According to various sources, at least two additional officials in President Donald Trump’s election campaign claimed that they spoke with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during a conference on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention this past July.
This is damning.
Those campaign officials, J.D. Gordon and Carter Page, join a growing list of Trump advisors lending more credit to the notion that Russia was involved in the 2016 presidential election of Trump.
USA Today first reported the news on Thursday that the two Trump campaign officials met the Russian ambassador during the convention. CNN then spoke with Gordon who stated that his reasoning for speaking with Kislyak was to ensure that if Trump was elected, Russia and the United States would work together towards improving relations between the two countries. However, he stressed that he did not do anything inappropriate. Gordon stated:
“This is not any different than anything I said publicly and on panels.”
Page vehemently stated to CNN that he would not speak on any meetings with Russian diplomats during the campaign trail yet echoed Gordon’s claim that he never did anything that could be construed as improper.
Page later admitted meeting Kislyak in Cleveland during an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Thursday night, saying:
“I do not deny that.”
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently recused himself from any further investigation into the matter when it was revealed that he too had spoken privately with the ambassador.
Lt. General Michael Flynn (Ret) resigned from his position as National Security Adviser when reports exposed that he and President Donald Trump’s senior aide Jared Kushner met with Kislyak in December when Trump’s ties to Russia were being closely monitored. What was worse, is that he initially lied about it.
All of the evidence is gathering and soon it may reveal just what hand Russia played during the 2016 election. Time will surely tell, as long as we keep pushing for the truth.
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