State Department Spokesperson Grilled On Menendez Guilty Verdict: 'Is That Cause For Any Concern?
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller was asked about the guilty verdict of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in his corruption trial.
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00:00The United States takes seriously, that said.
00:02We do have the ability to impose restrictions to make sure that diplomats that do attend
00:08for legitimate UN meetings only can participate in those meetings and can't take off on, say,
00:14tourist – tourism visits across the United States.
00:17Go ahead.
00:18QUESTIONER 2
00:19Did the Secretary plan to boycott his ministerial?
00:20Lavrov's ministerial?
00:21MR.
00:22RATHKE I don't have any announcements to make.
00:23QUESTIONER 2
00:24Would he discourage other allies like Monday?
00:25MR.
00:26RATHKE Go ahead.
00:27Go ahead, Nick.
00:28QUESTIONER 3
00:29Mr. Lavrov said in a statement this morning that he had continued to receive foreign policy
00:32and intelligence briefings despite being accused of being a foreign agent for Egypt and Qatar
00:36and now convicted.
00:37From a State Department perspective, does that – does that cause for any concern?
00:41MR.
00:42RATHKE I just don't have any comment on that at
00:44all.
00:45It's a – it remains a law enforcement matter, and ultimately, the question of who
00:50receives those type of briefings is a matter for the Senate to decide.
00:53Yeah.
00:54Yeah.
00:56MODERATOR A quick question on Vance, who Trump thinks
00:59as his –