Bill Browder: ‘I Was Absolutely Appalled’ The W.H. Did Not Rule out Immediately Sending Me Back to Russia

Martha Thank you Bret ░░░░░░░░ to see it in ░░░░░░░░ period of breaking this ░░░░░░░░ bill Browder once the ░░░░░░░░ s biggest investor in ░░░░░░░░ now after fighting to ░░░░░░░░ the clutches of Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ he fears that he ░░░░░░░░ become part of some ░░░░░░░░ of exchange underway for ░░░░░░░░ Russian Intel agents after ░░░░░░░░ heard this We can ░░░░░░░░ permit representatives of the ░░░░░░░░ States including the members ░░░░░░░░ this very commission headed ░░░░░░░░ Mr Mueller we can ░░░░░░░░ them into the country ░░░░░░░░ they will be present ░░░░░░░░ this questioning Then we ░░░░░░░░ expect that the Americans ░░░░░░░░ reciprocate and we can ░░░░░░░░ up Mr Browder in ░░░░░░░░ particular case Bret And ░░░░░░░░ today this They named ░░░░░░░░ Americans they wanted to ░░░░░░░░ they claimed were involved ░░░░░░░░ bill Browder s crimes ░░░░░░░░ their terms It is ░░░░░░░░ Trump open to that ░░░░░░░░ There was some conversation ░░░░░░░░ it but there wasn ░░░░░░░░ a commitment made on ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ the president will work ░░░░░░░░ his team and we ░░░░░░░░ let you know if ░░░░░░░░ s an announcement on ░░░░░░░░ front Martha Good evening ░░░░░░░░ I Martha Maccallum and ░░░░░░░░ is the story Bill ░░░░░░░░ was once a successful ░░░░░░░░ businessman working in Russia ░░░░░░░░ 2005 when he was ░░░░░░░░ expelled from the country ░░░░░░░░ company was seized by ░░░░░░░░ authorities and used then ░░░░░░░░ a massive tax fraud ░░░░░░░░ He then hired Russian ░░░░░░░░ sergei make Nitschke a ░░░░░░░░ that you have heard ░░░░░░░░ lot of lately to ░░░░░░░░ what was going on ░░░░░░░░ was then thrown into ░░░░░░░░ Russian prison He died ░░░░░░░░ after being beaten and ░░░░░░░░ medical care Ever since ░░░░░░░░ bill Browder has campaigned ░░░░░░░░ punish Russia and he ░░░░░░░░ his efforts have made ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin s number ░░░░░░░░ for an end to ░░░░░░░░ Bill Browder joins us ░░░░░░░░ from an undisclosed location ░░░░░░░░ evening Good evening once ░░░░░░░░ to you What was ░░░░░░░░ reaction when you heard ░░░░░░░░ Putin mention her name ░░░░░░░░ spoke about that the ░░░░░░░░ night But how about ░░░░░░░░ you heard at the ░░░░░░░░ House today I was ░░░░░░░░ appalled by what I ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ What Vladimir Putin wants ░░░░░░░░ know he s a ░░░░░░░░ guy We know he ░░░░░░░░ coming after me because ░░░░░░░░ the magnitsky act But ░░░░░░░░ have the White House ░░░░░░░░ secretary say that they ░░░░░░░░ t decisively ruled it ░░░░░░░░ right off the bat ░░░░░░░░ they are considering this ░░░░░░░░ trade of me and ░░░░░░░░ bunch of good American ░░░░░░░░ for these Russian spies ░░░░░░░░ absolutely appalling and ridiculous ░░░░░░░░ The magnitsky act was ░░░░░░░░ by Congress and it ░░░░░░░░ sanctions on Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ many of his wealthiest ░░░░░░░░ in terms of what ░░░░░░░░ they could have This ░░░░░░░░ irritated him to no ░░░░░░░░ and he wants it ░░░░░░░░ and in fact that ░░░░░░░░ part of the reason ░░░░░░░░ Natalia was in New ░░░░░░░░ to try to get ░░░░░░░░ magnitsky act lifted It ░░░░░░░░ has to do with ░░░░░░░░ adoption rules that s ░░░░░░░░ of the larger picture ░░░░░░░░ it But they very ░░░░░░░░ want that overturned