President Trump's former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, plead guilty on Friday to lying to investigators about his communications with the Russian Ambassador to the US while serving the current administration.
Michael Flynn, former national security advisor to Donald Trump, arrives for his plea hearing in Washington, D.C., Friday. Source
Additionally, Flynn has agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into allegations that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election, with possible coordination between President Trump and officials in Moscow.
He appeared in court early on Friday to address formal charges brought against him, and he agreed to a plea bargain. In a written statement, he said:
“It has been extraordinarily painful to endure these many months of false accusations of 'treason' and other outrageous acts....Such false accusations are contrary to everything I have ever done and stood for. But I recognize that the actions I acknowledged in court today were wrong, and, through my faith in God, I am working to set things right. My guilty plea and agreement to cooperate with the Special Counsel’s Office reflect a decision I made in the best interests of my family and of our country.”
The retired US Army Lieutenant General first came under fire back in January of 2017 during his extremely short stint in the White House. It was discovered that Mr. Flynn had a phone conversation with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in December 2016, timed immediately after the Obama Administration launched retaliatory measures for Russia's alleged interference with the 2016 election, which caused Hillary Clinton to fall short of Donald Trump in her run for the Oval Office.
Initially, Flynn denied that the conversation with Kislyak had anything to do with sanctions on Russia, but US intelligence officials found otherwise. It was later announced that Flynn mislead Vice President Mike Pence about the truth of the conversation, and resigned shortly thereafter on February 13.
Now, Flynn is apparently clearing his conscience, and despite having previously lied to FBI agents working with Mueller on the probe, he is willing to work with the team of investigators on clarifying the truth. The plea deal states that he has agreed to "cooperate fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly" with the special counsel's office.
Over the last few months, President Trump has done everything in his power to convince officials working the probe to bury the investigation, particularly Flynn's role in it, going as far as to relieve former FBI Director James Comey from his post. Naturally, Trump is highly disturbed by today's headlines. CNBC is reporting that a source close to the president told the news outlet that the latest developments shrouding Flynn were noted by Trump to be "very, very, very bad".
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The alarming details today now have millions of people in the US wondering what will be next for Trump in this tiring Russia debacle, which has swarmed the President throughout his entire stay in office thus far. It's very possible that what Flynn is about to give to investigators will be enough to bring about a formal impeachment.
The effects of such a result could carry a far wider consequence than what many Americans are anticipating.
While Trump's popularity among voters has declined since being sworn in back in January, he has gained unparalleled support from Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The three nations are formulating a back door alliance which, they hope, will stand up to Iran's growing military dominance in the Middle East (with the far superior strength of US forces acting as the fulcrum). In addition, President Trump has also sought to scrap the Iran Nuclear Deal, which has angered the Islamic Republic and has brought the alliance closer to war with Iran.
In the same breath, America's worries in the Far East have grown since North Korea's controversial dictator Kim Jong-un launched a ballistic missile earlier this week, which DPRK officials claim can reach any target in the continental United States. It should be known that Iran and North Korea have an alliance, and Russia and China have more often backed Iran and North Korea than they have provided support for the West, so any military activity against Iran and North Korea will more than likely bring both superpowers into the mix - and not in America's favor.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a concert called 'The Roads of Great Victory' in Red Square in Moscow in May 2015. Source
Iran wants death to America, and North Korea wants to annihilate the US.
So far, Trump's actions in office have been far more aggressive in tackling both threats than any other administration in recent memory, and it could possibly be that, despite his war of words, both nation's leaders are actually afraid that Trump will pull the trigger on a preemptive strike if he's pushed to do so. Perhaps this is why Iranian and North Korean threats have seemed to carry little in the way of action beyond verbs.
However, with the latest coming out of Washington, President Trump will now be facing a major distraction which could weaken his administration (if not completely dismantle it).
This will sink America into a great state of chaos.
If Trump is impeached, riots and anarchy will fill the streets. The echoes of "I told you so" from a plethora of anti-Trump pundits will fuel fetishes of death and destruction from rebellious nihilists, racists, feminists, and all kinds of anarchists who will not hesitate to bring about their own form of social justice.
White nationalists, foreground, clashing with counterprotesters, some of them members of the so-called antifa movement, in Charlottesville, VA. Source
With the US in shambles, the door will be wide open for North Korea and Iran to seize their opportunity to strike first, leaving American troops scrambling to fight two different fronts with little to no support from their allies, who would already be weakened by preemptive strikes conducted from the rogue dictatorships, combined with a Stateside loss in power and direction, helpless to do anything about it.
Thus, WWIII will be running full steam, with Trump's removal from office acting as this generation's Franz Ferdinand.
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I'm sure his removal will cause some uproar, but I don't think it will escalate to WW3. Every country knows war would be a disaster and not benefit their country at all
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I wonder what will come of this.
War has been ongoing, but this can trigger what many don't want...Sadly, a lot of people don't realize what's going on behind the distractions that are being created.
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