they are in protect the president mode. It will only delay the inevitable. By then it will be too late.

if a handful of "stooges" have to fall too - well, oh, well, shit happens.

I don't think any one of us should allow it. If any one of them colluded, conspired, cooperated, aided or abetted a hostile foreign power then I don't care who they are - they need to be punished for subversion.

Most especially if they swore an oath.

rumours that the IC have a copy of the recording Trump sent to Putin via Carter Page.

or Pence?

Makes no sense - they all knew

He is brought in after the DNC hack, convention, and nominations of Trump and Pence. He may be a useful witness though to nail Pence.

I recall that he was the first person to join the Trump campaign, before Pence or any other hires?

Could do for the primaries. I'm certain he was stumping months before the RNc.

Wikipedia: Flynn was asked in February 2016 to serve as an adviser to the Trump campaign. In July 2016, it was reported he was being considered as Trump's running mate; Flynn later confirmed that he had submitted vetting documents to the campaign and was willing to accept the Republican vice-presidential nomination if chosen.

On November 18, 2016, Flynn accepted president-elect Donald Trump's offer of the position of National Security Advisor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_T._Flynn

I don't believe for a minute that he has clean hands.

He plays a worthy, pious Christian man, but he's corrupted opportunist. A failure who would never been reelected governor. Conspired with Manafort (and who knows who else) to convince Trump to choose him as his running mate.

I'd like to know more about Pence's past. I know he was, & maybe still is, bought & paid for by big tobacco. I bet we'd find Russia in his past somewhere.

the transition team leader was pence, no?

so they warned flynn and didn't tell pence?

Pence knew.

He suffers from a classic case of criminal stupidity. His natural arrogance just exacerbated it.
Diagnosis: Pre-existing Fall Guy Syndrome.

Haele

... and his military pension, and his military health insurance.

He'll be ok, no need for him to have to live with Trumpcare.

The line "Flynn lied to Pence, lied to the White House" seems to be taken as a absolute fact in the press at this point, despite the fact that it is utterly improbable.

and then get pardoned down the road.

I think that's interesting.