Hmmm. That's Weird - by Josh Marshall

[DonViejo]

By JOSH MARSHALL Published FEBRUARY 14, 2017, 12:04 PM EDT

Why doesn't Mike Flynn's resignation letter say he misled the President?

Also worth noting: Flynn is the third member of the Trump campaign/administration to resign over issues related to Russia: Manafort and Page.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/hmmm-that-s-weird

[Renew Deal]

1. Because he didn't mislead the president

He was in on it

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That point was brought up last night on MSNBC, maybe by Joy Ann Reid,

who doesn't miss a thing.

Sometimes statements are more interesting for what they don't say than for what they do. Malcolm Nance and some of the other talking heads are sure Flynn acted either with Trump's knowledge or under his instructions because nobody in Trump's inner circle ever does anything without him knowing about it.

[CincyDem]

3. You don't get into Trump's inner circle by thinking for yourself...

...that's the thing about sycophants, they do what they're told and ONLY what they're told. Trumpster knew about this call. Which makes the bigger question why did he leave Pence/Preibus out of the loop.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Maybe he didn't tell Pence or Priebus (if that's the case)

because he doubts their loyalty and didn't want them rolling on him if the potato got too hot. After all, he chose Pence as his VP only as a sop to the Christian fundies, and Priebus only to try to keep the GOP establishment in line, but they aren't really members of Trump's tribe. I'll bet Kushner knew, though.

[CincyDem]

5. Good point on why those two are really there.