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Do we even know for sure Flynn lied to Pence? This whole story is a cooked up pot of sh!t being used to railroad out a good man. I suspect Flynn was given the job in the first place as a reward for his steadfastness in supporting Trump, and then he turned out to not be such a good fit for the team. The way in which he was treated is disgraceful and I'm left with a really bad taste in my mouth regarding the old-time Republican politicians on Trump's staff. Starting with Pence. As the incoming Nat Security Advisor, Flynn had every right to talk with the Russians, and it was the Russian Ambassador who brought up the sanctions. Flynn, by all accounts, gave a non-committal reply that relations would be better under Trump. For Spicer to then tarnish Flynn as someone who could not be trusted, without the full story being made available was sickening. Flynn gave Trump a huge measure of National Security credibility all through the campaign, when so many other flag officers jumped on the Hillary bandwagon. Now they are kicking him to the curb like a crippled, faithful dog. I hope Spicer is next.

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Pence and Spicer publicly stated that Flynn had only made one call - either he lied or they both did....I believe he did it with the best intentions of protecting his boss and the initial fear that he may have caused a problem led him to do the only thing that would really cause the problem.