Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia
Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON When President Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a renegade who had acted independently in his discussions with a Russian official during the presidential transition and then lied to his colleagues about the interactions.
But emails among top transition officials, provided or described to The New York Times, suggest that Mr. Flynn was far from a rogue actor. In fact, the emails, coupled with interviews and court documents filed on Friday, showed that Mr. Flynn was in close touch with other senior members of the Trump transition team both before and after he spoke with the Russian ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, about American sanctions against Russia.
While Mr. Trump has disparaged as a Democratic hoax any claims that he or his aides had unusual interactions with Russian officials, the records suggest that the Trump transition team was intensely focused on improving relations with Moscow and was willing to intervene to pursue that goal despite a request from the Obama administration that it not sow confusion about official American policy before Mr. Trump took office.
On Dec. 29, a transition adviser to Mr. Trump, K. T. McFarland, wrote in an email to a colleague that sanctions announced hours before by the Obama administration in retaliation for Russian election meddling were aimed at discrediting Mr. Trumps victory. The sanctions could also make it much harder for Mr. Trump to ease tensions with Russia, which has just thrown the U.S.A. election to him, she wrote in the emails obtained by The Times
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Turbineguy
(37,332 posts)It's a bit like sending somebody a private letter but not putting it in an envelope.
.99center
(1,237 posts)If there is a tit-for-tat escalation Trump will have difficulty improving relations with Russia, which has just thrown U.S.A. election to him, she wrote."
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Lie, lie, lie - that's all the freaking republicans - and their deceitful Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, do. No integrity. No honor. Unfit for service in the US government.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)KARMA, FUCKERS
TomCADem
(17,387 posts)Reminds me of this Trump voter complete with MAGA hat...
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)If email takes him down, I'll never second guess the universe again.
BumRushDaShow
(129,039 posts)1.) Get rid of sanctions
2.) Get out of his business with Crimea and the rest of Ukraine
3.) Other stuff that hasn't surfaced yet but probably includes -
a.) Get that "defense shield" out of eastern Europe
b.) Take care of the Saudi Arabia problem (i.e., "get them out of the oil business" so that prices can rise again)
c.) Provide oil extraction expertise/technology in order to corner the market
d.) Leave Assad alone
Edit to add - K.T. McFarland supposedly exited with GrimReaper back in April - http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/328009-deputy-national-security-adviser-kt-mcfarland-asked-to-step-down
One wonders if there are plans to bring her in to testify - both in Congress AND obviously Mueller.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,996 posts)mobeau69
(11,144 posts)Last edited Sat Dec 2, 2017, 10:24 PM - Edit history (1)
passed with overwhelming bi-partisan approval:
419-3 in the House. (The three votes against the bill came from Republicans Justin Amash of Michigan, Tom Massie of Kentucky and John Duncan of Tennessee) and 98-2 in the Senate. (The two votes against came from Independent Bernie Sanders and Republican Rand Paul).
So there.
riversedge
(70,235 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)I hope this pans out. It sounds like the most substantive evidence yet.