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Trump swore he had nothing to do with 'hookers in Russia' when no one asked

The stage is set for Thursday's Senate testimony.

Peter Allen Clark

on June 7, 2017

Trump swore he had nothing to do with 'hookers in Russia' when no one asked

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Even though it seems Comey didn't ask him about it, Trump wants everyone to know that he did not spend time with any Russian sex workers.

Ahead of Thursday's much anticipated testimonial, in which fired FBI Director James Comey will appear before the Senate Intelligence committee, the government released Comey's prepared remarks Wednesday.

It is a riveting seven pages full of grandfather clocks, clouds, and, maybe unexpectedly, "hookers in Russia."

Trump called Comey on March 30 to talk about the ongoing Russia investigations into possible collusion between the president's campaign and Putin's hacking machine. There, unprompted, Sweet Baby James wrote that Trump, "...said he had nothing to do with Russia, had not been involved with hookers in Russia."

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Well, this obviously was not something the internet, or most people, could ignore. Why was the president still referring to the infamous dossier months after it had dropped?

#HookersinRussia quickly picked up steam on Twitter and jokes, analysis, and bewilderment cascaded down.

It escaped no one that this would now be read out loud on the Senate floor and would enter the Senate record.

It also escaped no one that it is bananas.

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Even if tomorrow's testimony is ultimately a let down, we will still have this moment to alleviate our increasing panic and feeling of hopelessness.

Topics Donald Trump Politics

Peter Allen Clark

I have done neat stuff all over these United States from sailing lessons on the Puget Sound to motorcycle maintenance on the backroads of upstate New York. My professional experience extends from newspaper reporting in the mountains of Eastern Oregon to fixing espresso machines throughout Kentucky. I also have kept a cat alive for 10 years.