Political attack: trump wants investigation against the leader of the Democrats in Congress
US President, Donald trump has demanded investigation against the leader of the democratic minority of the house of representatives Nancy Pelosi.
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This statement he made immediately after advanced a similar claim against her colleagues from the Senate, Chuck Schumer.
About this he wrote on Twitter. “I hereby demand a second investigation, after the Sumerians, about Pelosi for her close ties with Russia, and lies about it”, — stated in the message.
To his post, the President attached the material of the publication Politico with a photograph, which in 2010, Pelosi was captured at the same table with the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak.
I hereby demand a second investigation, after Schumer, of Pelosi for her close ties to Russia, and lying about it. https://t.co/qCDljfF3wN
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2017 3 R.
Pelosi when asked if she ever Kislyak, she replied: “No, the Russian Ambassador, no.” In refutation of these words and was given this picture seven years ago when Medvedev with a Russian delegation of officials visited Washington.
Pelosi was then speaker of the lower house. In response to a request to comment on the photo and press Secretary parliamentarian drew Hammill said that Pelosi was referring to the absence of meetings with the Ambassador one-on-one.
Previously, trump has demanded investigation against Schumer for his ties with Russia, having published the 2003, on which the Senator is depicted together with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. While trump called Schumer a hypocrite.
The leader of the democratic minority in the U.S. Senate, Schumer, Pelosi and their allies in the Democratic party are for the investigation of relationships trump with Russia and Russia’s attempts to influence U.S. elections.