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Trump, Bannon Said To Weigh Firing Mike Flynn Over Russian Phone Calls Scandal
Zero Hedge ^ | 02/13/17 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 02/13/2017 7:16:33 AM PST by Enlightened1

Top White House aide and policy adviser, Stephen Miller, sidestepped repeated chances during Sunday news shows to publicly defend embattled National Security Adviser Michael Flynn following reports that he engaged in conversations with Russian diplomat(s) about U.S. sanctions before Trump’s inauguration. The uncertainty came as Trump was dealing with North Korea’s apparent first missile launch of the year and his presidency, along with visits this week from the leaders of Israel and Canada.

Pressed repeatedly, Stephen Miller said it wasn’t up to him to say whether the president retains confidence in Flynn. “It’s not for me to tell you what’s in the president’s mind,” he said on NBC. “That’s a question for the president.”

While Trump has yet to comment on the allegations against Flynn, the White House said in an anonymous statement Friday the president had full confidence in Flynn. But officials have been mum since then amid fallout from reports that Flynn addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in a phone call late last year. The report, which first appeared in The Washington Post, contradicted both Flynn’s previous denials, as well as those made by Vice President Mike Pence in a televised interview.

Now we know why the administration has been so quiet about the fate of Flynn. As the WSJ reports, the White House is reviewing "whether to retain Flynn amid a furor over his contacts with Russian officials before President Donald Trump took office, an administration official said Sunday." Flynn has apologized to White House colleagues over the episode, which has created a rift with Vice President Mike Pence and diverted attention from the administration’s message to his own dealings, the official said.

“He’s apologized to everyone,” the official said of Mr. Flynn.

(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: 2016; call; first100days; flynn; flynnresigns; flynnrussiasanctions; phone; russiasanctions; sanctions; scandal; trump45; trumpflynnrussia; trumprussia
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To: Enlightened1

Just hand out Reset buttons. It worked for Hillary.


21 posted on 02/13/2017 7:33:05 AM PST by freefdny
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To: Enlightened1

While what he said in them was harmless, Flynn deceived Trump twice about the phone calls to the Russkies.

That will likely get him fired.


22 posted on 02/13/2017 7:34:06 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: txrefugee

That is the crux of the matter. If he flat-out lied about it, he can’t stay.


23 posted on 02/13/2017 7:35:00 AM PST by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: Enlightened1

No. No. No. No.
Don’t give the democrats a successful destruction of a valuable general.
Don’t do it! Please.


24 posted on 02/13/2017 7:38:37 AM PST by Rapscallion ( Equal justice is an American principle)
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To: ManHunter
This is complete crap. How about prosecuting Dennis Rodman for his trip to North Korea? I can't believe the messages in these comments willing to throw Flynn under the bus based on a WP report citing undisclosed sources. Flynn and Bannon are major targets and the Progs will do everything they can to remove and cripple them. I don't even give a damn if Flynn discussed sanctions with the Russians—which the Russians are denying. Obama traitorously tried to complicate Trump's presidency by imposing those BS sanctions on the Russians just before Trump's inauguration. There were forces in Russia who wanted to ramp up the diplomatic row and get even with the US, and Putin made them back down. Obama should be considered a traitor, as his actions in this case were against the best interests of the US. If I were President Trump I would spare no effort in trying to go after Soros, Obama, Clinton and all of the voter fraud operations in this country. This is no time to wimp out and cry for firing the strongest, most able advisors to the president based upon obvious fake news put out by the press arm of the 5th column within our own intelligence community.
25 posted on 02/13/2017 7:50:04 AM PST by binreadin
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To: Enlightened1
Pressed repeatedly, Stephen Miller said it wasn’t up to him to say whether the president retains confidence in Flynn. “It’s not for me to tell you what’s in the president’s mind,” he said on NBC. “That’s a question for the president.”

Does NOT equal...

Trump, Bannon Said To Weigh Firing Mike Flynn Over Russian Phone Calls Scandal

#fakenews

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26 posted on 02/13/2017 7:59:21 AM PST by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: binreadin
I can't believe the messages in these comments willing to throw Flynn under the bus based on a WP report citing undisclosed sources.

I'll second that.

Too many nervous pearl clutchers around here lately.

FReegards!

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27 posted on 02/13/2017 8:08:30 AM PST by Agamemnon (Darwinism is the glue that holds liberalism together)
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To: Enlightened1

I think it would be good if they remembered that hysteria does not translate to scandal. Just cause others do their best to make it so we do not have to go along.


28 posted on 02/13/2017 8:22:54 AM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: Enlightened1

Umm.....Yeah! NO. Not Happening. Dream On.


29 posted on 02/13/2017 8:30:28 AM PST by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where's your brothers ElCamino ?)
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I thought we loved Zero Hedge and the guy that uses an alias to run it? yeah, it’s always been garbage.


30 posted on 02/13/2017 8:39:19 AM PST by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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To: Enlightened1

I thought this was a non-story and the FBI and CIA whomever said there was no breech in the phone call.


31 posted on 02/13/2017 8:53:08 AM PST by nikos1121 (We are about to see The Golden Age of Pericles in the new Trump Administration.)
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To: Enlightened1

Zero Hedge is running down to Zero Credibility.


32 posted on 02/13/2017 8:55:18 AM PST by Fido969 (IN!)
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To: Enlightened1

If Flynn’s head rolls on this, it will only embolden the lunatic left to go after more administration officials. Do not give in on this Mr President, they think they smell blood and its your’s they want.


33 posted on 02/13/2017 9:02:19 AM PST by Uncle Sam 911
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To: binreadin

“I can’t believe the messages in these comments willing to throw Flynn under the bus based on a WP report citing undisclosed sources.”

Unfortunately, this weakness is seen all too often.

Fake News is not a food source, people need to quit lapping it up.


34 posted on 02/13/2017 9:04:20 AM PST by Gator113 ( ~~Trump 2020~~)
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To: Enlightened1
Fake News Media recipe.

Build the lie. Repeat the lie. Make the lie the media "truth". Bake it in and serve it up to the useful idiots.

35 posted on 02/13/2017 9:08:07 AM PST by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: Enlightened1

Fake news.


36 posted on 02/13/2017 9:20:02 AM PST by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: Enlightened1

Negotiation is required to violate the war. Like President Carter, Jessie Jackson, John McCain, etc.


37 posted on 02/13/2017 3:20:40 PM PST by keving (We the People)
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To: Fido969

What was that about Zero Hedge having zero credibility?


38 posted on 02/14/2017 2:57:11 AM PST by Enlightened1
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