Did Mike Pence get burned by Michael Flynn?

[DonViejo]

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By James Hohmann February 10 at 8:39 AM

THE BIG IDEA: Either the national security adviser misled the vice president, or the vice president knowingly misled the American people.

That’s one takeaway from a fresh scoop by three of my colleagues: Contrary to repeated and categorical denials by Trump officials, Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country’s ambassador to the United States during the month before President Trump took office.

Their sourcing is solid: Nine current and former officials, who were in senior positions at multiple agencies at the time of the calls.

“Flynn’s communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak were interpreted by some senior U.S. officials as an inappropriate and potentially illegal signal to the Kremlin that it could expect a reprieve from sanctions that were being imposed by the Obama administration in late December to punish Russia for its alleged interference in the 2016 election,” Greg Miller, Adam Entous and Ellen Nakashima report. “Officials said this week that the FBI is continuing to examine Flynn’s communications with Kislyak.”

Selective amnesia: On Wednesday, Flynn denied that he had discussed sanctions with Kislyak. Asked in an interview whether he had ever done so, he twice said, “No.” On Thursday, Flynn backed away from the denial. A spokesman said: “While he had no recollection of discussing sanctions, he couldn’t be certain that the topic never came up.”

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[s-cubed]

1. Is this traitorous?

[Docreed2003]

2. Flynn is clearly a Russian lackey....

What I can't decide is this: is Mike Pence a willing stooge or is he the moron patsy? Neither is a good look.

[Zoonart]

6. Omerta

Flynn made certain that Pence will have no plausible deniability when push come to shove. Nail him as complicit on camera, and they think they will have one less shiv to dodge.

He, heh... nice Presidential ambitions a there, it would be a shame if something were to happen to them.

[Docreed2003]

7. Omerta is about right....

These mafia guys aren't playing!

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. A Viper's Nest of Treason!

Trump is Putin's pet!

[Renew Deal]

4. Flynn is a Russia sympathizer that can not be trusted

He probably couldn't get confirmed. That's why he has the job he has.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512598446

[Eyeball_Kid]

5. Comey's FBI will continue to "examine" the evidence until 2035. They'll

get stuck on how to interpret a misplaced comma, so they'll set up a second investigative body to study the comma. Meanwhile, Flynn will have died of acute poisoning in 2022 while on vacation in St. Petersburg. But that's another story that the FBI will "investigate", with the outcome almost ready to release-- at some point in the future.