quade 3 #1 March 10, 2017 QuoteWhite House: Trump unaware of Flynn's foreign agent work WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was not aware that his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had worked to further the interests of the government of Turkey before appointing him, the White House said Thursday. The comments came two days after Flynn and his firm, Flynn Intel Group Inc., filed paperwork with the Justice Department formally identifying him as a foreign agent and acknowledging that his work for a company owned by a Turkish businessman could have aided Turkey's government. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called the action "an affirmation of the president's decision to ask General Flynn to resign." At the White House, asked whether Trump knew about Flynn's work before he appointed him as national security adviser, press secretary Sean Spicer said, "I don't believe that that was known." How the hell is it even vaguely possible the Trump vetting of Flynn was that bad? You don't believe it was known? Are you admitting your entire Administration is fucking incompetent?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 913 #2 March 10, 2017 All about the gold....er.... swamp. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-named-more-50-lawsuits-inauguration-n716191 and 75 active actions prior to inauguration. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/10/75-lawsuits-against-president-elect-trump.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aphid 0 #3 March 10, 2017 Phil1111All about the gold....er.... swamp. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-named-more-50-lawsuits-inauguration-n716191 and 75 active actions prior to inauguration. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/10/75-lawsuits-against-president-elect-trump.html I guess they are not counting the ones launched outside the USA? Canada’s top court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling in favour of investors who had launched a lawsuit alleging they were misled by U.S. President Donald Trump and a real estate development firm. more here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/supreme-court-wont-hear-appeal-by-donald-trump-developers/article34247382/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 913 #4 March 10, 2017 aphid***All about the gold....er.... swamp. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-named-more-50-lawsuits-inauguration-n716191 and 75 active actions prior to inauguration. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/10/75-lawsuits-against-president-elect-trump.html I guess they are not counting the ones launched outside the USA? Canada’s top court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling in favour of investors who had launched a lawsuit alleging they were misled by U.S. President Donald Trump and a real estate development firm. more here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/supreme-court-wont-hear-appeal-by-donald-trump-developers/article34247382/ "The sale of Toronto’s Trump Tower failed to attract a single bid from anyone except the lender that owns its debt, according to news reports. Plagued by years of financial losses, the Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto went into receivership last year, after defaulting on a C$260-million loan... U.S. President Donald Trump doesn’t own the hotel. It’s owned by developer Talon International, which licensed the Trump brand and hired the Trump Organization to manage the facility. All the same, a court ruled last fall that Trump himself can be sued over the project by investors who allege they lost money after being misled into purchasing condos or hotel rooms in the building. The hotel, which has been the site of multiple protests since Trump’s election, has been plagued with technical problems and low hotel room occupancy. Talon head Alex Shnaider predicted last year the Trump brand would come off the building after it's sold. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/03/06/trump-tower-toronto-no-buyers_n_15192146.html "Vancouver police spent roughly $105,000 responding to demonstrations outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower on Georgia Street February 28, the day three of the U.S. President’s children came to open the luxury property. Vancouver Police Department spokesman Jason Doucette said the police presence was to oversee public safety at numerous demonstrations planned throughout the city and not as a security force for the hotel."... he Trump Tower has become a beacon for controversy and criticism in Vancouver from the moment Donald Trump announced his campaign for the U.S. presidency. Once elected, demonstrations against the Trump administration have only increased since executive orders targeted immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries." https://www.biv.com/article/2017/3/police-spent-105000-vancouver-trump-hotel-protest/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 913 #5 March 10, 2017 quadeQuoteWhite House: Trump unaware of Flynn's foreign agent work WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was not aware that his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had worked to further the interests of the government of Turkey before appointing him, the White House said Thursday. The comments came two days after Flynn and his firm, Flynn Intel Group Inc., filed paperwork with the Justice Department formally identifying him as a foreign agent and acknowledging that his work for a company owned by a Turkish businessman could have aided Turkey's government. