Rep. Debbie Dingell Deborah (Debbie) Ann DingellOvernight Health Care: Trump health official warned against family separations | Study ignites debate over cost of 'Medicare for All' | Individual market enrollment drops as premiums rise Liberal Dems lay groundwork to push 'Medicare for all' Hillicon Valley: Officials pressed on Russian interference at security forum | FCC accuses Sinclair of deception | Microsoft reveals Russia tried to hack three 2018 candidates | Trump backs Google in fight with EU | Comcast gives up on Fox bid MORE (D-Mich.) on Monday said the "optics" of Donald Trump Jr. Donald (Don) John TrumpTrump Jr. backs Wyoming businessman in gubernatorial primary Obama ethics czar pushes back on Trump: Meetings to get dirt on political opponent do not ‘happen all the time’ Trump lawyer Sekulow downplays potential Trump Tower meeting violations MORE's Trump Tower meeting with a Russian attorney are "absolutely terrifying and very disturbing."
"You’re [President Trump Donald John TrumpSouth Korea urges Pyongyang to speed up denuclearization process More than a dozen arrested as protesters, counter-protesters clash in Berkeley Trump golfs with Graham at New Jersey club MORE] sending your son, a family member, to talk with a foreign government that is an active enemy, or potential adversary at least, of this country to talk about information that you could use against your opponent?" Dingell said on CNN's "New Day." "The optics of that are absolutely terrifying and very disturbing."
"You're sending your son ... to talk with a foreign government that is an active enemy ... about information that you could use against your opponent? The optics of that are absolutely terrifying and very disturbing": @RepDebDingell on Trump Tower meeting https://t.co/uQx5U6LNH6 pic.twitter.com/4WlzgQnFG6 — New Day (@NewDay) August 6, 2018
The president on Sunday admitted in a tweet that Trump Jr. went to the meeting to get dirt on Democratic presidential opponent Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonEarly polls favor Biden but Senate officials skeptical Sanders boosts progressive candidate ahead of Michigan governor primary Obama ethics czar pushes back on Trump: Meetings to get dirt on political opponent do not ‘happen all the time’ MORE, after administration officials released multiple explanations for the 2016 meeting that included the president's son and an attorney with ties to the Russian government.
Fake News reporting, a complete fabrication, that I am concerned about the meeting my wonderful son, Donald, had in Trump Tower. This was a meeting to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics - and it went nowhere. I did not know about it! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2018
The Trump administration has previously stated the meeting was about a fight over allowing U.S. families to adopt children from Russia.
"In that tweet, he acknowledged his son went to a meeting with representatives of a country that has been an adversary of this country," Dingell said. "That is something that’s very disturbing, period."
The Washington Post and CNN on Saturday reported that Trump has ramped up attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller Robert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE's investigation in recent weeks because he is afraid Mueller will ultimately bring legal charges against Trump Jr.
saxon_desteele on August 6th, 2018 at 17:44 UTC »
I’m wondering if Don Sr. will throw Don Jr. under the bus like he has with all of his other fallen stooges, e.g. Cohen and Manafort.
It’ll be a biblical display of his character when he’ll inevitably choose to sacrifice his first born to save his own orange skin.
DC25NYC on August 6th, 2018 at 15:53 UTC »
Remember when Trump said they had no contact, no deals, nothing involving russia?
RJM618 on August 6th, 2018 at 15:23 UTC »
Of all the retarded things Donald has done, this ranks somewhere in the middle.