@maddow is quoting from Woodward’s book, confirming @emptywheel:
Trump knew directly about Flynn’s contacts with Russia about sanctions in Dec 2016. And Flynn lied to FBI about those contacts. @emptywheel suggests Mueller already has hard evidence, and it’s worse than Logan Act.
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Sorry, I didn’t mean to suggest you did. That was my read of Maddow segment
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Also, I think Jed's read on the Maddow segment is off/unclear on the timing/implications. The Woodward section seemed to read that both Trump & Pence knew of Flynn's communications after the fact, pre-firing, not prior/concurrently (though I presume at least Trump did there).
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Oh, that sounds like Don McGahn's stupid coverup story.
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Yeah. Just from the second-hand accounts, it seems Woodward's ability to cut through the self-serving reconstructions from multiple heavily leaned upon sources is a rather lacking.
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What do you make of the curious role Manafort played in Pence's selection by Trump?
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