| Locknuts said: I really don't understand much of this. A lot appears to be speculation. I'll wait until the investigation is concluded. |
It started off like that but as some people have mentioned, Trump sabatoged himself by firing Comey, the same person who was investigating Flynn who had already willfully lied to the FBI. THis created an obstruction of Justice charge forthcoming against Trump. Especially when Flynn was obviously guilty and the claims are that he already talked to the administration about that they knew he had lied.
The short version goes like this:
Flynn, is working for government interests abroad including Russia and the Ukraine. The FBI asks him if he had contacts with Russian during the campaign. He lies. Now they want to know what he was talking about when he lied. They start to investigate. Trump pulls Comey (former FBI director) aside and tells he to let Flynn go. He doesn't. Trump fires him (obstruction of Justice). The special investigation finds that Flynn had infact broke the law and charges him and his son with possible 25 year sentences. Flynn, pleads guilty, and is now working with the FBI. You see, he did speak with Russians during/after the election and made a deal with Russians to postpone retaliation for Obama's post election sanctions on Russia before he was even allowed to be acting as a US agent when another president still serving. He lied about ever talking to them. If was later revealed that a high ranking official knew about the meetings with Russia but also lied.
These individuals include Jared Kushiner, Donald Junior, the former RCN chairmen and possibly more. And they all lied to the FBI and Trump knew it when he committed suicide by trying to stop the FBI by firing Comey. It was about collusion but later became about straight obstruction of Justice. Three other member of his campaign have already be charged with other crimes including money laundering, and conspiracy against the US.
So Trump took a bad situation and made it worse by attacking the FBI. He broke the law and he will probably be charged.
