Trump tweets that USA should investigate Senator Schumer over ‘ties to Russia’

Trump posted a photo of Schumer and Russian President Vladimir Putin eating doughnuts during Putin’s visit to NY back in 2003.

The uproar among Democrats comes following revelations that Sessions met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak twice last year despite previously telling Senators during his confirmation hearing that he did not have communications with the Russians. Disclosures about his aides’ contacts with the Russian ambassador cost Michael Flynn his job as national security adviser.

“The only victor in this whole thing has been Vladimir Putin”. It was not immediately known whether she had accepted the post.

He called the NY senator a “total hypocrite” and called for a probe into Mr Schumer’s “ties to Russian Federation and Putin”.

When asked about the allegation, Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday that the Kremlin “should not be in any way linked to USA domestic issues” and “doesn’t have the slightest inclination or intention to be associated with these affairs”.

Alexei Makarkin, deputy head of the Center for Political Technologies, said Russian officials’ expectations about Trump are becoming more realistic.

Schiff said it is too early to know who will be called to testify before the committees investigating allegations that Russian Federation made attempts to influence the 2016 elections.

And there is State Secretary Rex Tillerson, who received one of the highest Russian civilian awards from the hands of President Vladimir Putin himself.

In December, amid revelations of Russian interference in the USA presidential election, then-President Barack Obama expelled 35 of Kislyak’s fellow diplomats from the United States.

President Donald Trump, his administration under siege for contacts with Russian officials, tweeted a photo Friday that showed Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer meeting with Putin in NY in 2003.

The New York senator challenged Trump to do the same then followed up on Twitter by writing, “And for the record, they were Krispy Kreme donuts”.

Gordon said in an email at the time that Denman “sought to significantly elevate the Ukraine-Russia issue beyond the already strong position of RNC and Trump campaign”, so the language had to be watered down. Unlike the revelations so far concerning Russian ties in the Trump camp, the Clinton deals involved hundreds of millions of dollars and enormous favors that benefitted Russian interests. U.S. Presidents since George W. Bush have had difficulty dealing with Putin and getting the Russian president to recognize American interests around the world.

“We have heard different statements from President Trump”, Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesman, told reporters. The fight is over which one is closer to Russian president Vladimir Putin.