Trump's Oval Office Meeting with Russian Delegates
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![Ryan: They got that in now... [unintelligible]... and he's passing... and he's passing all these anticorruption laws. Rodgers: How are things going in Ukraine? Ryan: What's that? Rodgers: How are things going in Ukraine? Ryan: Well, the Russians are bombing them 30-40.. um, um... shells a day and the people. Crimea is gone. And, they're trying to clean up their government to show that they want to be western. So they re trying to prove to the western world that they want to be westem, or westernizing, so they can get support to get their country back. They're [unintelligible] Everybody talks a good game on what they're doing, but he's passed all these anti-corruption laws. The question is are they, like, executing.. unintelligible ..I think by the summer they'll have it all done. Rodgers: Did he talk about their economy? Ryan: Yeah, this is about getting actual growth and not graft growth, so...no, it's not good, but Rodgers: I went there a year ago. It was like wow. These people are living... they're on the front lines. They're fighting for their freedom... it's, uh.. .heir independence. Ryan: He basically... He has this really interesting riff about... people have said that they have Ukraine fatigue, and it's really Russian fatigue because what Russia is doing is doing to us, financing our populists, financing people in our govemments to undo our governments, you know, messing with our oil and gas energy, all the things Russia does to basically blow up our country, they're just going to roll right through us and go to the Baltics and everyone else. Rodgers: Yes!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/256/107/db3.jpg "Ryan know's Russia's game")
![McCarthy: There's... here's two people, I think, Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump...[laughter]...swear to God. Ryan: This is an off the record.. .[laughter]...NO LEAKS... [laughter]...alright?! [Laughter] Ryan: This is how we know we're a real family here. Scalise: That's how you know that we're tight. Laughter] Ryan: What's said in the family stays in the family.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/256/091/10f.jpg "Transcript of McCarthy and Ryan")
![AT&T LTE 6:13 PM × 솖washingtonpost.com ut, "I'll guarantee you that's what it is...The Russians hacked the DNC and got the opp Lopposition] research that they had on Trump," McCarthy said with a lauglh Ryan asked who the Russians "delivered" the opposition research to "There's... there's two people, I thinlk, Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump," McCarthy said, drawing some laughter. "Swear to God," McCarthy added. "This is an off the record," Ryan said Some lawmakers laughed at that. The ability to save a life is within you. Learn more I MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute Tweet link](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/256/089/98a.jpg "Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy on tape about Trump's Russia ties")
