New York: President Donald Trump, his administration under siege for contacts with Russian officials, is calling for “an immediate investigation” into Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer’s own ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr Trump’s evidence? A 14-year-old photo of Mr Schumer and Mr Putin holding coffee and doughnuts in a New York City gas station.
The President on Saturday tweeted a photo of the two men, calling for a probe into Mr Schumer’s “ties to Russia and Putin” and called the New York senator “A total hypocrite!”
Mr Trump did not say where the photo came from, but Mr Schumer quickly pointed out that it was taken in 2003 when Mr Putin ventured to New York to celebrate the opening of a Russian-owned Lukoil gas station.
Mr Schumer, in his own tweet, said he would “happily talk” under oath about his meeting with Mr Putin, which took place “in full view of press and public.” The democrat then challenged Mr Trump to do the same.
