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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlynn situation goes global, Russia denied Flynn talked about sanctions before he came clean
What do you call the international version of egg on your face?
Moscow on Monday backed national security adviser Mike Flynn, saying he never improperly discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador. We have already said there have not been any such talks, insisted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, when asked whether Flynn and envoy Sergey Kislyak talked about rolling back tough sanctions imposed by President Obama, once President Trump assumes office, TASS reported.
That was about eight hours ago. And now, whoops...
Flynn apologized privately for the controversy to Vice President Mike Pence, according to a White House official. Pence, relying on information from Flynn, publicly vouched that the retired Army lieutenant general did not discuss U.S. sanctions against Russia in calls with the Russia late last year. Flynn has since told the White House that sanctions may have come up.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/dc25a9ec-7831-34c3-8e44-0e2288a116bd/kremlin-denies-flynn.html
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/flynn-743892-trump-president.html
Now this throws the Trump administration and the Putin regime's credibility into doubt, let's just hope they never have to face accusations that they poisoned a man with polonium or dismissed a dossier about a certain President, right?
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Flynn situation goes global, Russia denied Flynn talked about sanctions before he came clean (Original Post)
ck4829
Feb 2017
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I doubt Pence and Flynn even talked, no reason to. They both WANT Russia to be happy
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 2017
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spanone
(135,827 posts)1. multiple lies in multiple directions
Botany
(70,500 posts)2. Are you saying you don't Trust Vlad Putin?
spanone
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)3. I doubt Pence and Flynn even talked, no reason to. They both WANT Russia to be happy
so Pence gives cover to Flynn, gets caught, gets a reprieve because at this point in time Pence is more valuable.
These are liars, thieves, rat-fucks. Nobody in this group is "concerned" about another person in this group breaking the law, they all do it on a daily basis.
ck4829
(35,068 posts)5. I think the trying to appease Russia ship has sailed at this point
Because now they all look like liars.
At least, this is how it would work if people paid attention, hopefully people are continuing to wake up.
PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)7. Of course, Russia would not want to lose such a valuable asset
as they had in Flynn.