Now comes a suggestion of witness tampering by Donald Trump.
Last month, fired and under investigation, Mike Flynn – who was seeking immunity to testify to Congress, was meeting with friends when he told them the president had just sent him a message to stay strong, Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent for Yahoo reported Thursday morning.
“Not only did he remain loyal to President Trump, he indicated he and the president were still in communication. ‘I just got a message from the president to stay strong,’ Flynn said after the meal was over, according to two sources who are close to Flynn and are familiar with the conversation, which took place on April 25.”
Thursday morning, after Flynn lawyers aannounced that he won’t honor the Senate intelligence committee’s subpoena regarding his interactions with Russian officials, Norm Eisen wondered if it was a coincidence or witness tampering:
Coincidence or witness tampering? "AP BREAKING:Top Republican on Senate intel panel says Michael Flynn lawyers say he won't honor subpoena" https://t.co/LoDRm0Nfha
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) May 18, 2017
It could well be that Flynn will be asserting the 5th amendment, Eisen pointed out:
before we get 2carried away with "not honor," might just mean flynn will be asserting the 5th amendment, which may (or may not) fully apply https://t.co/fQunvYzvlC
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) May 18, 2017
But his first thought was possible criminal witness tampering:
Another possible CRIMINAL violation by trump: 18 USC 1512, witness tampering. @Isikoff @CREWcrew https://t.co/EAbt1inemc
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) May 18, 2017
These two incidents taken together do hint of witness tampering, but evidence is key.
Is Flynn standing by his man now that his request for immunity was denied? If Flynn wanted immunity, that suggests he had something to trade. Something on someone bigger than him. Why did Trump send that message to Flynn after firing him? What is Flynn’s reason for denying the subpoena? These are just some of the questions circling this latest news.
To many, this process seems agonizingly slow. But this is going down in warp speed compared to Watergate.
Donald Trump’s presidency is drowning in a sea of corruption heretofore unseen in American history.
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