06-07-2017, 04:48 PM
(06-07-2017, 04:37 PM)michaelsean Wrote: He's not involved so you can't just claim he was trying to protect himself. There is no Quid pro quo, demand, nor any coercion here. He is in fact in charge of the FBI, and has every right to comment on their investigations, and one as benign as this is no evidence of anything.
An argument could easily be made that he is involved, even if it isn't an investigation into himself. If Flynn goes down it will be a black mark on the Trump presidency, even if Flynn acted of his own accord. The biggest reason for this is the politics of it all, but it is also because of the warnings Trump received but did not heed and of course Trump saying Flynn's contacts with Russia were not in the wrong, only him lying to Pence. With Trump saying that, if the contacts were in fact in the wrong, then it will be a big issue for the administration.
There is a potential case that can be made for obstruction of justice, here. His conversation with Comey about Flynn is the least benign thing out there on Trump right now.
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