Democrat Chris Murphy, who we told you yesterday met with the Iranian Foreign Minister in a secret meeting, has finally admitted to the meeting:
1/ Attached is my usual account of my latest trip abroad, this one to Ukraine and Munich.
I met w the Iranian Foriegn Minister in Munich. It’s dangerous not to talk to adversaries, esp amidst a cycle of escalation.
Quick thread on what I told Zarif.https://t.co/2oYjiXfZ7J
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 18, 2020
2/ First, I urged him to control any Iranian proxies in Iraq who might attack U.S. forces and allies there.
Second, I pressed him to release American citizens being unlawfully detained in Iran.
Third, I pushed him to end the Houthi blockage of humanitarian aid in Yemen.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 18, 2020
3/ Congress is a co-equal branch to the executive. We set foreign policy too. Many of us have met w Zarif over the years, under Obama and Trump. So though no one in Congress can negotiate with Zarif or carry official U.S. government messages, there is value in having a dialogue.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 18, 2020
4/ I wish President Trump would see that value too. Because our current policy of blind, non-strategic escalation is just making Iran more powerful and menacing, and making America weaker and less secure.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 18, 2020
In a nutshell, he’s claiming he didn’t undermine US foreign policy and thus didn’t violate the Logan Act. The problem is nobody believes him, and for good reason because he’s an anti-Trump partisan hack:
You all but accused Michael Flynn of treason for talking to world leaders on behalf of the incoming president.
And now you want to pretend that secretly colluding with a terrorist regime overseas to undermine U.S. foreign policy is perfectly kosher? https://t.co/y8BHumogn2
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) February 18, 2020
“I’m just sharing all of this to be totally transparent, like I always am…after my office repeatedly refused to confirm this meeting or comment on this story.” https://t.co/81GkHb3pRC
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) February 18, 2020
The meeting was so innocent and above-board that he didn't tell anyone about it until @FDRLST reported on it. https://t.co/Otb4HWBWOy
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) February 18, 2020
Hello Logan Act violation. https://t.co/xiu5UbhQIY
— Oh THAT Guy (@NathanWurtzel) February 18, 2020
3) Congress actually has supremacy in most cases. You should use it when you have a President of the same party, too.
But I think we need a live record of what was said at this meeting, because you simply are not trustworthy. https://t.co/ruqjjcdmJ9
— Oh THAT Guy (@NathanWurtzel) February 18, 2020