Spoke w/ @SecPompeo today to make 3 points:
1st, I don’t believe the meeting should take place but if it is going to happen, @realDonaldTrump must press Putin hard on the issue of election interference. He can’t simply raise it, accept Putin’s denial & then let him off the hook.
1st, I don’t believe the meeting should take place but if it is going to happen, @realDonaldTrump must press Putin hard on the issue of election interference. He can’t simply raise it, accept Putin’s denial & then let him off the hook.
2nd, the president must demand that the 12 Russians named in the indictment be sent to the U.S. to stand trial.
And 3rd, President Trump should not agree to weaken, lift, or curtail any of the sanctions on Russia, no matter what Putin asks.
Putin’s interference in our 2016 elections & our upcoming election is a serious threat to our democracy that transcends political parties.
For @realDonaldTrump to meet with President Putin without expressing the outrage of the American people & securing real progress would be terrible for the US & and the security of our election system.
