Trump Says Media Treated Flynn 'Very Unfairly,' Slams 'Criminal' Leaks

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ESME CRIBB Published FEBRUARY 15, 2017, 12:33 PM EDT

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the media treated former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn "very unfairly" and slammed leaks by members of his own administration.

"General Flynn is a wonderful man. I think he's been treated very, very unfairly by the media, as I call it the fake media, in many cases, and I think it is really a sad thing he was treated so badly," Trump said during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump called leaks from his administration "a criminal action" and claimed that they are being used to "cover up for" Hillary Clinton's election loss.

"It has been going on for a long time before me, but now it's really going on," Trump said. "I think that it is very, very unfair what's happened to General Flynn, the way he was treated and the documents and papers that were illegally, I stress that, illegally leaked."

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[Maven]

1. Translation: PLEASE don't roll me over Flynn! nt

[C_U_L8R]

2. That's a pretty sorry defense

The wheels are clearly flying off the Trump limo.

[Blue_Tires]

3. So Flynn was treated very unfairly by the media

despite the fact that Trump himself said he had lost trust in him...


Oh, and nice to see he has adopted the emoprog/Greenwaldian talking point of the Russian questions being a smokescreen to cover for Hillary losing the election (you DUers who parroted this myth should be very ashamed of yourselves)...

[TreasonousBastard]

4. They were his people doing the leaking, so why complain to us?

[Botany]

5. So Hillary Clinton's loss caused documents to be leaked that led to Flynn's firing after they ....

.... were published in the fake media?

[Ccarmona]

6. Divert, Divert, No Logic, Then Divert Some More

As usual, the SCPOTUS is trying to divert attention away from his real legal problems by calling out the media as the ones who broke the law. It's his usual pattern of projection.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. He was misquoted!!!1!!!!! He actually said, "he's been treated very, very unfairly...."

When he says "very, very." then I believe him.

Also, "Breaking News"?

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Word salad.

[karynnj]

9. If he believes Flynn did nothing wrong, it is him, not the media's fault

He threw him under the bus rather than have his back and defend him. The media did not have the power to do anything to him. He needed no confirmation. Neither Congress or the public had any say into his staying. Unless he broke the law.

[Crowman2009]

10. HA-HA! Now who is the snowflake?

For someone who won the election, Trump acts like a total loser. According the alt-right definition, wouldn't Trump be a beta-cuck mangina?

[NCjack]

11. #45's brain and piehole are not connected. nt

[hamsterjill]

12. Let 45 keep shooting his mouth off.

Let him keep whining about leaks, etc. His stupidity and accusations will hopefully keep the intelligence community interested in exposing his sorry ass.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. tRump means (fascistically) disloyalty against him is worse than treason against the USA. . . . nt

[ProfessorGAC]

14. As I Asked In A Different Thread. . .

. . .how are the leaks a defense against what happened? The leaks are information regarding wrongdoing. Whether we like or dislike the leaks (count me as "like&quot , a leak from inside that says "everything is cool and there were no laws broken by anybody" doesn't lead to a forced resignation.

So, exactly how do "illegal" leaks end up a defense for lawbreaking? (Other than, of course, "Well none of this would have happened if we didn't get caught."

[starshine00]

15. I would like this post

if there was a way to do that on here, which I guess there isn't

[NYC Liberal]

17. Trump lacks the intelligence and self-discipline necessary to attempt a proper coverup.

You're right: the fact that leaking the information may have broken the law (not saying it did, but even if that is so...) doesn't change the illegality of the actions described by the leaks.

Trump isn't smart enough to realize that he's confirmed that the leaks are accurate by the very fact that he called them "leaks." If it weren't true, they wouldn't be leaks, they'd be lies...or "fake news."

[olddad56]

16. funny thing about this 'lying, fake' media, if you read online news..

from other countries, these terrible media sources are worldwide, not just MSNBC and CNN.