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President Trump was displeased with his short-lived national security adviser Michael Flynn last year after Flynn failed to tell him for several days that he had received a congratulatory phone call from Russia's Vladimir Putin, according to memos written by former FBI director James Comey.
Comey claims in memos released Thursday that Trump was unhappy with his top aide after Flynn revealed the call during a conversation between Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May.
The admission apparently happened right after Trump had thanked May for being the first foreign leader to offer a congratulatory call after Trump's election victory. Flynn, according to the memos, then said Putin had called nearly a week beforehand.
Trump's anger with Flynn seemed to stem from his belief that six days, the length of time between the call and Flynn's revelation, was too long to make it appropriate for the president to return the call, Comey wrote.
"The guy has serious judgment issues," Trump later told Comey of Flynn, according to the memos. Flynn was later fired for misleading Vice President Mike Pence regarding his own communication with Russian officials, and has since pleaded guilty of lying to the FBI.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/comey-trump-was-upset-at-flynn-for-not-telling-him-congratulatory-call-was-from-putin/ar-AAw6BnG?li=BBnb7Kz
Trump was so looking forward to going shirtless horseback riding with Putin.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)It is known he loves hearing about Hitler, Mussolini and modern day monsters.
It is what he aspires to, the problem however is he is the biggest chickenshit alive.
dalton99a
(81,673 posts)Bleacher Creature
(11,258 posts)That might be the best example of "the pot calling the kettle black" ever!
Orsino
(37,428 posts)...because that's how he treats everyone.
Generic Brad
(14,276 posts)That seems the most plausible reason rather than Trump thought Flynn had lied to Pence. With a Trump, always choose the most petty reason
kentuck
(111,111 posts)"The guy has serious judgment issues," ?
really?