(January 15, 2018 at 3:40 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: I agree with much of what you say, and agree with those who advocate that someone in that position needs to be smarter and more careful about what they say (not one of Trump's strong suites). I was trying to look up exactly what was said, and in what context, when I realized, that there wasn't any recording or text. It was quotes from a closed door meeting of lawmakers.
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...as reported by Dick Durbin (D) and confirmed by LIndsey Graham ®.
When two tenured, prominent, respected members of congress from opposite sides of the aisle agree to the substance of comments made in a closed-door meeting, I see no reason to cast reasonable doubt on the substance of those comments.