1. Flynn mess
Donald Trump asked national security adviser Michael Flynn to resign, citing a breach of trust following Flynn’s conversations with the Russian ambassador about sanctions on Russia, the White House said.
Shifting Trump story
Last Friday, Trump denied any awareness of Flynn’s conversations about sanctions, which took place before Trump took office. On Tuesday, the White House said Trump had in fact known about the conversations for weeks.
Trump unbothered
The fact of the conversations did not bother Trump, said press secretary Sean Spicer, despite a justice department briefing that Flynn may have broken the law. But the Senate, House, and FBI were investigating or promised to investigate the matter.
The White House counsel’s role
Flynn v FBI?
Flynn took responsibility for “inadvertently” supplying the vice-president and others with “incomplete” information about the conversations. If Flynn was likewise incomplete in his description of events to the FBI, he could face felony charges.
'Lock her up'
If this were a novel it'd be a little too perfect for it to end like this for the guy who made the "lock her up" speech at GOP convention.
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) February 14, 2017
Look over there
The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington? Will these leaks be happening as I deal on N.Korea etc?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 14, 2017
'They need to fix that'
Obviously there is an administration that is in significant disarray as far as national security is concerned, and they need to fix that.
– John McCain
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...and another thing:
Get you someone that looks at you the way Ivanka Trump looks at Justin Trudeau pic.twitter.com/sxTAlpi4av
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 13, 2017
...and another thing:
Anyone think @MrsVanessaTrump will buy it if I tell her I did this all by myself for her #valentines day? 😂👌#romance pic.twitter.com/KOnsoF1R8T
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 14, 2017
...and another thing:
Home is where the heart is.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) February 14, 2017
(@lsjourneys) pic.twitter.com/VKaTmsFq9l
...and another thing:
Kissinger tells Scowcroft that President Nixon is “loaded,” 1973: pic.twitter.com/wcxSlVBnYR
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) February 14, 2017
