Putin says 'nothing compromising' in Trump call to Ukraine leader
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Moscow (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday defended Donald Trump over accusations the US leader pressured Kiev to dig up dirt on a rival, saying there was "nothing compromising" in transcripts of the call.
"I see nothing compromising in the conversation between Trump and (Ukrainian leader Volodymyr) Zelensky," Putin said of the phone call that has sparked an impeachment probe in the US.
"President Trump turned to a colleague with a request to investigate possible corruption relating to members of the former administration," the Russian leader said at an energy forum in Moscow.
"Any head of state would have had to do the same."
"They have already been using any excuse to attack President Trump. Now it's Ukraine," Putin added.
Putin also took aim at the Mueller Report, which concluded that Russia tried to swing the 2016 election in the Republican's favour but did not establish evidence of collusion between the Trump camp and Moscow.
"He didn't find any evidence of us colluding with Trump in the past, but said there was a risk we might do so in the future... It would be funny if it weren't so sad," said Putin.
Asked if Russia would try to meddle in the US 2020 presidential election, Putin joked: "I'll let you into a secret -- yes! We absolutely will... Just don't tell anybody."
The White House last week released a transcript of a call this summer between Trump and a recently elected Zelensky.
It showed that Trump asked Zelensky to probe Democratic rival Joe Biden, and the Democrats are looking into whether Trump used a delayed $400 million (365.8 million euros) aid package as leverage.
Ukraine is fighting an ongoing war in its east against Russia-backed separatists, which broke out after Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
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Like anyone believes him or anyone in this fucked up disgraceful administration.
Add Pompeo to the growing list of liars.
Pompeo confirms he was on call between Trump and Ukraine leader
The call was on the up and up and Pompeo listening in was part of his job.
Slowly gathering evidence of the previous administration's crime of gathering dirt on Trump by the use of a fake FISA warrants
Then why did he first DENY he was on the call
Nope, this POS administration is lie, deflect, and then forced to finally tell the truth.
Who cares what Putin says? He has no business in our state of affairs
He's not. Never has been. Never interfered in our election. He said it, and someone posted it
Trying to influence it is of course another story, like Obama tried to do in the Israeli election.
That's legal, and not unethical.
I ask again...what have you been smoking?
Stealing emails from one of the US political parties and giving them to someone to release is more than trying to "influence" the election. It is a crime.
You probably need some better news sources than the ones you currently use.
I don't do drugs, drink smoke, or vape.?
Stone cold sober with a realistic view of what's going on with the left wingers.
Why are you bringing up Hillary's "deleted" emails that she left dangling for anyone to hack?
Or was it the DNC's emails that some fool gave up the password to?
Why did they refuse to let the FBI experts look at the DNC server? Hiding something?
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[This is my only warning to you. If your sole purpose here is to annoy people I will remove your membership. Either contribute real content or don't comment at all.]
You shouldn't take things personally.
None of all this back and forth means anything or is important in the real world.
then don't make things personal. Calling someone un-American and un-patriotic is pretty personal, wouldn't you think?
Whatever happened to "Better dead than red"?
That's the slogan I grew up with
Me too.
Back when the Democrats cared about the common working people and honesty in government.....
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How are they looting the Treasury?
Your comment doesn't make sense.
Wonder why you would leave out the Democrats in the Senate that do the very same thing? Oh, wait..............never mind
What does complicit in the president's "wrong doings" (
) have to do with lining their pockets and looting the treasury? You know. That statement YOU posted.