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Friday brought another reminder that Ivanka Trump has massively downplayed her role in her fathers presidential campaign, transition and White House administration.
While Ivanka famously said she didnt like to get involved much in politics, she and her husband Jared Kushner have been major influences in some of President Donald Trumps most controversial hiring and firing decisions. That includes the decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey, which led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller.
Now it turns out that Ivanka Trump was instrumental in bringing Michael T. Flynn into her fathers administration to serve as national security advisor, according to a report in the New Yorker.
This report, from late October, is worth revisiting after Flynn on Friday pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador last December.
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(81,845 posts)As Flynn walked in, Christie tried to regain control of the meeting, but Ivanka took over, Mayer reported.
Mayer described the scene this way:
Praising Flynns amazing loyalty to my father, (Ivanka) turned to Flynn and asked, General, what job do you want? A participant at the meeting said, It was like Princess Ivanka had laid the sword on Flynns shoulders and said, Rise and go forth.'