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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump cuts ties with Flynn Jr.
BY KATIE BO WILLIAMS at the Hillhttp://thehill.com/policy/national-security/309086-trump-cuts-ties-with-flynn-jr
"SNIP...............
Donald Trump's transition team on Tuesday severed ties with the son of the president-elects pick for national security adviser amidst scrutiny of retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynns habitual promotion of conspiracy theories.
The break, reportedly a direct order from Trump himself, came after Michael Flynn Jr. in a Twitter post on Sunday suggested a made-up story about a child sex ring at a Washington pizzeria was true.
Earlier that day, a gunman who believed the hoax had gone to the popular neighborhood restaurant and fired shots.
The incident put a violent twist on the long-simmering debate over the power of fake news and raised concerns about the man about to take on one of the most powerful positions in the countrys national security apparatus.
Both Flynn and his son have pushed unsubstantiated stories linking Hillary Clinton to underage sex rings, providing no evidence to support their claims.
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Trump cuts ties with Flynn Jr. (Original Post)
applegrove
Dec 2016
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Nope, it was Flyns publication of what the Putin administration thinks that got him canned
uponit7771
Dec 2016
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uponit7771
(90,335 posts)1. Nope, it was Flyns publication of what the Putin administration thinks that got him canned
applegrove
(118,622 posts)2. Do you have a link?
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)3. No link, just what seems closer to reality relative to DPutin's actions... they don't want people to
... know what they think
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)4. Story is now in NY Times:
Trump Fires Senior Advisers Son From Transition for Sharing Fake News
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/us/politics/michael-flynn-son-trump.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
I like the part where Pence is caught in a bald faced lie.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/us/politics/michael-flynn-son-trump.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
I like the part where Pence is caught in a bald faced lie.
Vice President-elect Mike Pence denied that Mr. Flynn had ever worked for the transition team, saying on MSNBCs Morning Joe that he had no involvement in the transition whatsoever.
But later in the morning, Jason Miller, a transition spokesman, said in a conference call that Mr. Flynn was no longer involved in transition.
But later in the morning, Jason Miller, a transition spokesman, said in a conference call that Mr. Flynn was no longer involved in transition.
rurallib
(62,406 posts)8. Maybe CNN can pick him up like they did Lewandowski?
Maru Kitteh
(28,339 posts)9. Right? He seems PERFECT for CNN; of course
Pence would be even better. Trump can make a big show of throwing him out of the White House complete with a couple of hired heavies to act like enforcers, and Pence can tell CNN he doesn't have a role in the administration any more all while heaping fawning praise and vociferous defense of Trump and all parties associated with Trump.
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C_U_L8R
(44,998 posts)6. And Bannon?
Jeez the guy is a walking bag of flaming bullshit.
Vinca
(50,261 posts)7. But dad did it, too. He's a moron.