians in Donnie Jr.'s meeting are all closely tied to the Democrats - ergo if it's illegal for Donnie Jr. - it's also illegal for the Democrats to meet with Russians!!

 

And there it is......Absolutely right, BJ.  Lock 'em all up.  

 

GO RV, then BV

[new york kevin]

55 minutes ago, BJinMontreal said:

There is NO collusion there!!!   Get over it already - your team lost big time!!!  Whilst the whole time colluding with China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and multiple foreign countries ...

 

And you forgot the Dems via HRC and the Russians colluding to acquire 20% of our uranium stockpile. 

 

Hey there Shabs.

Edited July 17, 2017 by new york kevin

[Shabibilicious]

59 minutes ago, new york kevin said:

And you forgot the Dems via HRC and the Russians colluding to acquire 20% of our uranium stockpile. 

 

Hey there Shabs.

 

BJ quoted it as 25%.......but hey, no point in splitting hairs in the radioactive material game?  

 

What up Kev.

 

GO RV, then BV

Edited July 17, 2017 by Shabibilicious

[yota691]

 

[bostonangler]

I think we can all agree, the Left and Right are guilty. I'm just not sure why you folks insist on giving The Donald a pass.... He has a horrific track record and it's only been six months.

Remember the old kid's rhyme, Liar, Liar Pants on Fire? People voted for what they believed would be different. Ahhh, not so much.

 

B/A

[Shabibilicious]

2 minutes ago, bostonangler said:

I think we can all agree, the Left and Right are guilty. I'm just not sure why you folks insist on giving The Donald a pass.... He has a horrific track record and it's only been six months.

Remember the old kid's rhyme, Liar, Liar Pants on Fire? People voted for what they believed would be different. Ahhh, not so much.

 

B/A

 

Nobody likes to be proven wrong......the human ego is strong in this divided political climate.  As always, just my spot-on opinion.  

 

GO RV, then BV

[Shabibilicious]

22 hours ago, BJinMontreal said:

There is NO collusion there!!!   Get over it already - your team lost big time!!!  Whilst the whole time colluding with China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and multiple foreign countries ...

 

 

Interestingly enough, Donald approves of collusion as business as usual.  

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-goes-apos-collusion-normal-161811961.html

 

GO RV, then BV