I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go.

[flotsam]

He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.”

I knew this sounded familiar-Henry Hill in Goodfellas:


You know, we always called each other good fellas. Like you said to, uh, somebody, "You're gonna like this guy. He's all right. He's a good fella. He's one of us." You understand? We were good fellas. Wiseguys.

[mercuryblues]

1. pretty much what I think

when I read this is; A mob guy lays a gun on the table while talking to a cop who came across evidence to convict the mob guy's teenage kid for dealing drugs. I hope you let this go. Mob guy knows a full investigation will reveal where the drugs came from.

This wasn't said like I hope I get a dog for Christmas.

Comey was summoned to talk about his job. Then trump says, I hope you can let this go.

Comey didn't obey and was fired.

Clear case of obstruction.