Trump's lawyers reportedly trying to stop him from getting in touch with Michael Flynn

[blue-wave]

Source: aol.com

Heading off another instance of very bad optics, perhaps, President Donald Trump's lawyers are struggling to keep him from "reaching out" to former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to the Daily Beast.

Two in-the-know sources reportedly told the outlet that the president is feeling something like guilt about the way Flynn's ouster played out, and the way the media is handling the ongoing Russia investigation.

"While the president does not regret firing Gen. Flynn, he feels he [Flynn] is a good man who served his country bravely and honorably and who is being treated unfairly by the press and the Democrats on Capitol Hill," a member of Trump's camp reportedly said.

Read more: https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/05/11/trumps-lawyers-reportedly-trying-to-stop-him-from-getting-in-to/22081707/

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I had to do a double take when reading this, I thought I was reading The Onion.

[Gothmog]

1. The practice of law would be fun if it was not for clients

I would hate to ever represent trump

[elleng]

2. What an awful client he would be!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. And you probably wouldn't get paid, either.

[elleng]

28. Oh DEFINITELY!

[WheelWalker]

3. The secret to a successful law practice

is in picking your clients.

[COLGATE4]

36. If a lawyer who represents him/herself has a fool

for a client what is a lawyer who represents fools? (A question I and some of my colleagues asked ourselves more than once, generally after a couple of drinks)

[Gothmog]

37. Trump is not a member of the Bar (thank G-d)

[COLGATE4]

39. Thank G-d. Can you imagine the flack we'd all be taking if he were???

[Gothmog]

40. I saw that Tiffany trump is headed to Georgetown Law

One member of the trump family in the legal profession is enough

[COLGATE4]

41. Hard to believe that his sister is a (reportedly) respected Appeals Ct. judge!

[HopeAgain]

47. I say that to myself every morning... Nt

[McCamy Taylor]

4. Witness intimidation!

[Phoenix61]

5. His own lawyers said they wouldn't meet with him alone

There were always two of them. I'm guessing to ensure everybody remembered things the same way.

[UCmeNdc]

6. Why on earth would Trump feel the need to talk to Flynn???

After talking to his Russian handlers in the Whitehouse??????


Can you say coordinate his lies?

[NCjack]

10. #45 probably can't get call thru to Flynn, who is probably being held

in a safe house by FBI. But, he hopes this message about his lawyers, etc. gets thru in the papers or internet. It says "I still love you, guy, and I hope you love me enough to not turn on me. Your bud, Don."

[central scrutinizer]

15. To plant a tracking device on him

Then Vlad can take over.

[WinkyDink]

16. And promise a little $umthin' $umthin'.

[forgotmylogin]

25. To ask if he will remain loyal to him.

Trump right now is probably desperate for info on what's happening. I believe it was reported Trump asked Comey to basically show the FBI's hand in what they were going to present on the Russia investigation and was rejected.

He's basically trying to make an alliance like they do on Survivor.

[adigal]

43. To find out what Flynn is going to say when subpoenaed??

The Rogue twitter accounts said that the idea of Flynn being subpoenaed totally freaked Trump out - he act like 5 cheesesteaks for dinner!!

[bucolic_frolic]

7. You can do this kind of stuff

when you're dealing with zoning boards, city inspectors, contractors, it's
almost expected, and probably gets things done, everybody's happy, no
one complains.

It doesn't appear to be working elsewhere.

[Justice]

8. maybe Spicer can show them where they can meet among the bushes.

[2naSalit]

21. ...

[Wellstone ruled]

9. Trump does not grasp anything.

Talking to Flynn would be considered interference,impeachable offense.

[riversedge]

11. A pure idiot at times.

[Wellstone ruled]

18. Trump just does not understand that he is not running around in some

Office Suite grabbing ass and mouthing off.

Twenty six Attorneys now working for him,they better hire a hundred more.

[SergeStorms]

23. Which times are those?

I was thinking anywhere from 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM. I gave him the benefit of the doubt for the other two minutes.

[romana]

12. Bad optics?

Try witness tampering and obstruction.

[The Wielding Truth]

13. Maybe he wants to get their stories straight or see want Flynn will give up.

[Bayard]

42. Bingo!!!

[irisblue]

14. .

