CNN confirms that WH lawyer McGann told Trump that NSA Michael Flynn lied to the FBI.

[sunonmars]

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CNN confirms that WH lawyer Don McGann told Trump that NSA Michael Flynn lied to the FBI. Trump refused to fire Flynn until the WaPo article came out nearly two weeks later.

“If it’s true the President knew that Flynn had misled the FBI before the Comey meeting on Feb 14, that’s very problematic—obstruction of justice & abuse of power.” - Michael Zeldin, former Special Asst to Robert Mueller

[PearliePoo2]

1. Bob Mueller! Get his lying, orange ass in for questioning please! nt.

[Chasstev365]

2. ABC: apologize and Reenstate Brian Ross NOW!

[madaboutharry]

3. The Brian Ross story was about

Whether Flynn had been told by Kushner to contact the Russians during the campaign as opposed to during the transition. It concerns a different issue.

[Achilleaze]

4. ...different, but likely a true tale of further republican treason

we'll know when more dust settles.

[marylandblue]

6. Actual it was that Candidate Trump directly told Flynn to contact Russians

And that Flynn was prepared to testify to that.

[Chasstev365]

7. Right; sorry!

[Blecht]

5. "What did he know, and when did he know it?"

This time around it will be a lot easier to answer those questions thanks to the moron's inability to control his twitching Twitter fingers.

[dchill]

11. Familiar, and damning question...

but this time around will there be a Republican with the honor and guts to ask it? I'm not buying any stock in that endeavor.

[erronis]

12. See, there is some use for his little fingers - the better to make a twit of himself

[BadgerMom]

8. Encouraging, BUT

I see public lands destroyed, RWNJ judicial appointees confirmed, a backbreaking tax bill in the offing, the end of net neutrality looming and a child molester supported for the Senate. I really need some good news that’s even bigger than this.

[SHRED]

10. I hear you

Loud and clear.

[58Sunliner]

9. This is just blowing smoke. Pence knew, Pence knew, Pence knew.

Trump knew all about Flynn. The lawyer is trying create reasonable doubt about Pence and Trump. Why is the lawyer suddenly coming forward? He could care less about obstruction of justice. He wants to create doubt about DT knowing Flynn was a liar and that DT was in the loop. Did DT tell his lawyer, I colluded? Probably not. And how exactly did CNN find out? Who told CNN this story?

[dchill]

13. Why is the lawyer doing anything?

He's in way over his head. His best move would be to tell the truth and resign. But that would presuppose a sense of ethics and a modicum of intelligence.

[ginnyinWI]

15. because Trump doesn't hire the best. Only the most loyal. n/t

[dchill]

17. And they aren't allowed to be smarter than he is.

That swamp won't drain.

[riversedge]

14. Ah, there is a reason the WH is suddenly saying Trump can not Obstruct justice. .....

Bingo. Mr. President meet Lady Justice!


Duke Dubuque? @DukeDubuque
4h4 hours ago
Replying to @GuardianRover @Re_lDonaldTrump @CNN

Obstruction, meet justice. There's a reason Trump's lawyers are now making "argument" that president can't obstruct justice: they know Trump did.

[certainot]

16. according to the lying assholes on 1500 radio stations, with limbaugh leading,

trump is getting set up for impeachment by the deep state obama/clinton swamp people. the teabag talk radio base will enable the republican reps to keep obstructing.

this would be over a lot sooner with more people in jail and a lot fewer compromises and delays if the progressive orgs and the dem party would finally do something about republican talk radio. it's really fucking stupid of them.

[dchill]

18. Trump is getting set up for impeachment by ...

TRUMP.

[L. Coyote]

19. WH lawyer: "... why does it matter to DOJ if one White House official lies ..."

Well, you might remember from law school, there are these things called laws ....

This basically blows up the whole lie about Pence not knowing and the entire cover story about why Flynn was fired. Pence is sooo screwed now.

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[erlewyne]

20. Please

This is misleading ... the lawyer told him what he already knew!

[Honeycombe8]

21. There's your Obstruction of Justice. I wonder what the source is? Not McGann, surely? nt