...There’s no collusion whatsoever. ...
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Trump’s finally got it — there can be no collusion unless the communication furthered something illegal, and discussing foreign policy or business transactions with Russians is not illegal. I could have had the Russian ambassador over for dinner and pledged to work to repeal sanctions, and Flynn could have legally done the same. If he lied about doing this, he was an idiot.
> If he lied about doing this, he was an idiot.
I think he lied about it, knowing full well that he had been recorded to help Trump gain additional info on who was unmasking US citizens (by managing to get his own phone call unmasked). I think it provided the ammo to fire Sally Yates, who was important to get out of the way early in establishing law and order. Said another way, Flynn took a bullet for the President.