Flynn admits to treason. Apologizes. Still has job and he is not in jail. And so it goes.....

[kpete]

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/13/flynn-apologizes-after-admitting-he-may-have-discussed-sanctions-russia/97852248/

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[still_one]

1. well, since he isn't a Democrat it's ok, and the inept media will normalize it

[Kimchijeon]

9. Pretty much this.

not really surprising.

[still_one]

12. I hope its not, but the way things have been going it doesn't look good

[phleshdef]

16. The weird thing he actually is a registered Democrat.

[still_one]

23. I wasn't aware of that. The asshole was a keynote speaker at the republican convention, and by all

of his actions and views, he may be registered as a Democrat, but he sure isn't by his actions

[phleshdef]

26. I agree, I just think its odd.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

41. He must have had some personal political benefit to registering D.

They certainly never do something like that out of integrity.

[still_one]

47. Wikipedia indicates that he came from a very strong Democratic family, so perhaps it had more to do

his families background then his views

[BlancheSplanchnik]

51. That makes sense.

Guess his family were decent ppl, but this one kid got the bad seed.

[MoonRiver]

58. Trojan horse

[Maru Kitteh]

25. Perhaps. But by the same token, you could register yourself as a Republican

Would that actually make you a Republican? Probably not so much, I would guess.

It's fairly clear Flynn lacks a full pond of ducks. Who the heck knows why he registered as a Dem.

He's not a Dem.

[phylny]

33. My husband is not in politics, of course, but he's a registered Republican who has voted

blue for at least 17 years.

[sarah FAILIN]

34. You can register for either to vote against someone

My state doesn't require that you register as 1 or the other. I voted rep for Rubio to vote against Trump then for Hillary in November

[kacekwl]

49. He said he was sorry.

What more do you want ?

[Eliot Rosewater]

53. We didnt actually believe treason would be a big deal now, did we?

We now know that both Nixon and Reagan committed treason to be elected, nobody cares about that.

[trof]

2. Well then, he apologized. Everything's OK.

[get the red out]

3. He apologized for getting caught

And Putin said to forgive him.

[pbmus]

4. Rinse, wash, repeat, until these spineless repukes put impeachment on table...

[Phoenix61]

5. Well isn't that nice

So they're all buddies now. How much you want to bet he has an accident within a month?

[lagomorph777]

6. I don't think Agent Orange will retaliate against Flynn for following orders.

Secret contacts with Putin are the reason Orange hired Flynn.

[Phoenix61]

10. I was thinking more for getting caught

and fear that he will sing like a canary.

[lagomorph777]

14. Hmm, yes. If he thinks anybody cares...

So far Orange is getting away with almost everything.

But fools have a way of getting hoisted by their own retards.

[anarch]

7. "oops, ha, kinda betrayed my country and colluded with a hostile foreign government there...my bad."

gosh, if he's sorry, I guess that makes it all OK.

[Cha]

8. I hope shit is going on behind the scenes that we

don't know about.

If he "apologized".. ooops. Then there must be proof.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

13. Last defense of the guilty "I can't remember..." complete bullshit!!!

Do you think the NSA, FBI or CIA may have some more detailed information as to what was said?

[Lucinda]

29. They are likely hoping his admission will put a stop to the digging

Bad Govt! No dessert for you!

[Cha]

39. Right.. and they better

not.

[etherealtruth]

36. I doubt 45 even understands that it was wrong (likely believes it was good)

SMH

[Achilleaze]

11. Treason is OK if you are a republican

republicans are 'special' and don't do morality, ethics, or the US Constitution, so as a republican Flynn is exempt from any and all responsibility for his heinous actions against the people of the United States of America.

[Dem2]

15. Fine. Keep the guy with a cloud of treason hanging over him.

Hey, it's your credibility SCROTUS (I'm learning to like this term), the more criminal you're seen as, the less u can get away with.

[gratuitous]

17. But her emails!

I can't help but wonder what happened to all the security-obsessed Trump supporters, the ones who just KNEW that Secretary Clinton was selling out the country by using a private e-mail server that was never compromised. Oh, it was so much fun chanting "Lock her up" at all those rallies! Almost liturgical, you know?

Now we have one security breach after another, and all I hear from President Trump's supporters is how transparent the new administration is. No, really.

[TNLib]

57. They don't care

They are only concerned with kicking brown people out of the US.

[3catwoman3]

18. So, you can just...

...apologize for treason? Who knew it was that easy?

[Girard442]

19. Flynn figured there'd be no problem.

After all, what's wrong with speaking with a fellow employee who's working on the same project?

[BlancheSplanchnik]

43. Didn't even need to speak with a pastor.

Usually they rely on claiming a renewed relationship with kkkrist.

[OnDoutside]

20. I don't think he can ultimately get away with this. It's the Republican's Benghazi except a whole

lot worse. Democrats better up the pressure significantly.

