Rachel Maddow: Flynn plea deal points the finger directly at Mike Pence involvement

[workinclasszero]

Rachel Maddow: Flynn plea deal points the finger directly at Mike Pence involvement
Tom Boggioni Rawstory 02 DEC 2017 AT 08:17 ET

Friday night MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow took a long hard look at the plea deal worked out between attorney’s for former national security adviser Mike Flynn and special counsel Robert Mueller and concluded that Flynn’s statement opens the door for the investigators to take a long hard look at Vice President Mike Pence’s involvement.

Noting that Pence oversaw the Trump transition team, Maddow pointed that he likely was one of those who was aware that Flynn spoke with the Russians about easing sanctions.

“Vice President Pence insisted publicly more than once that Mike Flynn never talked about sanctions with the Russians. That was always a false statement,” Maddow began. “Well, now we know that multiple members of the Trump transition team knew that was a false statement when Mike Pence said it. So, why’d they let him say it?”

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/rachel-maddow-flynn-plea-deal-points-the-finger-directly-at-mike-pence-involvement/

[DangerousUrNot]

1. I saw that segment and she made some good points.

[dlk]

2. Thank God Someone in the Media Isn't Giving Mike Pence a Pass!

Pence has been sneaking around, under the radar. No doubt, hoping to avoid scrutiny. Thankfully, Rachel is providing some.

[workinclasszero]

4. Maybe the post 2018 elections democratic Congress can get an impeachment

two-fer?

[oasis]

3. Nancy Pelosi takes over the White House in 2019.

[workinclasszero]

5. YES!

[Sneederbunk]

6. Thought it interesting that Pence never questioned by Mueller.

[Pachamama]

8. Trump and Pence

Mueller is saving them for last...

[cilla4progress]

7. I know the. guilty plea was in exchange for information which we can't wait to hear -

but I do wish it was more far-ranging than Flynn going behind Obama admin's back on sanctions during the transition (even if it includes Flynn's lying to the FBI about it). Too easy for trump to spin his way out of to 35‰.

[Fred Sanders]

9. Apparently the Shitler defence is, sure Flynn met with Russians, under my campaign's direction

to discuss America sanctions being lifted or not imposed - which Flynn says he lied about to the FBI a year ago...but since the Logan Act violation was when he was Emperor in waiting and not while campaigning, it is no bigly deal.

Next up... Pious Pence?!

[colsohlibgal]

10. String Them Up!

Seriously looks like we may wind up with President Paul Ryan aka, as Charlie Pierce refers to him, the zombie eyed Granny Starver.

[dreamland]

11. Go Rachel Go!

We must not forget that he is involved from the very start.
Shout out to Rachel for keeping the focus!

[Initech]

12. I hope this whole god damn administration goes down.