1. When Obama warned Trump
Barack Obama warned Donald Trump in November against hiring Michael Flynn, who was forced to resign as national security adviser over his contacts with Russia after less than three weeks in office.
“It’s true that President Obama made it known that he wasn’t exactly a fan of General Flynn’s,” press secretary Sean Spicer said. Former acting attorney general Sally Yates later told the Trump White House that Flynn had secret Russia ties, she testified on Monday.
'Logic would tell you...'
Logic would tell you that you don’t want the Russians to have leverage over the national security adviser. We knew that was not a good situation, which is why we wanted the White House to know about it.
– Sally Yates, former acting attorney general
2. Trump's prebuttal
General Flynn was given the highest security clearance by the Obama Administration - but the Fake News seldom likes talking about that.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2017
3. ‘Overwhelming’ evidence of Russian tampering
The former director of national intelligence, James Clapper, testified that classified memos contained “overwhelming” evidence that Russia had tampered with the 2016 election. Trump has said that China, not Russia, may have been the culprit.
Summary
LEAHY: Does it serve any purpose for Trump to second guess Russia's involvement?
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 8, 2017
CLAPPER: You could rationalize it helps the Russians. pic.twitter.com/ApMscnqUw9
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5. State legislation targets protests
More than 20 states have proposed bills that would crack down on protests and demonstrations since Donald Trump was elected, in a move that UN experts have branded “incompatible with US obligations under international human rights law”.
6. Time for Camp David?
NEW: President Trump may be planning first trip to Camp David this weekend https://t.co/sU9BEMP7CU @Fahrenthold @nmeyersohn @markknoller
— Kristina Webb (@KristinaWebb) May 8, 2017
... and another thing:
This is what appears on the Trump campaign website when you go to the link for the Muslim ban https://t.co/FboHx9pMbw pic.twitter.com/haJa43Qejt
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) May 8, 2017
