Schumer demands public hearing on what Trump ‘might have committed’ to Putin

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Schumer demands public hearing on what Trump ‘might have committed’ to Putin
By Jordain Carney - 07/17/18 01:35 PM EDT

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is demanding Republicans convene a public hearing on any deal made between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at their recent summit in Helsinki.

“Our Republican colleagues need to join us in demanding testimony from the president’s national security team that was in Helsinki and we need to do that immediately ... to assess what President Trump might have committed to President Putin in secret,” Schumer said Tuesday on the Senate floor.

“You can’t assume anything -- but that as weak as he was in public before President Putin, he was even worse in private," Schumer added. "Why else did he not want anyone else in the room?”

A spokesman for Schumer later said that the senator wants Republicans to convene a public hearing and not a closed-door briefing, which typically involves all senators.

The call for a public hearing is one of many demands Schumer is making in the wake of the Helsinki summit.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/397450-schumer-demands-public-hearing-on-what-trump-might-have-committed-to-putin

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You'll get nothing and like it, Chuckie.

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Hey Chuck, do you remember when Alaska was part of the USA?

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Robert Costa
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2h2 hours ago

Sen. Graham tells Post that Sec. Pompeo is likely going to be called to testify ASAP since senators are wondering what actually happened in Helsinki and whether deals were struck with Putin

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They constantly find time to conduct hearings, but always delay action on votes that really matter.