Did the GOP Adminstration cave to media pressure?

[davidallen]

Assuming reports are true that the POTUS had the Flynn information 17 days ago, does the only very recent demand for his resignation reflect DJT bowing to media pressure or has he been too busy to deal with such trivial matters?

 

[CowboyPhil]

Can you link the report? I haven't seen the 17 days info before. Thanks

 

[ThorOdinson13]

Assuming reports are true that the POTUS had the Flynn information 17 days ago, does the only very recent demand for his resignation reflect DJT bowing to media pressure or has he been too busy to deal with such trivial matters?

Either they caved or there's more to the story. I think most admins would have just ignored this and moved on.

 

[davidallen]

Can you link the report? I haven't seen the 17 days info before. Thanks

Multiple reports:
https://www.google.com/search?q=tru...j0j4&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Pick your poison

 

[gopokes2003]

Assuming reports are true that the POTUS had the Flynn information 17 days ago, does the only very recent demand for his resignation reflect DJT bowing to media pressure or has he been too busy to deal with such trivial matters?

He probably ignored it, since the "warning" came from Sally Yates.

 

[PDT816]

Most likely case - they wanted to test the weather and see if it had any legs before they made a decision one way or the other.

Opportunistic reply - they are honestly investigating the matter and wanted to do a little due diligence before dropping the hammer.

 

[davidallen]

He probably ignored it, since the "warning" came from Sally Yates.

Was keeping Pence in the dark then just him being consistent or intentional?

 

[gopokes2003]

Was keeping Pence in the dark then just him being consistent or intentional?

Since it came from Sally Yates, he probably didn't view it as important. She was never credible, and she proved it when she refused to defend the order, but still stayed on the job, instead of resigning.

 

[davidallen]

Most likely case - they wanted to test the weather and see if it had any legs before they made a decision one way or the other.

Opportunistic reply - they are honestly investigating the matter and wanted to do a little due diligence before dropping the hammer.

17 days though? I buy the "legs" - think they wanted to see if the story leaked and if they would be forced into acting. Which they were.

 

[davidallen]

Since it came from Sally Yates, he probably didn't view it as important. She was never credible, and she proved it when she refused to defend the order, but still stayed on the job, instead of resigning.

This wasn't Yates opinion. If you believe reports these were Intelligence Agency warnings...

 

[PDT816]

17 days though? I buy the "legs" - think they wanted to see if the story leaked and if they would be forced into acting. Which they were.

Maybe it took a couple of weeks to negotiate a deal for Flynn to agree to be the scapegoat. Honestly,17 days doesn't really make me draw conclusions one way or the other. I don't have anything to work on and it's not like he's some dude that got caught stealing money out of the draw at the Piggly Wiggly. I would assume there's some shit to take care of when the guy is a retired General.

 

[davidallen]

Maybe it took a couple of weeks to negotiate a deal for Flynn to agree to be the scapegoat. Honestly,17 days doesn't really make me draw conclusions one way or the other. I don't have anything to work on and it's not like he's some dude that got caught stealing money out of the draw at the Piggly Wiggly. I would assume there's some shit to take care of when the guy is a retired General.

Agree not simple - but dude is National Security Advisor - he either is in or not. No nuance, no BS, no "take your time", no "let's see what HR says".

 

[PDT816]

First, I don't know enough about the situation to decide where his actions fall in the range of political black eye, level of criminal activity, or high treason. I'm also not a party hack, so I'm not as emotional invested on the whole partisan winners/losers as some here are.

But on limited knowledge, I don't think the 17 days is that big of a deal because on face value it looks more like it's closer to the political black eye part of the scale.

*I reserve the right to change my mind if new info comes out later though.