Posted on 01/13/2017 1:29:53 PM PST by amorphous
Tell us if you have heard this one before.
The Washington Post reports that two people familiar with the issue, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claim that President-elect Trump's choice for national security adviser, Michael Flynn, held multiple phone conversations with Russia's ambassador to Washington on the day the US announced retaliation for Moscow's interference in the election.
The phone calls were first reported by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius.
As Reuters reports, the conversations appear to raise further questions about contacts between Trump's advisers and Russian officials at a time when U.S. intelligence agencies contend that Moscow waged a multifaceted campaign of hacking and other actions to boost Trump's election chances over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
On Dec. 29, U.S. President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in hacking U.S. political groups in the 2016 election.
Whether Flynn and Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak discussed those sanctions is unclear.
An 18th-century U.S. law, the Logan Act, bars unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments that are in disputes with the United States.
So with these terrible, damning insights exposed, here is the Trump transition team's response...
A Trump spokesman said on Friday that Flynn took a call from the Russian ambassador last month, and discussed setting up a call between the president-elect and Russian President Vladimir Putin after Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.
"The call centered around the logistics of setting up a call with the president of Russia and the president-elect after he was sworn in and they exchanged logistical information on how to initiate and schedule that call. That was it, plain and simple," spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters.
Spicer said the call took place on Dec. 28. He said the call followed text message exchanges initiated by Flynn on Christmas Day, in which he wished the ambassador a merry Christmas and said he looked forward to "touching base with you and working with you."
As a reminder, president-elect Trump also defended his approach to the Russian leader in the news conference, saying it would benefit U.S. interests...
"If Putin likes Donald Trump, guess what, folks? That’s called an asset, not a liability," Trump said, adding he believed Russia could help in the fight against Islamic State.
That sure sounds like commie hate-speak to us!! Or at least we assume this will be the news cycle narrative for the weekend.
A Trump spokesman said on Friday that Flynn took a call from the Russian ambassador last month, and discussed setting up a call between the president-elect and Russian President Vladimir Putin after Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.
"The call centered around the logistics of setting up a call with the president of Russia and the president-elect after he was sworn in and they exchanged logistical information on how to initiate and schedule that call. That was it, plain and simple," spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters.
meh: The DEMWITS are not going to be satisfied until we have a nuclear exchange...
What could they POSSIBLY have had to talk about?
Shouldn’t Flynn have been throwing rocks at them?
Uhm, we spoke to the Iranians before Reagan was inaugurated and won 1st place, with our people coming home at the same time.
That’s called winning...
I spent a little time with an ambassador. His family was renting a lake out next door to my parents. I told him where to eat.
I hope I didn’t break a law.
They are so determined to fight the Russians while protecting Iran’s nuclear bombs.
ZeroCells
Only six more days, until relations between our two countries are NOT being held hostage, by the bad-willed Obama administration.
Patience, people.
THAT’S IT HE’S FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Important note that everyone must remember. The Washington Post is the designated media outlet for the public position of the CIA. And CNN is the specifically funded media outlet for the positions of the U.S. State Department.
“Trump’s choice for national security adviser, Michael Flynn, held multiple phone conversations with Russia’s ambassador to Washington on the day the US announced retaliation for Moscow’s interference in the election.”
The current President was initiating conflict with a major world power shortly before leaving office.
Dang straight the next President’s advisors would be talking to that world power about whether that conflict will be continued.
It’s Flynn that the deep state really fears. He wants to take away the CIA’s drone program and give it to the Military.
Yes, it’s very tempting - even reasonable - to initially dismiss anything written by a guy going under a pseudonym borrowed from a troublemaker in an R-rated movie, and working for a semi-blog with a bizarre name.
Except... Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge consistently makes a whole lotta sense, and a lot of people think he really is worth reading.
Keep beating that drum, boys. You’ll drum yourself right out of business.
NOBODY questioned why Queen Putt was Putin’s bitch for eight years and promised to be “more flexible” for Pimp Daddy Vlad.
Why did the Cleanis meet with the US Attorney General on the tarmac?
We won. Get over it.
Lets recall that just a few weeks ago, Obama seemed to be pushing for conflict with Russia. McCain was popping his mouth of and the press was giddy with anticipation.
You’re a few weeks to a month from being sworn in, my what could you possibly want to convey to Russia?
How about, I know we have a donkey girl in there now, but our administration is going to draw this back. Please don’t let this idiot draw you into a confrontation before then.
These breathless people that assume anything Trump does has to be evil, are seriously detached from reality.
As always, the seriousness of the charge is what is important, not the evidence or substance or verity.
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