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Leith

(7,809 posts)
Mon May 8, 2017, 10:28 PM May 2017

Just What WAS Flynn's Underlying Behavior?

Was it of a sexual nature? Was he a jerk around the office? Was it financial? Was he passing info to Putin?

Since it's classified/under investigation, we're not going to find out for a while. But that shouldn't stop us from speculating.

I think that Flynn was working with Putin to undermine societies and elections in the US and around the world. He may have been motivated by being cut loose by the Obama Administration and wanted revenge.

I would love to hear what my fellow DUers think.

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Just What WAS Flynn's Underlying Behavior? (Original Post) Leith May 2017 OP
First degree felonious assholery jberryhill May 2017 #1
Fucking treason mshasta May 2017 #2
That's it - he was taking payoffs from Putin FakeNoose May 2017 #6
Obama fired him because he was insubordinate, disruptive and chaotic The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #3
Revenge moondust May 2017 #5
Velveteen that's all written in Steele's report FakeNoose May 2017 #8
I just posted this in another thread. L. Coyote May 2017 #4
I don't think something sexual would bring about a visit from the justice department. milestogo May 2017 #7
He's a criminal. The punishment for treason is sufficient. onecaliberal May 2017 #9
Heard a question or slip of the toung Wellstone ruled May 2017 #10

FakeNoose

(32,633 posts)
6. That's it - he was taking payoffs from Putin
Mon May 8, 2017, 10:50 PM
May 2017

Also he was probably the bagman for Trump. Bringing Trump's payoffs into the country somehow.
Sally Yates can't talk about it in the hearings but she has discussed it behind closed doors.
The Senators have heard the real "classified" info behind closed doors.

If there's ever a Grand Jury or an impeachment trial, it will probably be unclassified. (that's my guess)

What a creep - Lock him up - After he testifies against Trump!



The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,674 posts)
3. Obama fired him because he was insubordinate, disruptive and chaotic
Mon May 8, 2017, 10:39 PM
May 2017

in the DIA, but during his military career he was generally well-regarded. It's possible he went to the dark side in retaliation for having been fired and as a big ol' fuck you to Obama ("You fired me from DIA but now I'm the National Security Adviser, ha ha!&quot . I'm thinking of Robert Hanssen, the FBI agent who passed classified information to The Russians for years before he was caught; one reason he did it was as a big ol' fuck you to his FBI bosses, who he didn't think respected him enough. And it was also for the money. Obviously Flynn's finances will have to be looked at. And why did Trump try so hard to protect him?

moondust

(19,972 posts)
5. Revenge
Mon May 8, 2017, 10:50 PM
May 2017

Last edited Tue May 9, 2017, 01:50 AM - Edit history (1)

was my guess as well:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029032943#post20

It's also possible that Trump told Flynn that Obama had advised against hiring him and that may have angered Flynn even more.

FakeNoose

(32,633 posts)
8. Velveteen that's all written in Steele's report
Mon May 8, 2017, 10:54 PM
May 2017

Steele is the British spy who revealed all the Trump-Putin-election stuff last year.

I think Steele knew about Flynn before he knew the guy was connected to Trump.


milestogo

(16,829 posts)
7. I don't think something sexual would bring about a visit from the justice department.
Mon May 8, 2017, 10:52 PM
May 2017

Unless there's a tape of a threesome with Flynn, Trump, and Putin.

onecaliberal

(32,826 posts)
9. He's a criminal. The punishment for treason is sufficient.
Mon May 8, 2017, 11:04 PM
May 2017

LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP
LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP
LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP
LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP
LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP. LOCK HIM UP

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
10. Heard a question or slip of the toung
Tue May 9, 2017, 12:33 AM
May 2017

something about Logan Act violation. Remember,flynn and his son were running a lobbying company in and about this same time. Hatch Act? Violations of a Russian Sanction?

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