Priebus defends Flynn: 'He didn't do anything wrong'

[TomCADem]

Source: The Hill

White House chief of staff Reince Priebus has defended former national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying President Trump's former aide "didn't do anything wrong" in discussing sanctions with Russia's ambassador.

"Michael Flynn as N.S.A. director, his job is to talk to foreign leaders, yes, including the Russian ambassador and other ambassadors across the world," Priebus said in an interview airing on CBS's "Face the Nation."

"And other people, other experts have also said the same thing, that there was not a darn thing wrong with what he was doing by communicating to these other leaders."

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"He didn't do anything wrong," Priebus responded. "There's nothing wrong with having a conversation about sanctions."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320273-priebus-defends-flynn-he-didnt-do-anything-wrong

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If so, then why did Flynn lie to the FBI? Also, why did Trump fire Flynn?

[Zambero]

1. The bar hits ground zero

Forget the tired fake news label. What we're now seeing is fake accountability. In other words, non-existent.

[mpcamb]

20. Amen.

[rpannier]

2. The O'Reilly-Trump speak

"And other people, other experts have also said the same thing..."
No explanation as to who these people are

[Blue Idaho]

3. I'm sure that's why he resigned...

Because he did nothing wrong...

[mpcamb]

21. If he quit when he did he wouldn't have to serve time.

[Solly Mack]

4. He wasn't NSA director at the time. They always seem to leave that part out.

Can't imagine why.

'Michael Flynn as N.S.A. director, his job is to talk to foreign leaders, yes, including the Russian ambassador and other ambassadors across the world," Priebus

Except he wasn't.

[jmowreader]

12. He was never NSA director

Michael Flynn was the National Security Advisor - a member of the president's staff.



This is Admiral Michael Rogers, the Director of the National Security Agency. If he has ever spoken to the Russians, it sure as hell wasn't to put the King of the Oompa-Loompas in the White House.

[Solly Mack]

19. Thank you.

[Thor_MN]

18. He wasn't even nominated at that point.

[turbinetree]

5. Hey Prebius, were are the tax returns of your sexual predator, this can all be cleared up

if your illegitimate leader would release those forms----------------it's that simple.

And by the way this "general" lied to FBI agents, it's on the tapes of the conversations...........


You really should resign, before the proverbial s**t hits the fan, it's coming..............

[CousinIT]

6. And WHAT would he say if a DEMOCRAT did what Flynn did?

[alittlelark]

7. INVESTIGATE.........

NOW !!!!!

[erpowers]

8. Lying to the Vice President

How is it not wrong to lie to the Vice President? Also, if he had done nothing wrong why did he lie to the Vice President? Didn't his call(s) with the Russian Ambassador take place before he was made the National Security Advisor?

[tetedur]

14. This should have been the interviewer's next question

Why did he lie to the vice-president?

The NSA should be truthful to those he is advising. Why did he lie about this? Why?

[truthisfreedom]

9. No. He did. That's why he's gone now. And Reince, you're a liar. Look, you guys are all liars.

And we know it. Too late.

[Cha]

10. Then why did he get fired genius? Either he got fired for no reason

or he did

[trusty elf]

11. anagrams for "Reince Priebus"

I Rub Nice Peers

Pubic Ire Sneer

Insure Crib Pee

[Botany]

13. "There's nothing wrong with having a conversation about sanctions."

Only that at the time it was illegal to have such a conversation because
we had a different President at the time.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Obama was the sitting President at that time NOT Drumpf

The United States HAD a National Security Advisor. It was THIS woman NOT Flynn (how quickly they choose to forget) -

[Vinca]

16. Careful, Reince. Does the word "co-conspirator" ring a bell?

Anyone with a brain cell should be heading for the exits of the Trump administration.

[Orsino]

17. Therefore he did.

That was easy.