He doesn’t want to testify. He wants to plant his disinformation directly into the record and create a diversion for everyone else.
Take a number, tovarich. A very, very large number.
I don’t know if the regime understands that this isn’t helping their case. It’s focusing a spotlight where they don’t want it shown.
Oohhhhh! An Official Statement!
Jeebus on a Triscuit, Trump and his allies are certainly fond of overstating their importance, aren’t they?
Yeah, this is totally believable.
I love the way Russian billionaire dip shit was called out for being a weak ass cheapskate for only buying a 1/4-page ad.
Exactly – and same is the case with those who are essentially begging to testify – Manafort, Stone, Page.
Lock them all up.
The are either running scared OR they believe the panel is so stupid that they will buy whatever garbage they lay out. I opt for the latter.
They know it. Because now even more people who don’t follow this news closely see this Russian name in an ad, and reach for google. Just made a few more higher information voters. I am starting to think that Trump et al are being punked by Putin since the explosion of Manafort info last week. Surely I am not the only one wondering if this could be happening.
Maybe Putin is trying to drive some of the players into running away to Russia, where they will get an appropriate welcome, and a (private) hero’s send-off.
This must cease immediately. Good luck with reigning in the press in America, when you’re as villanous as it gets.
“I am ready to take part in any hearings conducted in the US Congress on this subject in order to defend my reputation and name,” it continued.
I’m sure you would love to testify before Congress. Especially since you’re such a degenerate criminal, allegedly, you can’t be admitted to the country. Why not swan about DC? The Belle of the Ball? That’s your one true dream isn’t it, Oleg?
“I demand that any and all further dissemination of these allegations, by the AP and any other media outlet, must cease immediately.”
Right because the sterling name of Oleg Paprika must not be sullied by allegations of criminality.
Dude, the whole country had no idea who you were last week. Now that we do know who you are the shame and calumny will now rain down. Into everyone’s life a litte rain must fall.
Mr. Paprika’s star turn on Rachel Maddow featuring the reported 10 million a year long-term deal with Manafort.
Uh-oh, the fertilizer king may meet his match among the GOP manure producers…
Pretty brazen, these gangsters are.
He’s currently barred from entering the country, like by the FBI or something severe, so a date with a congressional committee would probably be a dream come true.
The sleazebags surrounding Nixon were paragons of virtue compared to this lot.
Yes, please appear! The optics will be awesome! Be sure not to shave! In the meantime, avoid the upper floors of tall buildings, strangers with umbrellas, and taking tea in London.
It’s definitely a possibility. Its obviously in Putin’s goals to continue to sow chaos in the United States, and keeping Trump weakened would continue to achieve that.
I am not sure that is what is happening here, however. This guy is a bit of a loose cannon, so its hard to ascribe any particular motive with certainty.
I will say that Manafort’s offer to testify is a joke. Its one of those “in private, not under oath, and only on topics I agree upon” offers. I haven’t seen reporting on Page and Stone’s offers yet, but I suspect they are going to be roughly the same…although I could see Stone wanting his to be public (but still not under oath) so he can have a larger venue to spread his lies and misdirection.
Seems they think all Americans are rubes.
And they would be 36% correct.