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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSally Yates (Hero) warned Trump that Flynn was "compromised"
Yates should have a movie made about her short time serving this Russian White House
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/justice-department-warned-white-house-that-flynn-could-be-vulnerable-to-russian-blackmail-officials-say/2017/02/13/fc5dab88-f228-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html
The acting attorney general informed the Trump White House late last month that she believed Michael Flynn had misled senior administration officials about the nature of his communications with the Russian ambassador to the United States, and warned that the national security adviser was potentially vulnerable to Russian blackmail, current and former U.S. officials said.
The message, delivered by Sally Q. Yates and a senior career national security official to the White House counsel, was prompted by concerns that Flynn, when asked about his calls and texts with the Russian diplomat, had told Vice President-elect Mike Pence and others that he had not discussed the Obama administration sanctions on Russia for its interference in the 2016 election, the officials said. It is unclear what the White House counsel, Donald McGahn, did with the information.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)Takket
(21,644 posts)Hoping there is enough in the dossier for Trump and his swamp to spend the rest of their lives in prison for Treason
volstork
(5,403 posts)but I'm not holding my breath. shrub and cheney should also be in prison, long with rumsfeld and wolfowitz, but we're still waiting on that one.
Frogg
(365 posts)malaise
(269,219 posts)They just used her refusal to defend the unconstitutional ban as the excuse
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)Her refusal to tow his policy line provided an excuse, but she was already on record for stating that her job was to follow the law and not the administration--that sometimes they could be at odds, and Donnie knew that (or someone should have explained it to him in easy words).
It is looking more and more like the dossier allegations are solid and true.
madaboutharry
(40,234 posts)Sally Yates was telling the White House something they didn't want to hear. That is not allowed in Trumpland.
Remember him standing at the plane the other night claiming he "didn't know anything and would look into it?" He is such a liar.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)They have him on tape. I wonder if Yates has any additional evidence on this team... We were all amazed by her courage and bravery. Perhaps she was motivated in more ways than one.
Kindnesscostszero
(29 posts)I saw this mentioned in another article, yet have not fact checked it yet. If it turns out he did use encryption...
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)McGahn was probably rewriting the Constitution on a one sided sheet of paper for Trump. It took a while to reduce it to 9 bullet points.
manicraven
(901 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)He covered it up.
Get him, then impeach tRump.
Make Pence to tRump as Agnew was to Nixon.
MontanaMama
(23,356 posts)You're correct. Pence knew and he lied his ass off for Flynn. He freaking KNEW. Pence is up to his eyeballs in this.
spooky3
(34,498 posts)orangecrush
(19,645 posts)DUzy!
lastlib
(23,323 posts)struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)By Tim Weiner
Mon Feb 13, 2017 | 2:06pm EST
Commentary: Flynn facts: a threat to national security
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-flynn-national-security-commentary-idUSKBN15S28E