On January 24, 2017, the FBI interviewed Michael Flynn. At the time, Flynn was found to have done nothing wrong.
The FBI eavesdropped on telephone calls between President Donald Trump’s national security adviser and the Russian ambassador but found nothing improper, a U.S. intelligence official said.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said late Monday that there was never a formal “investigation” of the calls in December between retired Army Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn and Sergei Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador in Washington.
According to the source, who was confirming a Washington Post report earlier Monday, intelligence officials merely listened in as part of routine eavesdropping on Kislyak.
Yesterday we learned something critical- proof that Michael Flynn was set up by the FBI to take a fall. Many have wondered why Flynn would talk to the FBI without a lawayer present. It turns out that the FBI told Flynn NOT to include a lawyer.
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who arranged the bureau’s interview with then-national security adviser Michael Flynn at the White House on Jan. 24, 2017 — the interview that ultimately led to Flynn’s guilty plea on one count of making false statements — suggested Flynn not have a lawyer present at the session, according to newly-filed court documents. In addition, FBI officials, along with the two agents who interviewed Flynn, decided specifically not to warn him that there would be penalties for making false statements because the agents wanted to ensure that Flynn was “relaxed” during the session.
The new information, drawn from McCabe’s account of events plus the FBI agents’ writeup of the interview — the so-called 302 report — is contained in a sentencing memo filed Tuesday by Flynn’s defense team.
Citing McCabe’s account, the sentencing memo says that shortly after noon on Jan. 24 — the fourth day of the new Trump administration — McCabe called Flynn on a secure phone in Flynn’s West Wing office. The two men discussed business briefly and then McCabe said that he “felt that we needed to have two of our agents sit down” with Flynn to discuss Flynn’s talks with Russian officials during the presidential transition.
Who led this charade? None other than Andrew McCabe:
McCabe, by his own account, urged Flynn to talk to the agents alone, without a lawyer present. “I explained that I thought the quickest way to get this done was to have a conversation between [Flynn] and the agents only,” McCabe wrote. “I further stated that if LTG Flynn wished to include anyone else in the meeting, like the White House counsel for instance, that I would need to involve the Department of Justice. [Flynn] stated that this would not be necessary and agreed to meet with the agents without any additional participants.”
Worst of all?
“The agents did not provide Gen. Flynn with a warning of the penalties for making a false statement under 18 U.S.C. 1001 before, during, or after the interview,” the Flynn memo says. According to the 302, before the interview, McCabe and other FBI officials “decided the agents would not warn Flynn that it was a crime to lie during an FBI interview because they wanted Flynn to be relaxed, and they were concerned that giving the warnings might adversely affect the rapport.”
They screwed him royally. This is atrocious. This is how the Comey/McCabe cabal ran the FBI. The country is once again reminded of the two tiered justice system established by James Comey; one for the democrats, and another for everyone else.
hillary clinton’s aides were given immunity.
hillary and her aides were allowed to destroy evidence.
hillary and her aides were allowed to dictate the terms of the investigation and interviews.
Cheryl Mills was allowed to sit in on hillary’s FBI interview. Andy McCarthy:
Finally, something else about those lawyers. I nearly fell out of my chair upon reading the very first paragraph of the notes of Clinton’s interview, which identifies the lawyers for Clinton who were permitted to be present for the interview. Among them is Cheryl Mills, Clinton’s longtime confidant and chief-of-staff at the State Department.
Readers may recall that I suggested back in May that “the fix” was in in the investigation of the Clinton emails. The reason was that the Justice Department was allowing Cheryl Mills – a witness, if not a subject, of the investigation – to invoke attorney-client privilege on behalf of Mrs. Clinton in order to thwart the FBI’s attempt to inquire into the procedure used to produce Clinton’s emails to the State Department. Mills was a participant in that procedure – and it is the procedure in which, we now know, well over 30,000 emails were attempted to be destroyed, including several thousand that contained government-related business.
When she worked for Clinton at State, Mills was not acting in the capacity of a lawyer – not for then-Secretary Clinton and not for the State Department. Moreover, as Clinton’s chief-of-staff, Mills was intimately involved in issues related to Clinton’s private email set up, the discussions about getting her a secure BlackBerry similar to President Obama’s, and questions that were raised (including in FOIA requests) about Clinton’s communications.
hillary’s FBI interview was neither under oath nor recorded.
Paul Sperry reported that FBI lawyer James Baker wanted to indict hillary clinton but was overruled by you guessed it- James Comey.
James Comey is a pompous lying jackass who needs a good enema. Mueller should also get one. Flynn was framed- as I said nearly a year ago. Mueller then went on to ruin Flynn financially and finally got Flynn to cop a plea when Mueller threatened Flynn’s son with the same.
Michael Flynn was a three star general with 33 years of service, five of them in combat. He deserves better.
Want more proof that this is pure politics? The leak of the Flynn-Kislyak conversation is an egregious felony but Mueller has zero interest in it. As the Russian collusion fantasy falls apart completely democrats are turning to Trump’s personal finances.
It’s not about justice. It’s all politics and it needs to end. Mueller has created crimes that did not exist prior to his investigation.
Enough.
BTW, so you know:
In one striking detail, footnotes in the Flynn memo say the 302 report cited was dated Aug. 22, 2017 — nearly seven months after the Flynn interview. It is not clear why the report would be written so long after the interview itself.
Clearly, it went down that way so someone could rewrite it to incriminate Flynn.
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Insane, this should be tossed out lock stock and barrel, the General should be profusely apologized to and Mueller should personally have to refund every penny of legal expenses the General paid plus damages.
Tactics used show how close we are to losing the Republic.
So, just random, illegal spying on an American citizen. Got it.
