Lefties are all up in arms over this report from Michael Iskikoff that President Trump sent a “stay strong” message to former national security adviser Michael Flynn:
Exclusive: Trump sends private message to embattled Flynn: "Stay strong" https://t.co/eBxJzknvaS
— Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff) May 18, 2017
Former DOJ spox during the Obama administration called it “playing with fire”:
Trump really, really shouldn't be sending messages to subjects of an investigation that might implicate them both. He's playing with fire. https://t.co/girQz74x9b
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) May 18, 2017
While MSNBC’s Chris Hayes went all-caps plus the fire emoji:
NO HE'S DOUSING HIMSELF IN GASOLINE AND CANNONBALLING ONTO THE FIRE ? https://t.co/UhHQVWvW4C
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 18, 2017
Others see this as a message to Flynn to stay quiet:
The subpoena news casts this is a much more sinister light. Is the president encouraging Flynn to obstruct Congress's investigation? https://t.co/ZTEQVGoJMv
— J Emory Parker ? Subscribe to The Post & Courier (@jaspar) May 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/MsShannonFisher/status/865228432334102528
Or maybe … just maybe … the left has overreacted yet again? Here’s the always valuable @Popehat with his take:
I learned to let clients issue carefully scripted, supervised generic messages of support to friends also under investigation/indictment /1
— IWantNothingHat (@Popehat) May 18, 2017
Because if you don't clients will ignore your requests and issue unsupervised, undisciplined, rambling messages of support. /2
— IWantNothingHat (@Popehat) May 18, 2017
So Trump sending a brief, generic message of support isn't necessarily an OMG thing. /3
— IWantNothingHat (@Popehat) May 18, 2017
Deep breaths, people — we’ve got months and months to go. Pace yourselves.
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