{"id":87563,"date":"2017-10-25T17:29:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T21:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=87563"},"modified":"2017-10-25T17:29:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T21:29:52","slug":"why-did-the-russian-ambassador-sit-with-the-dems-at-trumps-congress-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=87563","title":{"rendered":"Why did the Russian ambassador sit with the DEMs at Trump&#8217;s Congress speech?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Russian Ambassador Kislyak Attended Trump Congressional Speech Tuesday \u2013 Sat With Democrats\u2026<\/h2>\n<p><!--more-->The Last Refuge<\/p>\n<p>With all the fake news uproar over Attorney General Sessions meeting with the Russian ambassador, perhaps\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TEN_GOP\/status\/837428361882263552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this photograph<\/a>\u00a0provides some \u2018<em>nothingburge<\/em>r\u2019 perspective:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/ambassador-kislyak-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-129397\" src=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/ambassador-kislyak-1.jpg?w=640\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/ambassador-kislyak-1.jpg 611w, http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/ambassador-kislyak-1.jpg?w=150 150w, http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/ambassador-kislyak-1.jpg?w=300 300w\" alt=\"ambassador-kislyak-1\" data-attachment-id=\"129397\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2017\/03\/02\/russian-ambassador-kislyak-attended-trump-congressional-speech-tuesday-sat-with-democrats\/ambassador-kislyak-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/ambassador-kislyak-1.jpg?w=640\" data-orig-size=\"611,405\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ambassador-kislyak-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/ambassador-kislyak-1.jpg?w=640?w=300\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/ambassador-kislyak-1.jpg?w=640?w=611\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just last Tuesday night Ambassador Kislyak\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TEN_GOP\/status\/837428361882263552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attended President Trump\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0speech to a Joint Session of congress.\u00a0 The Russian ambassador was noted in numerous conversations with Senate Democrats and was seated on the Democrat side of the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Kislyak is a regular visitor to the Capitol as noted in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/brithume\/status\/837442325500538883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this tweet reply<\/a>\u00a0from Brit Hume:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/brithume\/status\/837442325500538883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-129398\" src=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/brit-hume-2.jpg?w=640\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/brit-hume-2.jpg 612w, http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/brit-hume-2.jpg?w=150 150w, http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/brit-hume-2.jpg?w=300 300w\" alt=\"brit-hume-2\" data-attachment-id=\"129398\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2017\/03\/02\/russian-ambassador-kislyak-attended-trump-congressional-speech-tuesday-sat-with-democrats\/brit-hume-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/brit-hume-2.jpg?w=640\" data-orig-size=\"612,415\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brit-hume-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/brit-hume-2.jpg?w=640?w=300\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/brit-hume-2.jpg?w=640?w=612\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/brithume\/status\/837442325500538883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(link)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Worth noting that Senator Dianne Feinstein is the ranking member of the Senate\u00a0 Intelligence Committee and one of the key CIA and intelligence community oversight members on the exclusive Gang of Eight:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-126588\" src=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017.jpg?w=640\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017.jpg 636w, http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017.jpg?w=150 150w, http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017.jpg?w=300 300w\" alt=\"congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017\" data-attachment-id=\"126588\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2017\/01\/02\/united-states-national-intelligence-oversight-the-gang-of-eight\/congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017.jpg?w=640\" data-orig-size=\"636,371\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017.jpg?w=640?w=300\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/01\/congressional-intelligence-gang-of-eight-2017.jpg?w=640?w=636\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Intelligence Oversight Gang of Eight<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpcnt\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\" class=\"sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2017\/03\/02\/russian-ambassador-kislyak-attended-trump-congressional-speech-tuesday-sat-with-democrats\/\">http:\/\/theconservativetreehouse.com\/2017\/03\/02\/russian-ambassador-kislyak-attended-trump-congressional-speech-tuesday-sat-with-democrats\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian Ambassador Kislyak Attended Trump Congressional Speech Tuesday \u2013 Sat With Democrats\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}