and ░░░░░░░░ s obviously very angry ░░░░░░░░ you I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ took any comfort from ░░░░░░░░ you heard later today ░░░░░░░░ the State Department Here ░░░░░░░░ Heather nauert I can ░░░░░░░░ answer on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ White House with regard ░░░░░░░░ that but what I ░░░░░░░░ tell you is that ░░░░░░░░ overall assertions that have ░░░░░░░░ out of the Russian ░░░░░░░░ are absolutely absurd The ░░░░░░░░ that they want to ░░░░░░░░ 11 American citizens and ░░░░░░░░ assertion that the Russian ░░░░░░░░ is thinking about those ░░░░░░░░ citizens Martha Does that ░░░░░░░░ you feel any better ░░░░░░░░ feel better knowing that ░░░░░░░░ itself doesn t make ░░░░░░░░ feel better because the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ still Considering it But ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ I m highly confident ░░░░░░░░ nothing will happen and ░░░░░░░░ to dig a little ░░░░░░░░ into this whole thing ░░░░░░░░ everybody understands what s ░░░░░░░░ on the people that ░░░░░░░░ Putin want to have ░░░░░░░░ by his Russian secret ░░░░░░░░ are Mike Mcfall the ░░░░░░░░ U S Ambassador to ░░░░░░░░ Kyle parker a senior ░░░░░░░░ staff member who wrote ░░░░░░░░ magnitsky act Bob auto ░░░░░░░░ senior official in the ░░░░░░░░ Department and in addition ░░░░░░░░ that if there are ░░░░░░░░ special agents of Department ░░░░░░░░ Homeland Security who have ░░░░░░░░ conducting investigations into Russian ░░░░░░░░ laundering in New York ░░░░░░░░ property and so the ░░░░░░░░ that the White House ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump would be ░░░░░░░░ handing these people over ░░░░░░░░ me over to the ░░░░░░░░ is just appalling It ░░░░░░░░ effectively treason to hand ░░░░░░░░ patriotic people who have ░░░░░░░░ trying to do the ░░░░░░░░ thing and they better ░░░░░░░░ out quickly and walk ░░░░░░░░ one back otherwise this ░░░░░░░░ truly a litmus test ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration Martha ░░░░░░░░ Mcfall has said that ░░░░░░░░ hopes there is immediate ░░░░░░░░ publicly to this idea ░░░░░░░░ you think the president ░░░░░░░░ very familiar with your ░░░░░░░░ and really understands the ░░░░░░░░ thing Well apparently he ░░░░░░░░ quite a bit of ░░░░░░░░ in his private meetings ░░░░░░░░ me and my case ░░░░░░░░ he shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ with it at this ░░░░░░░░ Martha And the Russian ░░░░░░░░ what are you hearing ░░░░░░░░ what their understanding is ░░░░░░░░ what may or may ░░░░░░░░ have been discussed in ░░░░░░░░ closed door meeting The ░░░░░░░░ government has made a ░░░░░░░░ clear announcement saying here ░░░░░░░░ a list of people ░░░░░░░░ they want to interrogate ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ consists of me and ░░░░░░░░ consists of a bunch ░░░░░░░░ these people I just ░░░░░░░░ and they are very ░░░░░░░░ about it And the ░░░░░░░░ thing I should point ░░░░░░░░ to you the story ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin told at ░░░░░░░░ Helsinki summit press conference ░░░░░░░░ the same story that ░░░░░░░░ told in the Trump ░░░░░░░░ meeting in June 2016 ░░░░░░░░ so this has been ░░░░░░░░ that Putin has been ░░░░░░░░ of paddling through different ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ has now just reached ░░░░░░░░ own mouth to the ░░░░░░░░ of the most powerful ░░░░░░░░ in the free world ░░░░░░░░ Trump.