IT Seems To Me A Dunderheaded Move

[Me.]

To be calling Flynn a liar they way they are:

Flynn expected his legal bills to be paid...they weren't

He expected a pardon, his brother even asked for one on twitter.......A No On That

Now they're calling Flynn a liar

Flynn is not a nice guy who helped the Dumpster get elected and now he has been betrayed bigly.

Thus it seems to me they are in effect daring him to fulfill their worst fears. His brother used the words 'all their corruption' in his tweet.

[Grassy Knoll]

1. Everything That's True Is A Lie, It's What Germans Had For Breakfast.

Flynn

Mueller

The Dossier

Collusion

[sheshe2]

2. Bring it on Flynn.

Do not disappoint.

[Me.]

3. ...

[sheshe2]

4. ;)

[lastlib]

5. Shit, meet Turbine Blades..........

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[BigmanPigman]

6. Have you noticed that the question of a pardon for Flynn by the media

is currently being dealt with the reply, "I am not addressing a pardon at this time" by the fucking moron?

[Me.]

15. Completely Stupid Of Them

To mess w/Flynn who is already angry about no lawyer fees

[Me.]

22. You Bet He Isn't

'cause now it's obstruction

[Orsino]

26. Well, I've noticed that Trump's answer to ANY detailed question amounts to "We'll see." n/t

He's just tap-dancing, and poorly. He's long past being able to keep up with the lies crafted to support him.

[FSogol]

30. I completely believe that Trump only has a basic grasp of the issues. His lawyers explain it over &

over, but Trumpy tunes them out. Trumpy doesn't have a clue how bad it will be on him since he's never been held accountable for anything.

[herding cats]

7. Theyre poking Flynn because hes in Muellers pocket now.

Which seems foolish since they don’t know what Mueller already has documented.

In this game of cat and mouse, it does appear they’re the mouse and Mueller’s the cat toying with his prey.

Time will tell, of course, but their strategy seems shallow and shortsighted looking at it from the outside.

[Me.]

20. Quite

[H2O Man]

8. Well, yes, it is.

And to think this is the outgrowth of the argument that Trump's legal team engaged in, in the parking lot, after meeting with Mr. Mueller!

Recommended, of course.

(And I might just expand on this very topic soon.)

[Me.]

16. PLease Do

Because I simply can't understand why they'd poke at a wasp aka Flynn.

[H2O Man]

34. Here's why:

The legal team is inappropriate, in that they have both White House and Trump's lawyer, which represent different -- though overlapping -- interests. In theory, the White House lawyer is supposed to represent the institution of the White House; in practice, it is representing the interests of those close to Trump, and Trump. And, of course, Trump's lawyer represents him.

The attack on Flynn is primarily geared to protect Jared and Junior. Trump's lawyer knows it is a foolish tactic. But both interests have to deal with Trump, who must know (at some level) that the investigation won't end by next week, and that he isn't going to get a letter from Mr. Mueller certifying he is without sin. The bullshit about Trump being confident, as reported last week, isn't real. He is going nuts. He is tweeting crazy shit.

Hence, the White House lawyers are trying to keep him from exploding in what is a high-risk gamble.

[Me.]

35. Also

didn't I see somewhere that McGann (?) may have Russian connections of his own?

[H2O Man]

37. Yes, he does.

There are also several republicans in Congress who have connection$, who "coincidentally" are leading the attacks on Mr. Mueller and the FBI. Small world, at least for the corrupted rats. And it's getting smaller, and uncomfortably tight.

[Me.]

38. Ryan & McConnell

have PACs that rec'd Russian money. What about Lindsey? And of course, there's Rohrbacher.

[H2O Man]

39. One of those

of particular interest right now is Devon Nunes. His "family" wine business is 50% owned by a Russian hoodlum.

[Me.]

40. Nunes

Forgot about him and didn't know about the winery

[Leghorn21]

9. Andrew has written a fine poem for this occasion:

Link to tweet

?s=17

[Me.]

17. +1

[Renew Deal]

10. It might be their only move

He was "fired" for lying to Pence. He was convicted for lying to the FBI. He was fired by Obama for being a crank. Their best move is to attack his credibility. He's probably going to talk either way.

[tblue37]

11. But he might well have all kinds of documentation--emails, texts, etc. nt

[Renew Deal]

12. Best isn't always perfect or even optimal

But I'm sure Flynn can prove they are liars. They have proven it themselves.

[uponit7771]

13. If Flynn has docs then Red Don's crew is even more in the soup

[Caliman73]

14. Perhaps, but then the question is...

"Mr. Trump, why did you appoint a known liar the be your National Security Adviser even after being warned by President Obama not to take him on?"

Trump comes out of this looking like an idiot (which he is) or complicit in dealing with the Russians (which he is).

[Me.]

19. Lose/Lose

[Eyeball_Kid]

28. The answer is simple. Hiring Flynn was a Russian idea. Putin gave the green light.

In the same way, Pence was selected to be VP by Russian agent Paul Manafort. That order came from Putin.

The hierarchy in the Kremlin and in the Oligopoly is very autocratic. Everything flows under Putin's watch.

[Me.]

36. Pence Being Hired By Manafort

is important to remember when they say Pence didn't know

[Me.]

18. That Lying To Pence Is Questionable In My Mind

They said that before it all blew up in their faces. I think Pence was well aware of what Flynn was up to, after all by that time he was in charge of the campaign

[Renew Deal]

41. I totally agree

And if he was lying, Trump certainly didn't mind until it became public

[malaise]

21. What I don't get is why Groper Don the Con believd that Flynn would be more loyal to him than his

own son? Guess he thinks everyone is like him.

[Me.]

24. Ego As Vast As The Ocean

can't imagine anyone being more important than him

[NewJeffCT]

32. Maybe he thought the loyalty oath

trumped family ties?

[dalton99a]

23. Dumb mistake.

Besides, Flynn is not exactly an even-tempered kind of guy

[Me.]

27. Exactly

Did they think he wouldn't get even?

[Orsino]

25. You sign on with Trump, you're signing on to take the fall.

Somehow it must still pay well, as there are still some hangers-on determined to support this president.

[NewJeffCT]

31. Yes

If I recall, Trump even screwed over a brother or sister out of their inheritance money. So, even family isn't safe (looking at you two, Jared and Eric...)

[NewJeffCT]

29. Seems like a bizarre tactic

by Team Trump. If you piss off an important witness like Flynn, you're just digging your grave even deeper

[FSogol]

33. They still think they can rewrite reality to suit their needs. n/t