US lawmakers blow Trump's summit on Putin

Republican Senator John McCain said the apparent acceptance of Putin's refusal was a historic "low point" for the US presidency and summit of the United States. Helsinki between the two leaders a "tragic mistake."

Today 's press conference in Helsinki was one of the most shameful demonstrations of an American president in memory: the damage caused by President Trump' s naivety, his egotism, his false equivalence and his sympathy for autocrats are hard to calculate, "said McCain 19659002]" No previous president ever stunned himself more abjectly before a tyrant. "

Take the direct question with the president who appointed him, say National Intelligence Officer Dan Coats said the US spy agencies were "clear" and "factual" in their assessment of the interference from Moscow in the presidential race of two years ago – an assessment that Trump refused to support in Helsinki – that Russia remains behind "continuous and omnipresent efforts to undermine our democracy."

Denial has come after 12 Russians were indicted

Trump astonished his political and enemy allies to a question about Russian piracy and the interference in the 2016 elections that saw him defeat the Democratic Hillary Clinton.

Putin "just said that this is not Russia.I will say this: I see no reason for that," said Trump three days after the US Department of Justice indicted 12 Russians for have hacked the computers of the Democratic Party, the latest in a series of measures taken by the US government since the end of 2016 in retaliation for what intelligence agencies say is a broad plan to support the Trump-led election campaign by Putin himself.

Yet Trump seems to take Putin's word by rejecting this conclusion. trust in my people's intelligence. But I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. "

Trump also appeared to accept Putin's offer to have Russian investigators work with US prosecutors on the case of the 12 defendants.

" I think it's an incredible offer. "

Republicans and astonished Democrats uniformly condemned Trump, with harsh criticism even coming from the hosts on Fox News – a normally friendly network to the president.

"There are no d & rsquo; Moral equivalence between the United States and Russia, which remains hostile to our most fundamental values ​​and ideals. "Republican Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said Trump's response to the "interference" will be seen by Russia as a sign of weakness. "

Bent forged a personal connection with the Kremlin leader, Trump headed to the summit accusing the" stupidi "." It is shameful, "said Sen. Jeff Flake, another Republican and c President's rhetoric The US president would be on the scene with the Russian president and blame the United States for the Russian aggression. "

" Green Light to Interfere "

" For the President of the United States, President Putin Opposes the Forces of the Order Americans, US defense officials and the US secret service are thoughtless, dangerous and weak, "said Chuck Schumer, the Senate's leading Democrat

California's Democrat Representative Jimmy Gomez accused:" Tell Putin that US intelligence is disgusting;

Democrat MP Adam Schiff, a member of the House of Representatives' intelligence committee, said Trump had given Putin "the green light to intervene in 2018".

Democrat Senator Chris Murphy was more disjointed: "All this trip just being a giant finger of President Trump to his own country.He just writes on Twitter

The Coats statement was seen as a repression unusually abrupt by the US intelligence community against the White House.

The retired spies were more direct though.James Clapper, called Trump's acquiescence to Putin "an incredible surrender", while former CIA chief John Brennan labeled it "nothing less than a traitor." – AFP