Trump said that "his team" did not collude with Russia.
"Key members" of "his team" face indictments. He said that their alleged wrongdoing was years before their involvement with his campaign.
Was not it "his" responsibility to vet them? How about the Republican Party's liability?
Trump, being an incessant liar has no credibility, and his lawyers should advise him to keep his mouth shut. He can't do that, of course.
"President Trump on Monday insisted his team did not collude with Russia, adding that alleged crimes committed by former campaign chairman Paul Manafort occurred “years ago.”
In a pair of tweets, the president said the charges against his ex-campaign chief were related to his actions before he “was part of the Trump campaign” and asked, “why aren't Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus?????"
The Hill
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ReplyDeleteMueller probe shakes both parties with Tony Podesta, whose brother led Hillary Clinton’s campaign, leaving his lobbying firm
The Podesta Group is not named in the newly released indictments, but the company is one of two indirectly referenced in the charges.
Podesta and another lobbying firm, Mercury LLC, were working with Paul Manafort and his partner, Rick Gates, from 2012-2014 in lobbying to improve the image of the Ukrainian government.
Podesta is the brother of John Podesta, a longtime Democratic adviser who led the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton.
The resignation of one of Washington’s most prominent Democratic lobbyists shows how the investigation of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III is reverberating across both parties.
The Washington Post