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So this does not have to do with collusion with Russia prior to the election. It has to do with that phone call that happened with the Russian ambassador. Obama slapped those last minute sanctions on because he knew that would hamper Trump in his ability to build a better relationship with Russia. My belief is that Flynn didn't want them to retaliate against the U.S. in response to those sanctions. The bottom line, though, is that Russia's nonresponse led the Obama Administration to unmask Flynn's calls because they wanted to see if he said something. Who was this official, and why didn't they just tell them to keep quiet, let the country see the fallout from Obama's sanctions, and have Trump deal with it when he got in office? Why didn't Flynn just fess up from the start or stay quiet? He's smart enough to know you can't lie to the FBI.

Asking seriously - will this be a problem because it appeared the Administration didn't know until Yates told them? Pence didn't know. When it came out public, they fired him. The New York Times said at the time that the transcript was vague enough that Trump could have justified not firing him if he wanted. I wonder why they didn't just fess up and let them try to Logan Act him. It had only been used once in history - that likely would have gone nowhere. That would have avoided this if they were honest.

Flynn, a lifelong DEMOCRAT and Obama appointment, WAS in fact in bed with Putin. Thank God he, and Manafort, are off the team.

Trump should just pardon Flynn, and every other potential target of the Deep State, then fire Mueller. If Republicans abandon him, we will abandon them.