Sally Yates was fired over Flynn more than travel plan, guest on Brian Williams speculates.

[pnwmom]

Lots of us have been thinking about that. She was fired on the same day she gave her last warning about Flynn -- coincidentally, the same day of the travel ban.

They still waited 18 days to fire Flynn.

[elleng]

1. I think they waited more than 4 days to fire him,

but I may be too far into the weeds at this hour.

[pnwmom]

2. No, that was my mistake. Thanks, elleng!

[elleng]

3. 18 days is in my head.

I'm watching her testimony again, more complete than my first viewing.

[mgardener]

4. Why so long

Trump touts himself as a great business man.
It is inconceivable that he would have kept a man like Flynn, with all his problems in a business setting.He would have fired him immediately if the possibility arose that Flynn would have compromised a business deal.

So why did he keep Flynn on for 18 days? Why compromise national security? What was he hoping to achieve?
What do the Russians have on Trump?
We need to see the tax returns.

[pnwmom]

5. Maybe he wouldn't have fired him at all, if the WA Post story hadn't exposed Flynn. n/t

[phylny]

6. The entire administration is so inexperienced, I believe they had no idea anyone would find out.

Led by fantasy-king Trump, who knew nothing of checks and balances, accountability, and believed his own hype that he won by such a massive margin (heh) that U.S. citizens wouldn't care.

Delusion at every level.

[BigmanPigman]

7. I think they should be more nervous.

The Donald's tweets are subdued (for him anyway). Maybe he's confident that causing more problems in Afghanistan will distract.

[Calista241]

8. Nah, she went public on her refusal to support the Muslim ban.

Publicly humiliating the President is definitely worse than the Flynn drama.

[Achilleaze]

9. I think that's why Chump's lawyer had her come back the next day...

...so he could establish beyond the shadow of a doubt that Yates was - Gawd forbid - an actual honest civil servant with integrity who was determined to follow the law and to protect and defend the United States of America.

Once Chump's lawyer was certain of that, and passed the news around the KGOPee Inner Cesspool, Yates was toast. No way could the republicans abide that.