President Trump cannot use American diplomats as negotiating chips with Vladimir Putin.
The fact that President Trump even considered this outrageous request—even described it as an “incredible offer"—is horrific & reflects President Trump’s own delusions regarding his executive power.
There is no moral or legal equivalence between the legal indictments against 12 Russian spies & Putin’s personal vendetta against a former US diplomat, who served his country by challenging Russia’s horrific human rights record.
I will continue to call for Senate hearings to learn what the President may have committed to Putin behind closed doors & work with my colleagues to hold the President accountable.
