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kpete

(72,005 posts) Wed Dec 7, 2016, 09:28 AM Dec 2016

Michael Flynn Jr sacked over Pizzagate claims that led to shots being fired at Comet Ping Pong

The son of Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser, Michael Flynn, has lost his job in the president-elect’s transition team after he spread a false conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton that led to shots being fired in pizza restaurant.

While working for his father, Michael Flynn Jr tweeted an erroneous theory that Clinton’s allies had been running a paedophile ring in the Comet Ping Pong pizza parlour in Washington.

Even after a man on Sunday fired a rifle in the restaurant, in an incident apparently sparked by the conspiracy theory, Flynn said on Twitter that the fake news would “remain a story” until proven false.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/07/trump-adviser-son-michael-flynn-sacked-pizzagate-comet-ping-pong-restaurant

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Michael Flynn Jr sacked over Pizzagate claims that led to shots being fired at Comet Ping Pong (Original Post) kpete Dec 2016 OP

They think by sacrificing him they can keep his dad. Solomon Dec 2016 #1

Yep! get the red out Dec 2016 #2

I'm betting that Flynn Jr. was 'fired' the same COLGATE4 Dec 2016 #3

Beat me to it. nt Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 #4

Great minds think alike etc... COLGATE4 Dec 2016 #5

And I just found out last night that the transition team filed Sorceress Dec 2016 #6

Solomon

(12,319 posts)

1. They think by sacrificing him they can keep his dad.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 09:30 AM

Dec 2016

His dad needs to go as well.

get the red out

(13,468 posts)

2. Yep!

Reply to Solomon (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 09:37 AM

Dec 2016

He needed to be less obvious in his provocation even for Trump! If the M$M can figure it out, the lies are WAY over the top.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

3. I'm betting that Flynn Jr. was 'fired' the same

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 09:52 AM

Dec 2016

way that Corey Lewandowski was 'fired'.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,189 posts)

4. Beat me to it. nt

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 09:52 AM

Dec 2016

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

5. Great minds think alike etc...

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 09:53 AM

Dec 2016

Sorceress

(309 posts)

6. And I just found out last night that the transition team filed

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 10:00 AM

Dec 2016

a security clearance request on his behalf? It's crazy. Furthermore, Pence just sits there and says "Oh, he was just handling the scheduling for his father". Then why did he freakin' need clearance? If the son is like this, you know the father is equally as crazy, if not more. Remember the rumors about Flynn acting a fool in the security briefing with Christie? The briefing probably didn't match whatever conspiracy theories are flying around that struggle of a brain he has.

Anyway, I was surprised Jake Tapper went in because people seem so transfixed on the soothing nature of Pence's voice that they just accept all of the lies coming out of his mouth and move on.

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