Tag: Flynn pardon

Trump’s suggestive comment about a Michael Flynn pardon, and the pattern behind it

The following article by Aaron Blake was posted on the Washington Post website December 15, 2017:

President Trump said on Dec. 15 that he doesn’t want to talk about pardoning Michael Flynn yet, and criticized the FBI. (The Washington Post)

President Trump offered a characteristically noncommittal — but suggestive — comment Friday about pardoning Michael Flynn.

“I don’t want to talk about pardons for Michael Flynn yet,” Trump said. “We’ll see what happens. Let’s see. I can say this: When you look at what’s gone on with the FBI and with the Justice Department, people are very, very angry.” Continue reading “Trump’s suggestive comment about a Michael Flynn pardon, and the pattern behind it”

The major tell in Trump’s comments about a possible pardon for Michael Flynn

The following article by Aaron Rupar was posted on the Think Progress website December 15, 2017:

One word of Trump’s response was particularly significant.

During a brief press scrum on Friday morning, President Trump was asked about if he would “consider a pardon for Michael Flynn.”

Flynn — Trump’s former national security adviser — recently pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his communications with Russia during the transition period following last year’s presidential election. The guilty plea indicated Flynn is cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump campaign for possible collusion with Russia. Continue reading “The major tell in Trump’s comments about a possible pardon for Michael Flynn”

Trump Doesn’t Rule Out Pardon for Michael Flynn

The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the Roll Call website December 15, 2017:

‘There is absolutely no collusion,’ president contends

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, at podium, and then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attend a campaign event in 2016. On Friday, the president did not rule out a pardon for his former national security adviser. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

President Donald Trump on Friday did not rule out pardoning former national security advisor Michael Flynn, and again contended “there was no collusion” between his campaign and Russia.

“There is absolutely no collusion,” the president said as he left the White House for an address at a graduation ceremony at the FBI Academy. “That has been proven.”

However, the Justice Department’s special counsel has yet to complete an investigation on just that point; the same is the case for the House and Senate Intelligence committees, which are continuing to examine that very matter — despite Trump’s assertion it is a closed matter. Continue reading “Trump Doesn’t Rule Out Pardon for Michael Flynn”