Rep. Sean Duffy came out defending Donald Jr. this week for his meeting with Russian officials during the election, saying that meeting people who may have information for you is “not a crime”.
“I don’t have an issue with it,” Duffy said on CNN. “There’s nothing wrong with that. That’s not a crime.”
“I have no problems with what Donald Jr. did, and I don’t think any prosecutor would either,” added Duffy, a vocal supporter of the Trump administration.
“I don’t have an issue with it,” says @RepSeanDuffy of Don Jr.’s meeting with Russian lawyer https://t.co/U3okkKE4zj
— New Day (@NewDay) July 14, 2017
As written for WashingtonExaminer.com by Pete Kasperwicz:
Duffy also dismissed Democratic complaints about the meeting by saying that while President Obama was in office, Democrats didn’t seem to have any problems with Russia.
“The ones who have loved the Russians have been the Democrats,” he said. “And to now say when Obama was there they were great friends of ours but now that Trump’s there they’re now a hostile state…”
“But I don’t think it’s a bad act on the part of Donald Jr. at all,” he said.
Sean Duffy: ‘Nothing wrong’ with Donald Trump Jr. meeting Russians