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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsToday's Spicey Show in a nutshell.
So....
Q: Why did it take 18 days to fire Michael Flynn?
A: Sally Yates came and gave us a heads-up, we didn't have information, then once we got it, the president made the right decision.
Q: She said it was more than a "heads-up," but two in-person meetings to deliver an urgent warning to take action. Why was Flynn on calls with Russia after this meeting?
A: See, the second meeting was because the first one wasn't clear. If she'd been clear in the first meeting, she wouldn't needed a second meeting. The president did make the right decision.
Q: Why did it take so long to act on what she said once it was clear?
A: There were rumors that she supported Hillary Clinton and not us. And when she refused to do what the president wanted, we were proven right. So the president did make the right decision.
Q: But he allowed Flynn access to top national security information in the meantime?
A: The president didn't want to do anything quickly because Flynn has an honorable military record and he's a good guy. But in the end, the president made the right decision to ask for his resignation.
Q: Why is the president still saying Flynn didn't do anything wrong, after seeing this information?
A: The president fired him because he lied to the vice-president. That was the reason.
Q: Why did it take that much time to determine he lied, after Sally Yates met with the White House attorney?
Repeat. Rinse. Spin.
crazylikafox
(2,755 posts)Sparkly
(24,149 posts)but not far off. He weasels his way out of admissions by saying yes, Flynn was bad but yay Trump fired him; but then he didn't fire him for THAT, but rather because he lied to Pence -- etc.
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)He called Yates partisan, called her warning of a major national security breach (Flynn being compromised) just a heads up that they weren't sure was accurate, said Trump did the right thing firing him and we're not going to keep rehashing this, claimed Clapper said no collusion exists, so we need to accept his no answer and move on, and got angry with reporters.
crazylikafox
(2,755 posts)Should be really entertaining
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)I think they need a new recording to play back.
Hekate
(90,664 posts)MineralMan
(146,288 posts)Once they reboot her and run some diagnostics, they'll ship her back to the White House.
I hear they're working on a fix for her annoying voice, too. She'll be a fresh new Kellyanne, no doubt.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)When you are listening there is a lot lost in the spin.
Sparkly
(24,149 posts)dhol82
(9,353 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)If they insist he was a good man, then can he still be scapegoated? I guess maybe that will be the next spin when he goes to prison: he is a victim of the Democrats who are all big meanies.
kentuck
(111,085 posts)...that the president made the right decision. Got it?