CNN: White House claims Obama admin approved Flynn calls with Russian ambassador

[Judi Lynn]

Source: The Hill


BY MAX GREENWOOD - 12/01/17 05:29 PM EST

The White House said on Friday that it was the Obama administration that authorized former national security adviser Michael Flynn's contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during President Trump's transition, according to CNN.

Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Kislyak in the month before Trump took office, the first current or former Trump White House official brought down by special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling.

Court records indicate that his communications with Kislyak were directed by a Trump transition official, with multiple news outlets reporting that official was Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.

“They are saying here at the White House that Flynn’s conversations with Sergey Kisylak were quote ‘authorized’ by the Obama administration,” CNN correspondent Jim Acosta said.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/362856-cnn-white-house-claims-obama-admin-approved-flynn-calls-with-russian

[Honeycombe8]

1. Rubbish! Total rubbish. They can tell it in court, though, and see if it flies. nt

[Sneederbunk]

2. Well then you have nothing to worry about Donald.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Calls is not the issue. It's what was said.

Anyone can talk to any Russian.

They can't transmit secrets.

They can't pretend to represent the government or a future government with regard to foreign policy unless they are confirmed by the Senate or they are offices duly appointed by the State Department.

Reference the Logan act:

The Logan Act (1 Stat. 613, 18 U.S.C. § 953, enacted January 30, 1799) is a United States federal law that details the fine and/or imprisonment of unauthorized citizens who negotiate with foreign governments having a dispute with the United States. It was intended to prevent the undermining of the government's position.[2] The Act was passed following George Logan's unauthorized negotiations with France in 1798, and was signed into law by President John Adams on January 30, 1799. The Act was last amended in 1994, and violation of the Logan Act is a felony. -- Wikipedia

[CanonRay]

4. Obama did it!

I knew it! I'll bet Snidley Whiplash was in on it too!!!

[Irish_Dem]

5. Obama made me do it.

Typical con artist tactic, blame others for their own wrongdoing.

[Angry Dragon]

7. you forgot Hillary.......she sent Trump and Flynn an e-mail

[wryter2000]

6. WTF??

They're delusional.

[mobeau69]

8. As Ann Richards would say

That dog won't hunt.

[Freethinker65]

9. Sure. Obama wanted Trump to undermine sanctions. Hahaha. Then why fucking lie about it?

It was all about Russian adoptions or some other nonsense..... spin baby spin


They really need KellyAnne the master of deflection to pull a “but nobody cares about that, everyone wants to know about Hillary’s emails and Benghazi and ...”. Too bad she is too busy lawyering up.

[cilla4progress]

10. Riiiiight...

After firing him. And Yates warning them about him.

[ailsagirl]

11. Oh, yeh-- right

[TeamPooka]

12. Gee, you think Flynn might have mentioned that before pleading guilty in court.

[George II]

13. This AFTER Obama warned trump about Flynn? GMAFB!

[Drum]

14. Desperate is as desperate does...

[bucolic_frolic]

15. This is why they try to destroy credibility by yelling "Fake News" all the time

If no one has credibility, they win.

[Fred Sanders]

30. Yep. Now the Trump cult has a Big Lie to chew on as real news. Small problem. Guilty plea.

[Ccarmona]

16. Even If True, which it Isnt, Doesnt Change Flynns Guilty Plea

Nor does it change what Flynn gave up for the reduced charges.

[C Moon]

17. I'm guessing this is nothing more than giving his followers something to sleep with this weekend.

They must be dying today.

[asiliveandbreathe]

18. Let's see if Flynn wants to second that comment..hey Flynn, did you tell Mueller

that President Obama authorized you to talk with the rushkie? - No, I didn't think so...

[Botany]

19. Oh please why tell such an out and out lie?

Everybody knows it was a Hillary Clinton order by an email from Benghazi
that was part of a deep state operation paid for by the Clinton Foundation.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Obama booted Flynn in 2014!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/head-of-pentagon-intelligence-agency-forced-out-officials-say/2014/04/30/ec15a366-d09d-11e3-9e25-188ebe1fa93b_story.html

[MontanaMama]

28. Holy hell.

I totally forgot about this. Flynn has probably been on Clapper's radar since then...which put him on Obama's radar too. good stuff!!!

