I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 2 de diciembre de 2017
Which means Trump knew Flynn had comitted a crime but he didn't turn him over to the authorities and he didn't ask Jeff Sessions to investigate him. In fact, Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates for informing him about Flynn and then Trump fired James Comey, who testified before Congress that Trump asked him not to investigate Flynn.
That is obstruction of justice.
On top of that, Trump on to try to justify Flynn using his favorite "whatabout" excuse: Hillary Clinton.
So General Flynn lies to the FBI and his life is destroyed, while Crooked Hillary Clinton, on that now famous FBI holiday “interrogation” with no swearing in and no recording, lies many times...and nothing happens to her? Rigged system, or just a double standard?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 3 de diciembre de 2017
Trump, of course, is lying. Clinton did nothing illegal and James Comey, a Republican, found nothing illegal about her actions. Flynn, on the other hand, did commit a crime.
What Trump is really complaining about is the fact that Flynn is now cooperating with teh FBI and he could incriminate Trump's campaign with collusion with Russia.
Regardless, the fact that Trump is admitting he knew Flynn lied to the FBI could easily be used against Trump in a criminal case for obstruction of justice and thus impeachment, if not jail time.
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