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Has he turned on me, the president wondered about his former national security adviser. It appears Trump was right.
LACHLAN MARKAY
ASAWIN SUEBSAENG
12.01.17 12:02 PM ET
On Friday morning, President Donald Trump learned that his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had been charged with lying to the FBI by reportedly seeing news reports. It was a shock but not necessarily a surprise.
For weeks, Trump has vented privately to advisers and confidants about his anxiety over signs that Flynn had flipped. He noted the possibility that Flynn had turned on me, three sources close to the president independently recall him saying. These sources had relayed details of these conversations to The Daily Beast over the course of the past week.
Trumps fears came into sharp focus this past month, as several media outlets began to report that Flynn appeared to be cooperating with special counsel Robert Muellers investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
The presidentan avid and voracious consumer of Twitter and cable newsbegan privately fuming, according to an administration official and two outside allies of Trump. Two of the three sources noted that it sounded at times as if Trump felt personally hurt by the prospect that someone whom he admired professionally and liked personally had potentially turned.
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underpants
(182,803 posts)It appears that Flynn, like Martha Stewart, did nothing wrong but lie to the feds, Michael Caputo, a former Trump campaign aide and peripheral figure in the Russia investigations, said in a text message on Friday morning. Im unconvinced that todays news proves Gen. Flynn has provided evidence of campaign collusion.
riversedge
(70,218 posts)his deal. Now he has a sad when he learns someone might do the same to him.
Hint Mr. Pres--it is every man for himself when you or your family member is facing possible jail time.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)He has a sad.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)He wouldnt be worried about Flynn flipping if he didnt do anything wrong.
Irish_Dem
(47,058 posts)When you are a criminal enterprise "loyalty" is paramount.
He takes it as a personal affront when people speak the truth about him.