Posted on 02/13/2017 1:11:30 PM PST by heterosupremacist
Embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn's fate as one of President Donald Trump's senior aides is uncertain following reports that he discussed U.S. sanctions with a Russian envoy before Trump's inauguration.
A top White House official sidestepped repeated chances Sunday to publicly defend him. The president, who spent the weekend at his private club in Florida, has yet to comment on Flynn's status. Nor has Vice President Mike Pence, who previously denied that Flynn had discussed sanctions with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the U.S.
Pence and Flynn spoke twice on Friday, according to an administration official.
Trump has told associates he is troubled by the situation, but he has not said whether he plans to ask Flynn to step down, according to a person who spoke with him recently. Flynn was a loyal Trump supporter during the campaign, but he is viewed skeptically by some in the administration's national security circles, in part because of his ties to Russia.
The administration official and both people with ties to Trump spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
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God, don’t dump this man or accept his resignation. Please don’t.
They always were a member.
The fifth-column leftist media is pushing the FakeNews about deals Flynn made to the Russkies. He didn’t.
The issue is what he told (or mistold) Trump privately about his phone calls with the Russkies.
This story is complete and utter bs. He did nothing wrong and he’s going nowhere. The msm wants to make a fake story so they can get a scalp. That’s all it is.
This is democrats trying to create scandals. they can’t win with their policies and ideas so they have to lie, deceive, manipulate, and cheat to make themselves seem worth voting for again. Don’t be fooled America.
If Trump fires him I will be extremely disappointed! I don’t remember OJOKE firing Lynn when she met with Bill Clinton on the airport runway while Hillary was under investigation ...everybody called for her firing and OVOMIT stood his ground! OPUKE threw the middle finger at the law! Trump better stand his ground and flip them one as well! This is all because of the mediapukes and the RATS pressuring the president to fire HIM... if he does then he lost the battle against them because next they will be demanding for Kellyanne Head as well!!! ! Mr. President please don’t do it!!
Remember from Wikileaks, Christopher Ruddy was working with the Clinton campaign.
If it is proven, or he admits, that he lied, then he needs to resign.
Newsmax has never been a credible news source. They're nothing more than a click bait generating internet ad revenue scheme.
Leftists trying to peel aware layers of the onion in order to get to the center.
Don’t let them.
Give them no victory.
You’re a total dope.
Please, step away from the keyboard as fast as you can and go try to grow a brain before it’s too late.
Really? Is lying acceptable behavior in your house?
During the Presser with Canada’s PM today, President Trump mentioned Flynn and said he was doing a great job - perhaps a signal that he won’t ask him to resign.
Why was that bad?
Serving the aims of the enemy is not acceptable behavior in my house.
We have enough John McStains and Linda Grahams and Jason Chaffetz in this party.
Don’t add to their ranks.
You never give up your own. Ever. This is a war. Stop trying to lose it.
Come on guys! Let’s save Mike! He’s the only one who truly understands the Islamic threat, and wrote a recent book about it and how to combat it. That is why he is such a threat to the forces of evil.
Trump cannot allow the Dems and media to take any scalps. It will be an avalanche once that starts.
I was talking about this last night. If he lied, that is bad. If he lied to his boss, that is worse. But, I don’t know the facts and trust Trumps judgment.
If there is one thing about Trump that makes him an effective leader, it is that he is willing to drop people when they need dropped.
Arrest the “anti-Trump resistance” traitor obama, too!!!!
Feb 13, 2017
The administration is reportedly weighing whether to dismiss Flynn over his controversial contacts with Russian officials and the publicity surrounding it. Flynn has allegedly apologized to President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, who are said to have disagreed over the appropriate response to the situation.
“He’s apologized to everyone,” an official told the Journal.
On Dec. 29, Flynn spoke by phone with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and initially denied that he discussed new sanctions imposed by the Obama administration.
Flynn later admitted that the conversation included mention of the sanctions.
Transcripts of his phone calls corroborate that Flynn and Kislyak indeed discussed the matter.
It reportedly also became clear that Flynn has had more than one phone call on the issue, despite the White House initially denying those claims.
Trump has told close advisers that although the controversy is “unwelcome,” he is going to “look into” the matter further before making a decision.
Trump has also said he wants to “keep moving forward” with Flynn.
Trump adviser Steve Bannon reportedly had dinner with Flynn over the weekend and has decided to keep him in his current post but is said to “be ready” to fire him if it becomes necessary.
Fake News.
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