Someone should go to jail....Loretta Lynch is my first choice. Valerie Jarrett would be second. Comey my third.
The Russian Trump connection is as fictitious as the Benghazi "video".
RE: I’m still confused by Flynn’s resignation. We still don’t know the gist of the real allegations against him
Here’s how I understand it:
1) Flynn spoke to the Russian Ambassador as a member of Trump’s team and as the likely ( no yet confirmed ) National Security Adviser.
2) The Ambassador brought up the sanctions that Obama was placing on Russia as a result of the suspected hacking during the elections. The discussion was tangential and Flynn probably said he will bring this up with Trump but made no promises.
3) The Ambassador’s conversation with Flynn was being tapped.
4) Someone illegally LEAKED to the press about the conversation. THAT someone still has to be identified.
5) Because of the above leak, there was a huge brouhaha regarding whether or not Flynn violated the Logan Act ( an over 200 year old law that was never seriously implemented ).
6) When VP Mike Pence asked Flynn whether or not sanctions with Russia were discussed, Flynn flatly denied having spoken to Kislyak in December 2016 about the sanctions placed on Russia by the Obama administration; however, the next day, U.S. intelligence officials shared an account indicating that such discussions did in fact take place.
The above constituted a misleading statement to the VP.
Following this revelation, Flynn’s spokesman released a statement that Flynn “indicated that while he had no recollection of discussing sanctions, he couldn’t be certain that the topic never came up”.
7) Now here’s where Trump could have steadfastly said publicly that he still stood by Flynn. He did not. There was a trust issue involved and he had to ask Flynn to resign.
So, THERE WAS INDEED SURVEILLANCE. The more disturbing issue is WHO LEAKED THE CONTENTS OF THE SURVEILLANCE TO THE PRESS?
Actually, I think General Flynn will come back at some point and was possibly used to flush out intelligence personnel who are the leakers.
Flynn lied to Pence, no more, no less.
“obammie=rockfish”
As I understand it, when asked by the Vice President if he had had any Russian contacts, he told the VP, no, which was a lie!
I think Flynn was an Operative for Trump to draw this whole thing of spying and leaking out. He kept his cover even with the VP. So he wasn’t in this for the long haul. Now with all of this out on the table and his mission complete, the lie to the VP was mission cover for his exit.
Flynn was fired for lying to the VP.
Someone should go to jail....Loretta Lynch is my first choice. Valerie Jarrett would be second. Comey my third.You don't set your sights near high enough