{"id":19781,"date":"2017-02-15T04:31:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T04:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=19781"},"modified":"2017-02-15T04:31:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T04:31:38","slug":"a-full-blown-scandal-appears-to-be-brewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=19781","title":{"rendered":"A full-blown scandal appears to be brewing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As I watch the chaos unfold within the Donald J. Trump White House I am wondering: Are we witnessing the beginning of a serious political crisis … already?<\/em><\/p>\n

This is breathtaking in scope.<\/p>\n

National security adviser Michael Flynn is pushed out of office over concerns that he might have negotiated with a foreign government before the Trump administration took office.<\/em><\/p>\n

But that’s only the beginning. Now we’re getting questions from Republicans — supposed political allies of the president — about whether Flynn was acting alone or whether he was doing Donald Trump’s bidding.<\/p>\n

Then we have this mess over when Flynn came clean to the vice president and whether the president was aware of Flynn’s conduct as it was occurring.<\/p>\n

Congressional Democrats are demanding an independent investigation. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer insists that the Justice Department is incapable of doing a thorough probe of where this matter might end up.<\/p>\n

Democrats aren’t alone, though. A leading Senate Republican<\/em> — Lindsey Graham — has asked out loud whether Flynn was acting on orders from the then-president elect.<\/p>\n

Many Americans, such as yours truly, are utterly flabbergasted at what appears to be transpiring. Trump has been president for less than a single month<\/em> and there appears to be some serious concern that the government is unraveling.<\/p>\n

What gives here?<\/a>\u00a0Trump isn’t talking. White House senior staffers aren’t talking. The vice president appears to be seriously angry over the deception that Flynn pulled on him.<\/p>\n

Oh, man. This presidency appears to be careening toward full-blown crisis mode. All because a national security adviser cozied up to Russian government officials before federal law would give him permission to do so.<\/p>\n

Moreover, we have the amazing timing of the president’s tweets relating to Russia’s decision not to retaliate against U.S. sanctions relating to Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n

We need some answers. Now!<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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