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to me, it seems clear that Trump knew Putin holding off retaliation was linked to Flynn Kislyak call & then he asked Flynn via Priebus 2deny
After Ignatius story on Kislyak calls, Trump tells Priebus to tell Flynn to kill story. Flynn tells McFarland to call Ignatius and kill it.
Flynn tells Mueller he felt under pressure because the boss wanted him to deny it. But both Flynn and McFarland knew story was true
And they knew Trump knew it was basically true. Setting off this cascade of lies. But Mueller says evidence not conclusive Trump felt had
personal stake in subsequent investigation of Flynn. Really?
In similar interactions that involved Comey, Mueller always seems to come down on Comey’s side of the facts.
btw, Flynn getting interviewed by FBI came about ten days AFTER Trump asked Flynn to kill the story about the calls w Kiskyak.
Not unreasonable to think Flynn felt Trump wanted him to deny it.
