Russia Sanctions Scandal Only Begins With Flynn’s Resignation

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[bananaman22]

The resignation of General Michael Flynn after only 47 days as national security advisor over secret conversations with a Russian diplomat may only be the beginning of a wider scandal.

As the White House considers a new national security advisor, and the debate now is centered on whether Flynn’s undisclosed talks concerned sanctions, and whether he was acting ‘rogue’, the controversy may not simply end with a resignation.

National security is in question here.

Last week, the Washington Post revealed that Flynn and Kislyak had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia in the leading up to Trump’s inauguration as president, despite assurances from Flynn and Pence that sanctions were never discussed with Russian officials.

Flynn has assumed responsibility, with his resignation, as a rogue actor in this scenario, claiming to have kept Vice-President Pence in the dark.

Trump supporters are shifting the scandal to one of wiretapping and leaks, focusing on the press leaks that uncovered the wiretaps of Flynn’s conversations with Russian diplomat Sergei Kislyak.

[Truth29]

It may be time for Trump with Mattis to establish small, secure reaction forces in the Defense Department that can, if necessary, raid the NSA, CIA and the like to cleanse the nest of vipers that are trying to overthrow the Administration.

[Terry Mross]

All of a sudden national security is important. Not the case when Hillary’s email was being hacked by the Russians.

[stylin19a]

amazing how different MSM outfits read the tea leaves.

[hulagirl]

BOOM. I hate these people. hate hate hate We better get a strategy to get the message out, it’s a shark tank out there and we were fools to think Trump would be given a chance. Sh*ts getting real

[poconopundit]

Yeah, and don’t forget to have them watch the Senate Rat, McCain. He’s behind a lot of this, the scum of the earth who wants to force World War III.

[Ray76]

$145M → Clinton = 20% of U.S. uranium to Russia's UraniumOne

Where was/is concern for this?

[nikos1121]

I’m not a reporter, and in fact I’m not really very smart as these things go, but it is obvious to me that the Flynn-Russia thing is a big nothing burger. If anything, Flynn probably avoided an all out nasty confrontation with Russia with his conversations. There is no deep conspiracy. The conversation was reviewed by the FBI as I understand it and deemed appropriate. So, what happened?

In summary, this is pure BS.

[Missouri gal]

What sanctions will fall on the New York Post for receiving and publishing illegally obtained information that jeopardizes national security? How about 20 years apiece for the author and editors. How about shutting their paper down?

[nikos1121]

ONce again you have to dig to find the truth. The real story is the leak.

We have people like McCain and Graham “concerned” about Russian interference... you have CNN and MSNBC talking about this, ie Flynn talking to the Russians, a bigger scandal than Contra and Watergate...You have the various news outlet clamoring to report on it, and to embarrass Trump at his news conference by asking only about that....

BUT if we take a few steps back... we learn that 9 people orchestrated this disinfomation plan on Flynn and that it was authorized at the highest level, maybe even the former president.

So, my Dear Friends, what would you think is the bigger news story, Flynn getting fired or the idea that maybe Obama himself sabotaged the new president?

Amazing.