WH Now Says Flynn Had Meeting With Russian Ambassador At Trump Tower

Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 29, 2104, as he testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on current and projected national sec... Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 29, 2104, as he testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on current and projected national security threats against the US. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE LESS
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The phone calls with the Russian ambassador that led to Michael Flynn’s ouster as national security adviser were an afterthought Thursday as Attorney General Jeff Sessions stepped in front of TV cameras and addressed revelations that he had met twice with that envoy during the campaign.

So it was a good moment for the White House to confirm to the New York Times that, in addition to those calls, Flynn met with ambassador Sergey Kislyak for about 20 minutes at Trump Tower in December.

Spokeswoman Hope Hicks told the Times that Flynn, in addition to President Trump’s advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner, met with Kislyak to build a relationship and “establish a line of communication.”

Flynn resigned last month and apologized for not informing the President and Vice President Mike Pence about the substance of the calls he had with Kislyak before inauguration. Reports that Flynn had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with the envoy contradicted statements from Flynn and the White House denying he had done so.

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  1. Where’s the gif for falling out of bed laughing at 4:00 a.m. as you read a story about the White House running over an ex-employee with a bus, backwards, as they run over another, forward?

  2. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    comrade!

  3. Avatar for ghost ghost says:

    Oops. Sorry. Another little thing we forgot. Nobody cares about this Russia stuff anyway, right? /s

    I guess they think this will get ignored in light of the Sessions recusal news.

  4. Why the fuck would the WH pour even more gasoline on this Drumpster fire?

    Are they clueless or are we at the point where everyone is scrambling to cover their ass?

    And the Orange Cocksplat will be the last to figure it out…

    Edit: Sorry, that was supposed to be Witless Orange Cocksplat…

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