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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 02:22 PM Feb 2017

The Scandal That Could Bring Trump Down Grows As Flynn Top Aide Denied Security Clearance

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/02/11/top-aide-trumps-national-security-adviser-denied-security-clearance.html


[font size="3"]The CIA denied a top aide to Trump's National Security adviser security clearance, just hours after Donald Trump's National Security adviser was busted for lying about the nature of his repeated contacts with a Russian ambassador.[/font]


All of that Russia Trump smoke is gathering steam.

The CIA denied a top aide to President Trump’s National Security adviser security clearance, Politico reported.

“The CIA freezes out top (Michael) Flynn aide. The agency denied a security clearance for a key aide to the National Security Adviser — ratcheting up tensions between Flynn and the intel community,” Kenneth P. Vogel and Josh Dawsey reported about top deputy to Flynn on the National Security Council, senior director for Africa Robin Townley.

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Within the last 48 hours, President Trump’s National Security adviser Michael Flynn was busted for having repeated talks with Russia’s Ambassador about President Obama’s sanctions against Russia both during the campaign and the transition.

Friday, top Democrats demanded that President Trump fire Michael Flynn immediately, seeing as Flynn appeared to be in violation of the Logan Act by negotiating with Russia about American policy.
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The Scandal That Could Bring Trump Down Grows As Flynn Top Aide Denied Security Clearance (Original Post) Bill USA Feb 2017 OP
If we sweep out the traitors MFM008 Feb 2017 #1
What did Trump know, and when did he know it? Tanuki Feb 2017 #2
It's about time that some piece of this... prairierose Feb 2017 #3

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
2. What did Trump know, and when did he know it?
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 02:32 PM
Feb 2017

While they're at it, I hope they'll ask Giuliani and Lara Trump under oath what it was that they each coyly stated the campaign had "up its sleeve" just prior to the Comey fiasco.

prairierose

(2,145 posts)
3. It's about time that some piece of this...
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 03:13 PM
Feb 2017

sticks to someone on the dolt45 administration. Do all security checks take this long?

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