Sen. Grassley on Trump-Putin Call: ‘I Wouldn’t Have a Conversation With a Criminal’

Some Republicans have been more vocal than others in criticizing President Trump‘s call to Vladimir Putin. Some said they weren’t happy Trump called the Russian leader at all, some have expressed outrage at the leaks surrounding the call, and some like John McCain have been more unsparing in their responses.

Senator Chuck Grassley had a pretty blunt reaction when asked about it on Capitol Hill this morning:

“I don’t think I’ll talk about Trump making a phone call, but I’m very happy to make a comment on what you asked me. I think Putin’s a criminal. What he did in Georgia, what he did in Ukraine, what he’s done in the Baltics, what he’s done in London, poisoning people with nerve gas. That’s a criminal activity. I wouldn’t have a conversation with a criminal.”

Grassley has previously sent messages to the President about what he should be asking Putin:

Whoever monitors twitter at WH tell Pres Trump to ask Putin”What do u hv agst ElectionOpponents bc they are killed/imprisoned/poisoned?”

— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) February 12, 2017

@realDonaldTrump The next time President Trump that you talk to Putin tell him to butt out of our elections quit the cyber warfare interference in our democracy

— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) February 17, 2018

Watch above, via CNN.

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