The Washington Post provided a video of their reporter Adam Entous stating, “We learned that there was an informal discussion that basically Sessions had in July with the Russian Ambassador to the United States on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention.”
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Don’t miss this important point- the Russian Ambassador to the United States attended the Republican National Convention. The Convention where the Drumpf Campaign intervened TO CHANGE THE RNC PLATFORM ON UKRAINE. The Convention where Sessions had “sideline” conversations with the Russian Ambassador- In CLEVELAND. They didn’t bump into each other on the way to CVS in Chevy Chase. From the Washington Post article dated July 18, 2016:
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Still, Republican delegates at last week’s national security committee platform meeting in Cleveland were surprised when the Drumpf campaign orchestrated a set of events to make sure that the GOP would not pledge to give Ukraine the weapons it has been asking for from the United States.
Inside the meeting, Diana Denman, a platform committee member from Texas who was a Ted Cruz supporter, proposed a platform amendment that would call for maintaining or increasing sanctions against Russia, increasing aid for Ukraine and “providing lethal defensive weapons” to the Ukrainian military.
“Today, the post-Cold War ideal of a ‘Europe whole and free’ is being severely tested by Russia’s ongoing military aggression in Ukraine,” the amendment read. “The Ukrainian people deserve our admiration and support in their struggle.”
Delegates and party leaders gather in Cleveland to name their presidential nominee.
Drumpf staffers in the room, who are not delegates but are there to oversee the process, intervened. By working with pro-Drumpf delegates, they were able to get the issue tabled while they devised a method to roll back the language.
On the sideline, Denman tried to persuade the Drumpf staffers not to change the language, but failed. “I was troubled when they put aside my amendment and then watered it down,” Denman told me. “I said, ‘What is your problem with a country that wants to remain free?’ It seems like a simple thing.”
Finally, Drumpf staffers wrote an amendment to Denman’s amendment that stripped out the platform’s call for “providing lethal defensive weapons” and replaced it with softer language calling for “appropriate assistance.”
That amendment was voted on and passed. When the Republican Party releases its platform Monday, the official Republican party position on arms for Ukraine will be at odds with almost all the party’s national security leaders.
Meanwhile, back in Moscow, an accountant reviews Ambassador Kislyak’s expense report:
Flight from DC to Cleveland $277
Hotel in Cleveland $2,000
Restaurant Charges in Cleveland $3,200
Easing U.S. Policy on Russian Land Grabs? Priceless