http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/anti-trump-media-talk-so-much-say-so-little/article/2615229
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"Several outlets have reported that, despite earlier denials, ousted White House national security adviser Mike Flynn 'discussed' sanctions on phone calls with Russian officials during Trump's transition period.
White House 'officials' have eagerly plied the Washington Post and New York Times with this information and yet no reports say what exactly was 'discussed.'"
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"But the report never says what was explicitly 'discussed,' other than that it was in some way related to the sanctions.
Flynn may have 'discussed' the sanctions by saying, 'I'm sorry, I can't discuss the new, election-meddling sanctions at the moment.' He may have said, 'Yes, the sanctions, we'll talk about those once in office.'
We don't know.
If only there were a transcript.
Except there is a transcript. The New York Times reported that its sources 'saw' it and described it as 'ambiguous enough that Mr. Trump could have justified either firing or retaining Mr. Flynn.'"
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The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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