Left to right: Sergey Lavrov,
Donald Trump & Sergey Kislyak
May 10, 2017: Just 1 day after firing FBI Director James Comey, Donald Trump invites Sergey Lavrov and Sergey Kislyak to a meeting at the Oval Office in the White House. Lavrov was the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation. Before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, he had been a Colonel in their intelligence agency, the KGB. Kislyak was the Russian Ambassador to the United States.
This meeting received significant coverage as it was closed to the U.S. press, but the Russians brought in a photographer from TASS, their state news agency, and released photos of Trump, Kisylak and Lavrov laughing together.
(The initials had stood for Telegrafnoye agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza, or "Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union." After the fall of the Soviet Union, the replacement government, the Russian Federation, officially renamed it Informatsionnoye agentstvo Rossii, or Information agency of Russia, but kept the informal name "TASS.")
On May 15, it was revealed, that during this meeting, Trump disclosed classified information about ISIL's bomb-making capabilities to the men, without taking the appropriate protocols, which was leaked to the press.
And that's what we found out. The really scary part is, what don't we know about this meeting? What else did Trump tell Lavrov and Kislyak -- and, by extension, their boss, President Vladimir Putin?
A friend of a Facebook friend of mine put it this way. I haven't changed a word, including the asterisks:
Remember when the GOP lost their collective shit over President Obama taking off his suit jacket in the Oval office?
Or when he wore a tan suit? Or when he awkwardly saluted with a coffee cup in his hand? Or when he didn't hold his umbrella? Or the fist bump? Or bowing? Dijon mustard? Teleprompters? Celebrity President? Beer summit? Feet on desk? Paper clip-gate? Golfing? Vacations?
Remember all that nonsense? I remember. And I remember the gullible clowns that played along?
Now, remember this: Yesterday, the president* held secret meetings in the White House Oval Office with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, a former COLONEL in Russian intelligence, along with Henry Kissinger. Remember him?
he American press was shut out, and the only press allowed in the Oval Office was the Russian press, the day after the president* fired the FBI director for investigating his collusion with Russia.
Three months after this meeting, Kislyak resigned as Ambassador, and was elected to the Russian Senate. (A payoff from Putin?) As of May 10, 2022, Lavrov is still Russia's Foreign Minister.
UPDATE: On October 7, 2023, Hamas operatives crossed from Gaza into Israel, and committed terrorist attacks, starting a war. This was a massive intelligence failure on Israel's part, as Hamas knew exactly where Israel was weak enough to strike. They got their intelligence from Iran. Iran got it from Russia.
Where did Russia get it from? Did they get it on their own? Maybe. Did they get it from Trump? We cannot rule it out.
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May 10, 2017 was a Wednesday. Football was out of season. One game was played in the NBA Playoffs: The Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards, 123-101 at the TD Garden in Boston.
Two games were played in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals, 2-0 at the Verizon Center (now the Capital One Arena) in Washington. And the Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers, 2-1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
And these Major League Baseball games were played:
* The New York Mets lost to the San Francisco Giants, 6-5 at Citi Field. The Mets led 3-2 going into the 9th, but reliever Jeurys Familia melted down in the top half, allowing the Giants to score 4 runs, and the Mets could only score 2 in the bottom half.
* The Seattle Mariners beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 11-6 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
* The Washington Nationals beat the nearby Baltimore Orioles, 7-6 at Nationals Park in Washington.
* The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals, 12-1 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
* The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins, 7-5 at Marlins Park (now LoanDepot Park) in Miami.
* The Texas Rangers beat the San Diego Padres, 4-3 at Globe Life Park (now Choctaw Stadium) in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas.
* The Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves, 4-2 at Minute Maid Park (now Daikin Park) in Houston.
* The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians, 8-7 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
* The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Boston Red Sox, 7-4 at Miller Park (now American Family Field) in Milwaukee.
* The Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs, 3-0 at Coors Field in Denver. Germán Márquez pitched 8 innings of 3-hit shutout ball, and Greg Holland finished the 3-hit shutout.
* The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Detroit Tigers, 7-1 at Chase Field in Phoenix.
* The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
* The Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels, 3-1 at the Oakland Coliseum.
* The Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins were rained out at Guaranteed Rate Field (now Rate Field) in Chicago. The game was made up as part of a doubleheader on August 21. The Twins won the opener, 10-2. The White Sox won the nightcap, 7-6.
* And the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds were not scheduled.
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