(GOP) House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump

[Adolecent]

House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump

A month before Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination, one of his closest allies in Congress — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy — made a politically explosive assertion in a private conversation on Capitol Hill with his fellow GOP leaders: that Trump could be the beneficiary of payments from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” 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.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) immediately interjected, stopping the conversation from further exploring McCarthy’s assertion, and swore the Republicans present to secrecy.

Before the conversation, McCarthy and Ryan had emerged from separate talks at the U.S. Capitol with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, who had described a Kremlin tactic of financing populist politicians to undercut Eastern European democratic institutions.

News had just broken the day before in The Washington Post that Russian government hackers had penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee, prompting McCarthy to shift the conversation from Russian meddling in Europe to events closer to home.

Some of the lawmakers laughed at McCarthy’s comment. Then McCarthy quickly added: “Swear to God.”

Ryan instructed his Republican lieutenants to keep the conversation private, saying: “No leaks...This is how we know we’re a real family here.”

The remarks remained secret for nearly a year.

(source)

They knew...!

It looks like everybody is sharing what they had to keep secret because it wasn't suitable to see the light of day, until now. The amount of leaks is a bad sign for Trump, everybody is giving up on him.

[cubby]

House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump

They knew...!

It looks like everybody is sharing what they had to keep secret because it wasn't suitable to see the light of day, until now. The amount of leaks is a bad sign for Trump, everybody is giving up on him.

I think that is going to turn out to be the case - they are quite literally rats jumping off a sinking ship.

[Adolecent]

I think that is going to turn out to be the case - they are quite literally rats jumping off a sinking ship.

Yup. The rats are jumping the sinking ship hoping to save their sorry asses.

[Netherspark]

Yup. The rats are jumping the sinking ship hoping to save their sorry asses.

Let them scurry, as long as they leave the fat one behind.

[Moralgy]

They are trying to claim it was a joke, but the "swear to god" kind of gives me the idea it wasn't meant to be. Interesting bit of insight at the very least.

[Adolecent]

Let them scurry, as long as they leave the fat one behind.

There's a rumor the fat one won't come back from his upcomming 9 days abroad but will try to reach Russia asking for political asylum.

[Independent voter]

Putin can't afford to pay Trump.

Unless Putin uses that $2 billion he's got stashed away in the Panama bank account.

[Stormspellz]

not even surprised anymore, truly party over country.

[Wyrt]

Oh, this is the part where the Republicans destroy their own party.

This shitstorm just keeps giving.

[Edge-]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/sta...68031692349442

Apparently the transcript of the discussion.

[Wyrt]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/sta...68031692349442

Apparently the transcript of the discussion.

So, they also knew the Russians hacked the DNC.

[Healing Rain]

I think drug cartels pay Crooked Hillary and the Democrats. Why else would Crooked Hillary and the Democrats become an anti-American, open border party?

[Infracted]

[alexw]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/sta...68031692349442

Apparently the transcript of the discussion.

And it talks about how good Russian propaganda is. How they are financing populists and undermining governments from within.

Then afterwards they spend months denying that Russia had any influence whatsoever on our elections. They fucking new the truth. The scum.

[Celista]

not even surprised anymore, truly party over country.

We need to stop encouraging this sort of behavior. We are all US citizens. Our country comes first.

I think there are lots of reasons why Americans have been pitted against one another, people need to stop and think about why that is before launching into yet another complaint about "them liberals" or "stupid conservatives".

[alexw]

So, they also knew the Russians hacked the DNC.

Yes. They knew it all then spent months denying it.

[Garnier Fructis]

I think drug cartels pay Crooked Hillary and the Democrats. Why else would Crooked Hillary and the Democrats become an anti-American, open border party?

Is this what happens when deflection bots start breaking down?

[Wyrt]

Is this what happens when deflection bots start breaking down?

I suspect we will see more of this kind of thing in the next few weeks.

[Orbitus]

I think drug cartels pay Crooked Hillary and the Democrats. Why else would Crooked Hillary and the Democrats become an anti-American, open border party?

See, there is a difference between what you said and what is being said in this thread. There is evidence that McCarthy said it, but for your statement, there isn't evidence of shit. But what do you expect from someone that knows absolutely nothing?

[Garnier Fructis]

I suspect we will see more of this kind of thing in the next few weeks.

Yeah it's quickly becoming a default setting. I think even in the bizarre case where we win the lottery and the rumor mentioned above about Trump running to Russia comes true, we'll *still* see 'but Hillary' posts.

[Xyonai]

Well fuck me, this is actually happening.