Flynn admits lying to the FBI, will he lie about Trump and Russia?
President Trump showed his naivety in politics by appointing as
a top advisor someone who had been in the Obama administration. Flynn may well
bring down the Trump presidency.
Flynn
was forced to resign as Trump's National Security Advisor after information
surfaced that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about
the nature and content of his communications with the Russian ambassador to the
U.S., Sergey Kislyak.[8][9]Flynn's
tenure of just 24 days was the shortest in the history of the office.[10][11]
Via PoliticoSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller has formally charged ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn with one count of making a false statement, according to a court document.
Michael Flynn
A plea hearing for Flynn has been scheduled on Friday for a federal court in Washington, D.C., the office of special prosecutor Robert Mueller announced Friday morning.
Ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn released a statement saying he's cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller's office because it's in the "best interests of my family and of our country."
Flynn on Friday pleaded guilty to one count of lying to the FBI about conversations he had with former-Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition.
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I can't believe Republicans are trying to blame Obama for Flynn. Yes, I can.
ReplyDeleteTwo days after the November election, President Barack Obama warned Trump not to hire Flynn. Obama had fired him from his job as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Trump appointed Flynn to the high-ranking job anyway.