House Democrats are condemning President Trump after a meeting today at the White House about the alleged Russian bounty payments. 'This was a red flag — it either was not waved or the president ignored that wave,' says House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
Updated at 11:04 a.m. ET
Hoyer said he didn't believe they received"any new substantive information" but they nonetheless criticized what they called the poor practices within the Trump administration that have led to this point.At issue are what appear to be disputed allegations within the spy world about whether Russian paramilitary or intelligence operatives might have paid bounties to the Taliban in order to target U.S. and allied troops.
The Democrats who visited the White House on Tuesday said they considered what exists in evidence today serious enough not only to have merited a presentation to Trump but a public warning by him to Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target American forces. The Democrats on Tuesday revived old criticisms that Trump is too deferential to Putin and Russia. They also faulted what they said have become dysfunctional operations within at the White House.
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