Bad bad very bad.
https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1019684009897537538
Retired CIA Chief of Russian operations https://t.co/iwi0eDWl95
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 18, 2018
Reading this, everyone should feel the dark shadow of evil drawing across our country. Your politics shouldn't matter. The idea that a President would turn over a former Ambassador & help with prosecution of a man who crusaded against corruption in Russia should be unthinkable. https://t.co/OP1yVr72iL
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/1019704904640843777
No "consultation" is needed to make clear that U.S. will never cooperate in Putin's crusade against Bill Browder or former U.S. officials, like Ambassador McFaul.@McFaul served his country honorably. His freedom is not up for negotiation or to be offered up as a gift to Putin. https://t.co/B7mqBdpx8x
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) July 18, 2018
Let’s recall why Putin began making outrageous, false accusations against @McFaul: Mike stood up for human rights and against Russian oppression. That terrified Putin. The fact that @realDonaldTrump won’t stand up for an American patriot is a travesty https://t.co/Z6zlPYGV5Y
— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) July 18, 2018
After White House inexplicably expresses willingness to consider Russia's demand to hand over former US Ambassador Michael @McFaul "for questioning," Amb. @McFaul joins us tonight to respond.
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) July 18, 2018
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An excellent article by William Browder in Time about his response to Putin’s demand noting, among other things, that he is a British citizen (via immigration). I was not aware of the whole story behind the Magnitsky Act so found it a fascinating and informative read.