ROTFLMAO!
I'm not wedded to this hypothesis by any means, but it has gotten FreeQs digging and thinking outside the box, which was my intent... and there may be a germ of truth here because Comey may have been turned by some means. We still have to explain the bizarre behavior vis-a-vis the HRC email/private server "matter" where he virtually raked her scrawny criminal ass across a bed of broken glass before he put a pink butterfly band-aid on it and kissed her boo-boo and said it was all just a little unintentional mistake. . . TWICE.
Then, my main point still stands. Comey's firing and the subsequent leaking of his self-serving memos, is still the proximate causal event that started the appointing of the SC. . . and Trump and crew needed the distraction. Edzo4 suggests it's Flynn not testifying correctly about what was said in his conversation with the Russian ambassador that started it, but Flynn would never have been testifying had not the SC been instituted in the first place. That's circular reasoning, and I think, confuses cause and effect.
Flynn was under investigation and testified BEFORE MUELLER WAS Named SC
Dec. 22: A very senior member of the transition team (later identified as Kushner) directs Flynn to contact foreign governments, including Russia, to learn where each government stands on the resolution and to influence those governments to delay the vote or defeat the resolution. (See Flynn statement of facts, above)
Dec. 22: Flynn contacts Kislyak about the vote. Flynn tells him about the Trump administration’s opposition to the resolution and requests that Russia vote against or delay the resolution. (See Flynn statement of facts, above) (The Security Council adopts the resolution on Dec. 23., with 14 votes in favor and the U.S. abstaining)
Dec. 23: Flynn again speaks to Kislyak, who informs Flynn that if it comes to a vote, Russia would not vote against the resolution. (See Flynn statement of facts, above)
Dec. 28: President Barack Obama signs an order to take effect the next day implementing sanctions against Russia for its interference in the 2016 election. (See Flynn statement of facts, above)
Dec. 28: Kislyak contacts Flynn. (See Flynn statement of facts, above)
Dec. 31: Kislyak calls Flynn and tells him that Russia has chosen not to retaliate in response to Flynn’s request. (See Flynn statement of facts, above)
Dec. 31: After the call, Flynn speaks with senior members of the transition team about his conversations with Kislyak over sanctions and Russia’s decision not to escalate. (See Flynn statement of facts, above)
Jan. 20, 2017: Trump is sworn in as 45th president of the U.S.
Jan. 24: On the second day in his job as National Security Adviser, Flynn agrees to be interviewed by FBI agents. He tells them he didn’t ask Kislyak to refrain from escalating the response to sanctions. He also says he didn’t recall a follow-up conversation in which Kislyak said Russia would moderate its response. Both statements are later proved false. (See Flynn statement of facts, above)
Flynn also deceives agents about calls he made to Russia and other countries about the Egypt resolution. He tells them that he asked only about the countries’ positions on the vote and didn’t ask that any country take particular action. He says that he never described Russia’s response to him. Both statements are lies. (See Flynn statement of facts, above)
Jan. 26: Acting Attorney General Sally Yates warns White House counsel Don McGahn that Flynn was lying about his calls with Kisylak and that it made him vulnerable to blackmail by Russia. (Washington Post: “Justice Department warned White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail, officials say”)
Jan. 27: Trump asks FBI Director James Comey for a pledge of loyalty over a private dinner at the White House. Comey declines to make the pledge. (The New York Times reports the request on May 11: “In a Private Dinner, Trump Demanded Loyalty. Comey Demurred”)
Jan. 27: George Papadopoulos, a volunteer foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, lies to the FBI about his contacts with people tied to the Russian government during the 2016 campaign. (Court document)
Jan. 30: Yates is fired by Trump for her refusal to defend a travel ban. (“Trump Firing of Yates Widens Clash Over U.S. Immigrant Order”)
Feb. 13: Flynn resigns after press reports that he misled Vice President Mike Pence and other top White House officials about his contacts with Kislyak. (“Flynn Resigns as Security Adviser Amid Russia Contacts”)
Feb. 14: Trump asks Comey to drop the probe into Flynn, saying, “I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.” Trump denies making the request. (New York Times reports the request on May 16: “Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation”)
March 2: Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who previously served as a Trump campaign adviser, recuses himself from any investigation into Russia’s meddling in the election after reports disclosed his contacts in 2016 with Kisylak. (“Session Recuses Himself From Probe of 2016 Campaign”) (Video)
March 7: Flynn files documents with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act about a project performed by him and his company, the Flynn Intel Group Inc. Flynn lies in several statements, including that his company didn’t know whether Turkey was involved in the project, that the project was focused on improving U.S. companies’ confidence in doing business in Turkey and that Flynn alone wrote an op-ed in the Hill on election day. He omits that officials from Turkey supervised and directed what he wrote. (See Flynn statement of facts, above)
March 31: Trump tweets that “Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse the big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!” (Twitter)
May 9: Trump fires Comey as FBI director, purportedly acting on a recommendation from Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who cited Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Trump subsequently provides other reasons for Comey’s firing. (“Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey on Sessions’ Recommendation”)
May 10: Trump tells Russian officials meeting him in the Oval Office that firing Comey had relieved “great pressure” on him (New York Times reports on the meeting on May 19: “Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation”)
May 17: Robert Mueller is appointed special counsel by Acting Attorney Rod Rosenstein. (“Mueller, Ex-FBI Chief, Named Special Counsel for Russia Probe”)
July 8: News reports disclose a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower involving Kushner, Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, Donald Trump Jr. and Russians with links to the Kremlin. (New York Times: “Trump Team Met With Lawyer Linked to Kremlin During Campaign”)
Oct. 5: Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to the FBI. He admits that he lied about contacts with Russians who said they could provide “dirt” on Clinton in the form of thousands of emails. The case is unsealed on Oct. 30. (Case link)
Mid-October: Mueller serves Trump’s election campaign with a subpoena for documents related to any contacts with Russian operatives. (“Mueller Is Said to Subpoena Trump Campaign for More Documents”) On the same day the subpoenas are disclosed—Nov. 16—top lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Commission press Kushner to provide additional documents because he failed to previously provide all documents requested. (“Kushner Pressed by Grassley, Feinstein for Trump Probe Documents”)