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Perhaps this has been posted already?
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-white-houses-creeping-fear-about-michael-flynn
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In early March, as part of my Innocent Explanation series, I discussed what I called the Mailer Standard. You can read the full background here. But the gist is that sometimes people cover up not because they know theyre guilty but because they dont know. They dont know whether theyre guilty or not. So they dont know what investigators might find. In that case it was about the Kennedy assassination and the almost endless list of bad guys, unreliables and unknowns the CIA was working with in the early 1960s. I have long thought that something similar might be at work with the Trump administration with respect to the campaigns ties to Russia and possibly Russias election interference campaign.
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Heres the transcript
It suggests to me that the White House doesnt know where this goes. They didnt seem to have much of an idea of what Michael Flynn was up to when he was working for the campaign, when he was in the transition, and even when he was in the white house. And so its not surprising that theyre trying to kind of limit the scope of how deep this investigation is going because if you dont know what investigators are going to necessarily find or what theyre looking for, its hard to want to open the door to them. Thats why this is such a big problem. As this investigation goes on, theres a limit to how much it seems the White House believes they have a handle on whats going on. On what might be found. And that makes it a very dangerous political situation.
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Remember, whos making these document production and compliance decisions? Probably the White House Counsels Office. Thats Donald McGahn. He wasnt on the campaign. Hes a party loyalist GOP lawyer. Does he even know the full story on Flynn? I doubt it. Does he even know all the details about Trump himself? I wouldnt assume that either.
Is the White House covering up? Of course they are. Maybe its because they know the truth is that explosive. Or maybe its because they simply dont know what a real investigation would find.
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malaise
(267,799 posts)so do ReTHUGs in the Senate and House of Representatives
Grammy23
(5,807 posts)the bodies are buried. Who wouldn't LOVE to be a fly on the wall when these ass clowns think they are in a safe place to talk?? I am willing to bet that on some days their asses are puckered so tight you couldn't shove a soda straw up there.
When all of this comes out for hearings, investigations, TRIALS, etc I am going to have a front row seat, popcorn and a tasty beverage. This is gonna be fun to see who squirms and who breaks out in flop sweat. Goodness knows, we deserve to see this with our own eyes!!