(Reuters) “Trump national security adviser Flynn resigns in controversy over Russian contacts”
This was preceded by (Reuters) “Justice Department warned Trump on Flynn: official” Quoting,
Michael Flynn’s phone calls with the Russian Ambassador floats the theory that the Flynn calls were the cause of the Russia/China flip-flop. It did not have to be the only cause, but the magnitude/speed of the flip would not be expected from typical counseling of the cabinet.
One objection to the theory is that the timing of the flip did not align with the disclosure that Flynn had lied to Pence. But the notification by the Justice Department “weeks ago” removes the objection. The Flynn Affair was partly stage managed.
In a post of August 2016, CIA Chief: Trump “Unwitting agent of the Russian Federation”, I expressed concern identical to that of former CIA acting Director Michael Morell. In a plot twist, the culprit is Flynn. The similarities between Michael Flynn and Harry Dexter White are striking. Neither considered himself an agent of a foreign power. Both took it upon themselves to autonomously make and execute foreign policy for the United States. Flynn’s actions may have been more grievous, because they vitiated possibilities for linkage in negotiation. His resignation is a signal that the Trump administration intends to reclaim that leverage.
From that post,
Has supreme self confidence been our undoing before? Harry Dexter White was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in 1946, U.S. representative to the Bretton Woods conference, and co-creator of the International Monetary Fund. He had numerous contacts with Soviet Intelligence that has lead to the somewhat debated conclusion that he was a Soviet spy.
Donald Trump’s Internal Conflicts considers the possibility that Trump will change. Perhaps he will trend towards the “internationalist” viewpoint, our valued heritage of the architects of the post-war world. There is reason for hope.