[LudwigPastorius]

17. Yes, please. Go ahead, Trump.

I'm sure the FBI is rolling tape on Flynn's calls.

Yep, go ahead. Talk about how Flynn needs to keep his yap shut. Heck, if that doesn't work, try to intimidate or bribe him.

There's probably enough evidence to lock you up now, but it'd be nice to have some sound bites to use against the GOPers in Congress who still support you come election time.

[mtngirl47]

24. This! n/t

[truthisfreedom]

19. Politics lesson from a corrupt businessman.

One man mob. What have we learned from this? I don't know, but let's never let it happen again!

[no_hypocrisy]

20. No, it's WITNESS TAMPERING.

Nothing more, nothing less.

[EarthFirst]

22. Precisely.

I'm not impressed with the effort to soften the edges on this by giving the impression that Trump is merely reaching out in a benevolent way to mend fences.

This attempt (or any further correspondence...) is merely corroboration of one's self-proclaimed innocence.

[kairos12]

26. He probably owes Drumpt some rubles.

[d_r]

29. This is the communication

He sent the message right here.

[Wednesdays]

30. Holy shit, now it's witness tampering!

tRump's going to have a thousand articles of impeachment against him by the time this thing is through! (IF there's somebody with the cajones to stand up to him!)

[Blue_Roses]

31. You gotta be shittin' me!

Is there no shame with how insulting Trump will go to berate someone-- and I am not talking about Flynn.

So Trump thinks a man, who is possibly a Russian asset, is more " honorable" than the man trying to uphold our Constitution?! He feels "bad" about the way "Flynn" was ousted, but not the shit-storm he put Comey through Tuesday--while speaking to a room full of people?

Omg...The disdain for this man is so palpable right now that I can't see how anyone could respect him.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. Even a relatively dim first-year law student would know

that if his theoretical client, the president of the US, whose campaign is under investigation for collusion with the Russians in seeking to fix our election and who just fired the director of the FBI which was ramping up the investigation, and who previously fired his National Security Advisor for lying about contacts with the Russian ambassador, now wants to make contact with said fired NSA, he or she would advise said client that doing so would put him in extreme legal jeopardy on charges of possible witness tampering and obstruction of justice, especially considering that THE FBI IS ALMOST CERTAINLY MONITORING THE FORMER NSA'S CONTACTS!

[C Moon]

33. Bravely? Fuck off Trump Inc.

[Wounded Bear]

34. Trump's worst nightmare...

Legally, he has to stay away from people like Flynn.

Personally, he doesn't have a lot of "friends." Isolating him from his fellow criminals has to hurt. I sincerely doubt if he knows anybody who is a real non-criminal. I'm pretty sure that anybody in his personal circle could qualify as a non-indicted co-conspirator, at least.

I usually don't talk like this, but if it makes Trump suffer, I like it. I want him to hurt.

[nocalflea]

35. Trump doesn't do guilt.He covers his ass.

It's an endless cycle.
Flynn probably hates Trump at this point.Those two fed off each other-hatred,rage,delusions.In the end,they blame each other to lessen their own culpability ,both internally and externally.
Trump has a lot of these type of relationships.

[greyl]

38. Trump "spoke" to Flynn a little during the Lester Holt interview. nt

[Honeycombe8]

44. Why shouldn't Trump talk to Flynn? Trump can apparently do anything w/no repercussions...

except a lower approval rating, and that's just the citizens of the country. They don't matter.

[Ilsa]

48. Just like the SNL skit...

Holt, into his microphone and listening to his producer: "Doesn't matter? What? Oh: It doesn't matter."

Yeah we all know what that means.

[Mr. Ected]

45. Come on. Can you ever conceive of a day when the DOJ levies obstruction charges against Trump?

And Congress convenes to impeach him?

In a sense, this is what Trump meant when he said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it.

The crimes are hiding in plain sight....and he IS getting away with them, at least with respect to the bodies entrusted with enforcing the law: the DOJ and Congress.

His political cover may not last forever, but so far it's been remarkably resilient.

[roamer65]

46. He wants contact him in order to threaten him.

[Nitram]

49. Feeling guilty? Dump doesn't know the meaning of the word. He want to get Flynn to keep quiet.