Good question asked by Chris Hayes...

[SummerSnow]

Why did Trump go against his lawyers and contact Michael Flynn?


Imo, Flynn holds all the cards and Trump is scared

[skylucy]

1. Absolutely. That's why Trump keeps sending messages to Pence through the media...

signaling his support.He's afraid Pence is going to flip and tell all.

[malaise]

2. Yep

He knows where the bodies are buried (metaphorically I hope).

[lindysalsagal]

4. I'm sure there are real bodies.

There will be if they rescind healthcare.

[malaise]

9. +1,000

but since I don't have proof I'll stick to the metaphorical ones

[GP6971]

3. IMO, Flynn will sell him out

in a heartbeat.

[Mme. Defarge]

5. He's already tried to get immunity

for the story he has to tell.

[canetoad]

6. Hopefully so will Pense

After he himself gets sold out.

[Alice11111]

8. He is obviously guilty too, if we connect a few dots.

[malaise]

10. Among scumbags it's always a question

of who will sell out whom first - no wonder to Con wants to keep him close.

[GP6971]

11. I think it's going to take some time

but I think this whole cabal will be taken down.

[malaise]

13. I ddon't see how else this can end

The only way for America to recover is not just to take them down but to

LOCK THEM UP!

Truth be told if the war criminals were dealt with severely and not given a pass, we might not be here today.

[WhiteTara]

15. Yes, they run around living their lives unfettered

after having destroyed an entire region, turning the entire middle east into rubble. I have no idea how many millions have been killed since *co started the second Iraq War.

[malaise]

16. And their goons turned up as mercenaries across the planet

[WhiteTara]

17. Now infiltrating our National Security

It's going to take a lot of sage to cleanse this nation!

[malaise]

18. Agreed

[canetoad]

12. And isn't it interesting

That Flynn was desperate to be the first, and they didn't want him!!!

[malaise]

14. They know why - they're all in this thing together

[Alice11111]

7. It's clear that if they find out what went down w Flynn, DT

is implicated too. Otherwise, he would not be staking everything on keeping the investigation away from Flynn.

They should provide protection to Flynn, in the same way they would protect a mob witness. I won't be surprised if the Russians or someone pull off something, so it looks like Flynn committed suicide.

[benld74]

19. Putin told him to call

Told Flynn to be strong


Keep yer trap shut

[ashling]

20. I guess you could say he was

Putin him on hold

[Grammy23]

21. You'd think someone as "brilliant" as tRump ...

would figure out that every word, tweet, phone call, email, post it note, letter, etc is being monitored. He can't fart without someone noting it and recording the outcome. But the thing about tRump is, he thinks and really believes he is smarter than everyone else. If he perceives he is in jeopardy (and he is), he truly believes he can outsmart everyone. So he continues to contact people he should not go near, tweet things that make him look guilty and unhinged.

Even if he lawyers up, as had been recommended by many legal experts, it is doubtful he will take their advice. Discipline is not his best trait and even if he can keep his trap shut this morning, it's a sure thing he will take to twitter or do an interview or news conference this afternoon that inflicts more damage to his case.

This whole debacle is going to continue to look like a hay barn fire and it will be because of tRump. When the whole thing is in ashes, he will have no one but himself to blame. And even then, tRump will never, ever accept responsibility for his fate. It is who he is and nothing will change that. Something in his core values went awry a long time ago, never to be fixed. And in many ways, it is profoundly sad and yet .... I can't work up the emotion to shed a tear for such a horrible man. He has caused too much damage and hurt too many people.