On Day Four of the Trump administration, national security adviser Michael Flynn lied to the FBI about the details of a secret meeting at Trump Tower with former Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Despite hordes of photographers in and around Trump Tower, Kislyak was never seen entering the building. We now know Kislyak was covertly brought into the building and met with Jared Kushner and Michael Flynn. The topic of that meeting was U.S. sanctions against Russia, the very same sanctions discussed in the Donald Trump Jr. meeting with the Russian lawyer, and Flynn lied to the FBI about the meeting. There is widespread speculation this single charge is part of the plea deal, one that means Flynn likely gave incriminating information on other members of the Trump administration.
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United States of America vs. Michael T. Flynn by dailykos on Scribd
It seems important to recall that House Democrats sounded the alarm about Michael Flynn and his covert work for foreign governments. In November 2016, they even sent a letter to Vice President-elect Mike Pence to warn him of his work.
During the Republican National Convention, Michael Flynn took the stage to lead the crowd in a “lock her up!” chant about Hillary Clinton, screeching that nobody is above the law.
We do not need a reckless president who believes she is above the law.
(crowd)
Yeah. Lock her up, that's right.
(crowd)
Yes, right, lock her up.
I'm gonna tell you what it's unbelievable. It’s unbelievable. Yeah. I use … I use hashtag never Hillary. That's what I use. I have called on Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race because she put our nation's security at extremely high risk with their careless use of a private email server.
(crowd)
Lock her up! Lock her up!