Pelosi Claims Trump Jr. Meeting Violated Campaign Finance Laws Despite No Info Being Received

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PELOSI: "We want the truth. We want to have an outside, independent commission that can look into the possible disruption of our election, which is now we’re seeing documented by their own statements. This is an appalling thing. Maybe you won’t recall, but a long time ago, in the Bush-Gore race in 2000, Tom Downy was to be part of the debate prep with Vice President Gore. He received a package that was fruitful, we got fruit from the poisonous tree. It was information that was sent to him about the debate plans of the Republicans. He did the right thing. He immediately called the FBI and handed over the information and then immediately called the Gore campaign to say, since I saw this, thinking it was — not knowing what it was but when he saw it, he said now I can’t participate in those debates. The person who sent it to him went to jail. Went to jail. So this is very serious. This is a very serious thing that happened the other day. Campaign finance violations, accepting something of value, opposition research, documents, and information from a foreign government or foreign, national, fruit from the poisonous tree. Criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States, that is impeding the lawfull administration of a federal election or to make an offense against the United States, cybercrimes hacking against the Clinton administration, conspiracy with respect to espionage depending on whether information was obtained through Russian spying and a level of their awareness of the spying. This is -- this -- as bad as everything has been, this takes us to a different — this has crossed a threshold. That’s why I say join us in asking for any electronic communications within the campaign, within the family. We should assume that he did not tell the president as there are no communication to that effect, maybe so, maybe not. Let us know.”