Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Botany

(70,490 posts)
Fri Jun 7, 2019, 09:23 AM Jun 2019

On voicemail, Trump's lawyer asks Michael Flynn's attorney for a 'heads up'

Now is this fake news?

"Hey, Rob, uhm, this is John again," the Nov. 22, 2017 voicemail recording starts out, as Trump's lawyer, John Dowd, requests Flynn's attorney, Rob Kelner, for a "heads up" about the nature of Flynn's cooperation, a move that special counsel Robert Mueller's team has described as a "potential" effort to hinder the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

"If, on the other hand, we have, there's information that. .. implicates the President, then we've got a national security issue, or maybe a national security issue, I don't know ... some issue, we got to-we got to deal with, not only for the President, but for the country," Dowd tells Kelner in the voicemail. "So ... uh ... you know, then-then, you know, we need some kind of heads up. Um, just for the sake of ... protecting all our interests, if we can, without you having to give up any ... confidential information."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/voicemailtrumps-lawyer-asks-michael-flynns-attorney-heads/story?id=63542167

4 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
On voicemail, Trump's lawyer asks Michael Flynn's attorney for a 'heads up' (Original Post) Botany Jun 2019 OP
"implicates the President" Pantagruel Jun 2019 #1
Exactly what National Security issue? C_U_L8R Jun 2019 #2
The national security issue is that Trump and company violated America's national security by .... Botany Jun 2019 #3
And the sleaze and corruption rolls on Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #4
 

Pantagruel

(2,580 posts)
1. "implicates the President"
Fri Jun 7, 2019, 09:58 AM
Jun 2019

The mere fact he's asking the question implies he's very sure POTUS was involved in something shady or criminal.

Botany

(70,490 posts)
3. The national security issue is that Trump and company violated America's national security by ....
Fri Jun 7, 2019, 10:15 AM
Jun 2019

.... working with a hostile foreign power in an attack on our democracy to rig our elections.

https://themoscowproject.org/explainers/trumps-russia-cover-up-by-the-numbers-70-contacts-with-russia-linked-operatives/

TRUMP’S RUSSIA COVER-UP BY THE NUMBERS – 272 CONTACTS WITH RUSSIA-LINKED OPERATIVES


Latest Discussions»General Discussion»On voicemail, Trump's law...