[SummerSnow]

38. They feel that if they say it enough it will come true.lol

[Doitnow]

21. So many lies coming out of this White House, and this is just one more. Some day

a truth might come out of it and no one will believe it. Serves them right. They did themselves in. It just happens that way.

[YessirAtsaFact]

22. Just when i think the lies cant get any more ridiculous

They prove me wrong

[LudwigPastorius]

23. It those meetings had the U.S. government seal of approval, then...

why did Flynn feel like he had to lie about them?


Another load of bullshit comes rolling down Bullshit Mountain.

[ancianita]

24. Fake news. Obama's caution against hiring Flynn mitigates against that claim.

[jpak]

25. Produce it Cheeto

We're all from Missouri now.

yup

[Guilded Lilly]

26. This was expected. It is the policy of this cowardly full of nothing but shit...

Administration to take no accountability for anything. And blame the vastly more intelligent black man.

Vile, gutless, scum. The lot of them. No character, no shame. History will remember them with lip curling disdain.

I hope they all choke.

[Pachamama]

27. Another day....another dozen lies out of the White House...Haven't they learned yet to not lie?

The lies are catching up and people are catching on....

And Mueller is going to catch them all....

[irisblue]

29. It took them all freaking day to come up with claptrap? Weakassmofos

[Solly Mack]

31. That they are lying won't make a difference with their freak followers.

They enjoy lies.

[wishstar]

32. Mindboggling that WH continues lying even more fantastically than ever

but WH knows Trump's base of rabid supporters will buy any crazy spin they put out

[Miigwech]

33. Nice try trumpeeee's

Delusional Don

[dae]

34. Delusional dip$hit dumba$$es!

[jalan48]

35. it's this kind of shit that begs for Mueller and the Democrats to rub Trump's nose in it.

No more, "Let's move forward, not backward" talk once Trump and Co. are removed from office. Prosecute this thing to the fullest extent.

[L. Coyote]

36. Hillary made Obama do it, and the Deep State made Hillary do it to Obama, and ....

e-mails

[renegade000]

37. Yeah, if your defense is literally "Thanks Obama..."

I'd be sweating too...

[RandomAccess]

39. I keep thinking there'll be nothing more that can happen

that will surprise me.

I keep being wrong.

This is farkin' PREPOSTEROUS!

[iluvtennis]

40. MORE LIES. Obama was still in office, his staff could have done reach out to Russia if

they needed too; they had no need to involve Flynn. The accusation is a dog whistle for the Trump base where a majority of them have no critical thinking skills and believe whatever is told to them.

[Yavin4]

41. Ah, the old blame the Black guy defense

Yeah, not going to work this time.

[Kablooie]

42. This is the response of a dedicated Trump follower...

LMAO!!!!
Ouch!!!! Ya know that’s gonna leave a mark....LOL
You know Trump had to have been aware of that all along and he just lets the stupid azzes walk right into it. Liberal heads gotta be exploding....LOL
Libs are soooo stupid. It’s part of the insanity brought on by their mental disease.
They’re dumber than a box of rocks. Up against a guy like Trump, they are nothing but kids’ play puddy.

13 posted on 12/1/2017, 5:11:54 PM by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)

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So says the rock sitting in the box.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

43. Predictable...

[uppityperson]

44. And....The Onion closes its doors

[Panich52]

45. Crock of shit

Pres Obama fired Flynn & warned Trump to not hire him and we're supposed to believe he'd want Flynn talking to Russians?
His projection defense mech working overtime on this one.

[Nitram]

46. Obama fired Flynn. And warned Trump about him.

Period.

[BadGimp]

47. As if the WH dosen't already have enough problems with their credibility...

[Turbineguy]

48. Yes.

It was all part of a cunning plan.

The kind this guy would come up with