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Only because he was pressured to, to save himself and his son financially. This is an incredible scandal which didn't come to light since the DOJ dropped the c

by cpr 6y ago

Only because he was pressured to, to save himself and his son financially. This is an incredible scandal which didn't come to light since the DOJ dropped the case against him. The prosecutors colluded with his own law firm to deny him justice. This has all come out since Syndey Powell took his case.

falcolas 6y ago
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Any citations?
atomi 6y ago
Do you have a reference to your claims? According to this, Judge Sullivan rejected the assertions of FBI entrapment and prosecutorial malfeasance: > Similar to Horowitz’s findings, the court ruling undercut arguments that the FBI investigation or Justice Department prosecution of Flynn was unjustified or improperly handled. > Refuting Flynn’s claims that he was misled into unwittingly pleading guilty to charges, Sullivan wrote that it was undisputed that Flynn told the same lies to the FBI, Vice President Pence and senior White House officials, who repeated them to the American public, leading to his firing in February 2017. > “The sworn statements of Mr. Flynn and his former counsel belie his new claims of innocence and his new assertions that he was pressured into pleading guilty to making materially false statements to the FBI,” Sullivan wrote. ... > “Arguably, you sold your country out,” Sullivan told Flynn during Flynn’s initially scheduled sentencing hearing, on Dec. 18, 2018. Sullivan cited Flynn’s admissions that he hid the substance of talks with Kislyak and lied when he said he did not know the extent of the Turkish government's involvement in work his firm had obtained and when he claimed an op-ed he wrote for the Turkish president’s benefit was done at his own initiative. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/michael-flynns-sentencing-set-for-jan-28-after-judge-rejects-his-attacks-on-the-fbi-justice-department/2019/12/16/269ae816-f4dd-11e9-a285-882a8e386a96_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/michael-fl...
joncrane 6y ago
Do you have a source for this?
scarface74 6y ago
It’s amazing how the law and order types who are always standing up for law enforcement are the first to say that the justice system unfairly pressures defendants when its one of their own..... Oh and by the way, “The Hill” is definitely not part of the “liberal media.”
- atomi 6y ago
  According to his bio, he's a Harvard graduate. I don't see how someone with that kind of education could be so easily mislead.
grumio 6y ago
Flynn told FBI he didn't discuss specific sanctions in phone calls to a specific person. He did. Primary source, the phone transcripts, available for all to read: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05-29%20ODNI%20to%20CEG%20RHJ%20%28Flynn%20Transcripts%29.pdf https://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05-... What am I missing?
- linuxftw 6y ago
  > What am I missing? You're missing the transcripts of what Flynn told the FBI, provided by someone other than the FBI.
Paradigma11 6y ago
When following the case at the time most ppl had the impression that the plea deal was excellent for Flynn and he didn't get charged with the heavy stuff (turkey..) because he cooperated in several investigations. Many commentators also said that in such cases getting charged and pleading to a lesser process crime (lying to the FBI..) is pretty standard. Flynns tactic in fighting this process crime and winning seems somewhat strange. If Trump loses in November, there will be new charges the next day and the first piece of evidence will be Flynns written testimony admitting to them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNZSwafPAFc&list=PL35erRp2I3i_86B6Ek1AIo7HOex7IDKXA&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNZSwafPAFc&list=PL35erRp2I3...

by cpr 6y ago

falcolas 6y ago

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Any citations?

atomi 6y ago

Do you have a reference to your claims? According to this, Judge Sullivan rejected the assertions of FBI entrapment and prosecutorial malfeasance: > Similar to Horowitz’s findings, the court ruling undercut arguments that the FBI investigation or Justice Department prosecution of Flynn was unjustified or improperly handled. > Refuting Flynn’s claims that he was misled into unwittingly pleading guilty to charges, Sullivan wrote that it was undisputed that Flynn told the same lies to the FBI, Vice President Pence and senior White House officials, who repeated them to the American public, leading to his firing in February 2017. > “The sworn statements of Mr. Flynn and his former counsel belie his new claims of innocence and his new assertions that he was pressured into pleading guilty to making materially false statements to the FBI,” Sullivan wrote. ... > “Arguably, you sold your country out,” Sullivan told Flynn during Flynn’s initially scheduled sentencing hearing, on Dec. 18, 2018. Sullivan cited Flynn’s admissions that he hid the substance of talks with Kislyak and lied when he said he did not know the extent of the Turkish government's involvement in work his firm had obtained and when he claimed an op-ed he wrote for the Turkish president’s benefit was done at his own initiative. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/michael-flynns-sentencing-set-for-jan-28-after-judge-rejects-his-attacks-on-the-fbi-justice-department/2019/12/16/269ae816-f4dd-11e9-a285-882a8e386a96_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/michael-fl...

joncrane 6y ago

Do you have a source for this?

scarface74 6y ago

It’s amazing how the law and order types who are always standing up for law enforcement are the first to say that the justice system unfairly pressures defendants when its one of their own..... Oh and by the way, “The Hill” is definitely not part of the “liberal media.”

atomi 6y ago
According to his bio, he's a Harvard graduate. I don't see how someone with that kind of education could be so easily mislead.

grumio 6y ago

Flynn told FBI he didn't discuss specific sanctions in phone calls to a specific person. He did. Primary source, the phone transcripts, available for all to read: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05-29%20ODNI%20to%20CEG%20RHJ%20%28Flynn%20Transcripts%29.pdf https://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05-... What am I missing?

linuxftw 6y ago
> What am I missing? You're missing the transcripts of what Flynn told the FBI, provided by someone other than the FBI.

Paradigma11 6y ago

When following the case at the time most ppl had the impression that the plea deal was excellent for Flynn and he didn't get charged with the heavy stuff (turkey..) because he cooperated in several investigations. Many commentators also said that in such cases getting charged and pleading to a lesser process crime (lying to the FBI..) is pretty standard. Flynns tactic in fighting this process crime and winning seems somewhat strange. If Trump loses in November, there will be new charges the next day and the first piece of evidence will be Flynns written testimony admitting to them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNZSwafPAFc&list=PL35erRp2I3i_86B6Ek1AIo7HOex7IDKXA&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNZSwafPAFc&list=PL35erRp2I3...