[Leghorn21]

21. Well I am just apoplectic now. I think that's a word. This simply cannot be true.

I guess I'll get off the interwebs for a bit b/c goddamit.

[kentuck]

22. If Flynn apologized, there's some bad shit there.

He's covering for Trump and Pence if they accept his apology.

[Lucinda]

30. I think so too.

[global1]

24. What Kind Of Dirt Does Flynn Have On 45Pee That He Remains In His Job?......

I'm thinking that if he goes down - he takes 45Pee with him along with a whole host of other Repugs and administration flunky's.

So 45Pee is getting blackmailed both by Putin and Flynn.

Isn't life great?

[workinclasszero]

27. But...Ben Gazi and emails

[jmg257]

28. This is some wacky story. Apparently he apologized Friday. And if I can follow the trail of reports,

the WSJ has this to say:

Flynn has apologized to White House colleagues over the episode, which has created a rift with Vice President Mike Pence and diverted attention from the administration’s message to his own dealings, the official said.

“He’s apologized to everyone,” the official said of Mr. Flynn.
...
For those who may not have followed the story, Flynn initially said that in a conversation Dec. 29 with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, he didn’t discuss sanctions imposed that day by the outgoing Obama administration, which were levied in retaliation for alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Flynn now concedes that he did, administration officials said, after transcripts of his phone calls show as much. He also admits he spoke with the ambassador more than once on Dec. 29, despite weeks of the Trump team’s insisting it was just one phone call, officials said.

U.S. intelligence services routinely intercept and monitor conversations with Russian diplomats officials have said. , While the transcripts of the conversations don’t show Mr. Flynn made any sort of promise to lift the sanctions once Mr. Trump took office, they show Flynn making more general comments about relations between the two countries improving under Mr. Trump, people familiar with them said.

http://bestsellermagazine.com/news/Trump,-Bannon-Said-To-Weigh-Firing-Mike-Flynn-Over-Russian-Phone-Calls-Scandal

[coco22]

31. So that means I can break the law...

only apologies accepted.

[Lil Missy]

55. No. Not if you're a Democrat/Liberal. n/t

[raccoon]

32. Too bad Nathan Hale didn't think of doing that. :sarcasm: nt

[Maven]

35. To me, this is confirmation Trump is in on it up to his eyeballs. nt

[coco22]

37. Ron Johnson (R) Homeland Security Chairman says it doesn't matter and..

it doesn't matter that TANG had all of this country's secrets spread out on the table a Mar-a-Lago for all the world to see. Ron Johnson is as crooked as they come.

[Grammy23]

38. Not to mention all of the guests of Mar-a-Lago

without ANY KIND of security clearance sitting near the tables being used for the Pow Wow over how to respond to North Korea. And some were watching in curiosity, while others were boldly snapping selfies and bragging about being with the guy with the nuclear codes!

We are well and truly screwed, people.

[coco22]

40. Not to mention the pic with him..

at the desk in the whitehouse surrounded with many people and CLASSIFIED cases stacked on his desk with keys still attached to the briefs.

[tavernier]

42. I saw that

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he casually mention that North Korea shouldn't be doing these things, and next time it happens, we should take them out?
I had sort of blacked out directly following his casual statement expressing the need to take out another country that I may have missed something.

[coco22]

45. Not sure I was I was amazed how ..

Johnson,Woolsey and other CONS have been all over media telling the public what we should be outrage at as though we can't see what is being revealed day by day,more and more.

I saw the Russian influence and we were talking about Flynn and his relationship with Putin all along,Manafort,Bannon,Tillerson,etc..something is going on.

[Liberal In Red State]

44. So where is Democratic leadership!?!?!?! Why aren't they demanding this SOB is fired!

[Grins]

46. Another chapter is the ever-expanding body of work titled, "If this had happend to a Democrat...!"

24x7 pant-shitting howling from the Reich-wing media that would go on for years.

[Texin]

48. He apologizes to Pence?

Guess he knows who's really the boss.

Pathetic.

[ck4829]

50. Russia denied Flynn talked about sanctions, then Flynn said he talked about sanctions

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028642122

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

52. "Lock him up...lock him up...lock him up!"

Gee, I like the sound of that.

[procon]

54. "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose..."

Never forget that Trump said that.

[C Moon]

56. That in itself is a lie: Republicans are never sorry.

So if he didn't say he was sorry, what? They'd throw the book at him?
What a joke our entire system is—all the way down to the press for not telling us how fucked we really are.
The L.A. Times paints a pretty, rose-colored picture of this administration.
What a piece of junk this country turned out to be. And all for a few rich people.

[MedusaX]

59. Subject of apology...

Most likely the alleged apology was not for talking to Russia about Sanctions/ aka treasonous acts.....
but for supposedly not telling Pence the truth...

It is about the same as KaC allegedly being "counseled" for her illegal action.

I believe it falls under the category of alternative consequences...