Posted on 07/18/2018 3:05:20 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says the only person whom he and others “actually know colluded with the Russians” is former Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Rand was on Fox News Wednesday morning clarifying his stance on Russia’s election meddling and the intelligence community.
President Trump faced broad outrage over comments he made during the Helsinki, Finland, summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday. Trump was criticized for not being more forceful with the Russian leader and for not backing up U.S. intelligence findings of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Trump clarified his comments in a short statement at the White House on Tuesday.
When asked to explain the controversy, Rand said that the president thinks the Muller investigation is “tainted” by partisan Democrats that also colluded with Russia.
“The president sees the Mueller investigation. He sees all these accusations from partisan Democrats, Hillary Clinton, saying ‘Oh, he colluded with the Russians,” Rand said. “The only people who we actually know colluded with the Russians were Hillary Clinton who paid a British agent who paid Russians for information for the dossier.”
Rand was referring to the infamous unverified Steele dossier compiled by Fusion GPS and paid for by the Clinton campaign.
“[Trump] feels like the intelligence community cooked up a political and partisan investigation,” Rand continued, “but also, part of the Mueller investigation is something that should have investigated, and that is: Who hacked into Hillary Clinton’s emails?”
Rand concluded, “There is part of the Mueller investigation that is legitimate and part of it that is a partisan attack on the president.”
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Rand 2024!
President Grump needs to add this line to his repertoire.
Lock her up!
Hillary has raised her head the past few days. Time for the President to open up on Hillary and especially Bill again.
Thanks Rand, you are the only one in congress that has the guts to speak the truth.
Where is Sessions sleep Walking today?
I bet That Schumer and Pelosi have met with Putin many more times than Trump has. Where are those transcripts? The people want to know.
That 400 million to Hillary died a quick death in the media.
4 million gets you 20 years. 400 million gets you an honorary doctorate, and D.C. cocktail parties.
No it isn't time for POTUS to open up on the Clintons....it is time for you and me to hammer the Left with their cover up of the clintons and their cover up of Obama's OFA, the calculating lies of the press and the LEFT in Congress and the Senate who are making absurd accusations about President Trump....it is high time we Americans got off our rear-ends and fought for this caring American, President Trump. It is disgusting we are allowing these baseless attacks to continue.
Looking at Trump/Paul 2020?
The only reason the Russians would have wanted Hillary to lose is that they could never be sure they were the last and highest bidder.
I thought everybody on FR hated Rand Paul.
This place can be psycho sometimes.
The President will continue on. Schuck Shoomer will never know what Putin shared with The President.
Sucks to be them.
An honest politician is one who stays bribed.
Nah,
We don’t need either of the creepy anti-military Pauls ever.
Even when they take their meds and don’t go on sick rants it never lasts.
Well, not the only one by quite a bit, but still not enough.
Nunes, Jordan, Gohmertm De Santis and others come to mind.
And Rand Paul doesn’t always cover himself in glory, either.
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