Retired General Michael Flynn, Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, has officially resigned from his post after finally admitting that he’d lied about his pre-inauguration conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the US. While this is frankly the only honorable (and I hate having to use that word for Flynn) course of action, there is still a bit of stench associated with this debacle that hasn’t been cleared.
First, there’s presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway’s statement that the president still had ‘faith’ in Flynn just a day or two before his resignation. She obviously neglected to clear her talking points on that one. Then, there’s Trump himself saying that he was ‘unaware’ of Flynn’s situation, despite DOJ having alerted the previous administration of the problem, and presumably the Trump team as well. Then, there’s this little kick in the pants.
The Devin Nunes (R-CA) chairman of the House Intelligence Committee announced that he would not open an investigation into Flynn, citing executive privilege, but would investigate who leaked the story that led to his resignation, and why his conversation with the Russian ambassador was recorded.
I find this interesting, considering all of the congressional inquiries into former secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email server, and how that might have compromised national security. I’m not even going to call this a double standard—it’s so far beyond that, it’s mind boggling. My willingness to give the new Administration and the GOP-controlled congress the benefit of the doubt is being severely tested.
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