Was Flynn Acting Under Trumps Orders?
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There has been a lot of media attention lately on Michael Flynn and his telephone conversations with Sergey Kislyak where Flynn apparently discussed with the Russian Ambassador the sanctions which President Obama imposed on Russia on the day they were imposed. Most of the attention has been focused on Flynn’s initial adamant denials that sanctions discussion took place in light of the subsequent revelations that intelligence intercepts prove otherwise. Also at issue is the fact that Flynn not only lied to the American people, he also lied to other administration officials including Vice President Pence who publicly defended him.
All of this is serious business which warrants a bi-partisan Congressional investigation, but no one seems to be asking the most important question: At the time that Flynn discussed sanctions with the Russian Ambassador, was Flynn doing the bidding of Donald Trump or was he acting on his own?
As you will recall, immediately after President Obama announced new sanctions on Russia for their tampering with our election system, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, announced that Russia would be retaliating in kind and would expel 35 US diplomats. This was to be expected. The American sanctions included expelling 35 Russian intelligence officers operating in the US as part of the Russian diplomatic mission. Every other time either Russia or the US expelled spies, the other country retaliated by doing the same; tit for tat so to speak.
However, the next day it was announced that Putin would not retaliate, at least not right away. Instead the Russian news agency, RIA, quoted Putin as saying that after Trump took office he would consider the actions of Trump administration when deciding on future course of Russia-U.S. relations. What event took place between the Russian Foreign Minister’s warning of imminent retaliation and Putin’s wait and see decision? Why that was the conversation which Flynn had with the Russian ambassador. One can only assume that Flynn conveyed assurances that the sanctions would be lifted once Trump took office. But again, did Flynn convey those assurances on his own, are was he following Trump’s instructions? Either answer has very serious implications.
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The Question No One IS Asking: Was Flynn Acting Under Trump’s Orders?
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