House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is calling for National Security Advisor Michael Flynn to be fired over his secret talks with Russia—and she’s connecting the dots between Flynn’s behavior and Donald Trump’s Russia issues:
“Michael Flynn’s conduct was alarming enough before his secret communications with the Russians were exposed. Now, we have a National Security Advisor who cannot be trusted not to put Putin before America.
“The conduct of the Trump White House speaks for itself. The reports of the Trump-Russia dossier gain credence with each passing day. As long as Republicans refuse to compel the release of President Trump’s tax returns, they are complicit in covering up Russia’s financial, personal and political hold on the Administration.
“This Administration has exhausted its excuses. Vladimir Putin’s grip on President Trump must be investigated, exposed and broken. National security demands that General Flynn be fired immediately.”
Of course, just as Flynn isn't the only one with a Russia problem, Russia isn’t Trump’s only national security problem. We’re talking about a president who conducts national security talks by the light of an unsecured cell phone in a crowded dining room. Flynn has to go, but his departure is just the beginning of what needs to happen.