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called the action "an affirmation of the president's decision to ask General Flynn to resign." At the White House, asked whether Trump knew about Flynn's work before he appointed him as national security adviser, press secretary Sean Spicer said, "I don't believe that that was known." How the hell is it even vaguely possible the Trump vetting of Flynn was that bad? You don't believe it was known? Are you admitting your entire Administration is fucking incompetent? "WASHINGTON — Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, acted as a foreign agent representing the interests of Turkey’s government in exchange for more than $500,000 during last year’s campaign even as he was advising Trump, according to disclosure forms filed this week.... Flynn signed a contract for the work just three weeks after delivering a fiery speech at the Republican National Convention endorsing Trump and leading “lock her up” chants advocating the imprisonment of Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state. Without disclosing his financial interest, Flynn published an op-ed article on Election Day arguing that Turkey was misunderstood and assailing Gulen as “a shady Islamic mullah” and “radical Islamist.”... Democrats have raised concerns about Flynn’s private lobbying since last fall, including his decision to accept a fee reported around $40,000 to attend and speak at a Moscow gala celebration honoring RT, the Russian government-financed, English-language television network viewed in the West as a propaganda organ.... On behalf of his firm, the Flynn Intel Group, Flynn signed the contract Aug. 9 with Inovo, a Dutch firm owned by Ekim Alptekin, chairman of the Turkish-American Business Council. Flynn’s firm was to receive $600,000 for 90 days of work. His initial registration as a lobbyist last year indicated he would receive less than $5,000 for lobbying, although that presumably indicates that he did not define most of the services he would provide Alptekin as lobbying under the law... Flynn opened the Flynn Intel Group in October 2014, two months after he was forced out as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The business was opaque, making little public, not even an address. When a reporter went looking for it last fall, he tracked it down to an Alexandria office building operating out of the nondescript headquarters of another firm, called the White Canvas Group. In an interview with The Times in October, Flynn offered only a vague description of the firm. He said he had clients in Japan and the Middle East and that “we do cybertraining. We have an exceptional cybertraining program.” He added: “That’s what we do. And we also support aviation operations, so we have some aviation logistics that we do. And we do some security consulting and we are also involved in the energy business.” He declined to specify clients, saying he had nondisclosure agreements with them. “I have international clients and I have some clients right here in the United States,” he said. According to this week’s filings, the firm was shuttered after the election when Flynn was headed for the White House." https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2017/03/10/michael-flynn-was-paid-represent-turkey-during-campaign/67bOZO4GRnUZEekmdY63bM/story.html Oh the trump swamp. Gold, gold and more gold. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,434 #6 March 10, 2017 >How the hell is it even vaguely possible the Trump vetting of Flynn was that bad? It wasn't: ======================== Trump transition team knew Flynn might need to register as foreign agent White House says Trump was unaware March 10, 2017 Stephen Braun, Chad Day, Julie Pace Associated Press Lawyers for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn told President Donald Trump's transition team before the inauguration that Flynn might need to register with the government as a foreign agent, but Trump was not aware of the possible move, the White House said Friday. The disclosure by White House officials confirms the Trump transition team was aware of the situation involving the president's pick for a top national security post either before he joined the government or soon afterward. ========================= Trump claimed he fired Flynn because "he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S." Sounds like he disclosed everything to Trump's team that was required. So why is Trump lying about this now? When did Trump know Flynn was a foreign agent, and why didn't he take action then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 913 #7 March 10, 2017 billvon>How the hell is it even vaguely possible the Trump vetting of Flynn was that bad? It wasn't: ======================== Trump transition team knew Flynn might need to register as foreign agent White House says Trump was unaware March 10, 2017 Stephen Braun, Chad Day, Julie Pace Associated Press Lawyers for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn told President Donald Trump's transition team before the inauguration that Flynn might need to register with the government as a foreign agent, but Trump was not aware of the possible move, the White House said Friday. The disclosure by White House officials confirms the Trump transition team was aware of the situation involving the president's pick for a top national security post either before he joined the government or soon afterward. ========================= Trump claimed he fired Flynn because "he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S." Sounds like he disclosed everything to Trump's team that was required. So why is Trump lying about this now? When did Trump know Flynn was a foreign agent, and why didn't he take action then? Because trump was a foreign agent. Like duh! President Obama got a $65 million book deal. Just imagine the book deal that Sean Spicer is going to get. $100 and $100's of millions. "My Lies in the White House" by Sean Spicer and the sequel "The Art of the Lie" by Sean Spicer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