I’m sure Gen. Flynn, like the rest of us, has learned a lot about a DOJ and FBI under a liberal administration.
Hillary was supposed to be President and EVERYONE knows how Hillary treats people who turn on her; most have already turned up suicided. Imagine what she could have done with the CIA at her beckon call?
LOTS of people need to serve LOTS of jail time for the confidence in the DOJ, FBI and government in general to be restored. Obama WRECKED the sanctity of the Constitution.
Message from the FBI to General Flynn.
@kitt: I guess I just don’t see how they can ‘convict’ him of something that is not said under oath and especially when he has been specifically advised to ‘not have a lawyer’. In fact, I’d think the violations of law happened on the FBI side. Policemen have to advise you of your rights. Apparently they not only did not do that, they specifically advised him that he did not need a lawyer. I don’t know if that is a crime, but it seems as if ‘the FBI lied to the civilian, when they are charging him with doing the lying. I think there should be an appeal and I’m quite sure it would be thrown out.
@Redteam: Inquisitions dont require someone be put under oath, they just grill you til they find a sentence that doesnt match exactly with transcripts taken in spying operations. Mc Cabe had an axe to grind with Flynn vouching for a female agent that filed a complaint against him. He also says Barry knowingly and willfully armed terrorists, Stinky must have been in on it as Flynn strongly endorsed and campaigned for Trump. Deplorables link is correct, he just did not realize how deep corruption and political bias infected the entire IC.
@kitt:
And who conducted the Flynn “interview” at the White House, arriving unannounced?
Why none other than the disgraced Peter Strzok. Along with another agent.
Peter Strzok who lied to Congress and was eventually fired.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-mueller-teams-strzok-problem_2732149.html
Comey’s FBI may go down in history as the most corrupt period in FBI history
@retire05: Peter Strzok that guy genuinely gives me the creeps, I can almost see him stomping puppies and kittens for fun.
Joe Pientka the other Agent have not heard much about that guy he was suppose to blow the lid off everything according to news reports in May. Maybe a pillow over it til the timing was right, maybe report total BS.
That agent that he(Grassley) wants to interview is the agent who went to the Inspector General and complained about the conduct of Strzok and McCabe.
Judge Sullivan just told the FBI he wants to see the 302 documents. I’m sure by now they have been “lost” or altered. Obama and his praetorian guard of Stalinists have done immense damage to our form of government. Time will tell if we can reverse the course.
@another vet: The Mueller investigation should be forced to repay all of General Flynn’s legal expenses and any other expenses incurred during his defense. The use of taxpayer funds shall be prohibited. All charges against General Flynn should be expunged from all records. Hillary could use her Bleachbit to do it.
@Deplorable Me: One better, he also gets his job back with back pay
@kitt: I doubt the General wants anything further to do with the United States government, but if he wanted it, the back pay should come from Mueller, not the taxpayer.
@Deplorable Me: Trump and Pence should have stood behind him, I would like to see him back we will make Mexico pay for it 😉
We can send Player to his house https://www.bing.com/search?q=baby+come+back&pc=MOZI&form=MOZTSB
@kitt: It didn’t look good for Gen. Flynn then and he wasn’t doing much to defend himself. I think he was taken aback. The full extent of what this coup was doing was not apparent then. Yeah, in hindsight, knowing what we know now, they should have stood behind him 100%. He had done nothing wrong and Mueller is now proven to be the trashy scumbag we have thought he is.
Treating any citizen this was would be despicable. Treating a decorated, dedicated military man who has done NOTHING wrong is beyond despicable.
@Deplorable Me: Good news they found the dolts that were in the abandoned coal mine alive. All 3
@Deplorable Me:
Along with the expenses of everyone else that has been railroaded.
Whats this all about? more drama…
@kitt, #16:
Ambush interview? What don’t people understand about the fact that Flynn, fully aware of his circumstances, voluntarily acknowledged to a judge in a courtroom that he broke the law?
Nope. He wasn’t told not to have his lawyer with him. He could have elected to do so when he was informed by McCabe that one of the topics that would be discussed was his communication with Russian contacts. The FBI acknowledged that they did purposely avoid putting Flynn on his guard during their initial contact. They were more interested in getting information than with getting Flynn. He was never the central figure. He made serious judgement errors, but was more used and taken for a ride than a conscious part of any criminal conspiracy.
What happened during the initial FBI contact is detailed beginning on page 13 of the DEFENDANT’S MEMORANDUM IN AID OF SENTENCING, submitted to the court. The report’s summation of his career and character demonstrates what prosecutors concluded about the situation.
What we’re seeing with numerous articles like this is a coordinated effort by Trump loyalists to publicly discredit Flynn’s sworn testimony. A parallel effort is being made to publicly discredit Cohen’s sworn testimony. Anyone who testifies against Donald Trump will receive similar media treatment. Basically, this is becoming a case of propaganda vs. truth, the rule of law and the nation’s criminal justice system. If you’re on the side of propaganda, you have chosen poorly.
The image of a decorated 3 star general leading a “lock her up” chant does not sit well with me. For some reason he got deep in the political muck’
Can you imagine Kelly or Mattis doing that?
@Richard Wheeler: If you ever watched a Trump rally those chants are not started by the speaker they break out from the Yuge crowds, as the song Amazing Grace broke out when a woman passed out and Trump stopped asked for a doctor waited until medical attention arrived and was taken out. Other offensive, to liberal, chants such as U S A and BUILD THAT WALL are also heard.
Such a shame you only want to believe your media and the worst about people who dont share your open borders, banana republic, NWO politics.
@Greg: See #3
http://thefederalist.com/2018/12/13/federal-judge-overseeing-michael-flynns-sentencing-just-dropped-major-bombshell
If McCabe who was not at the ambush altered 302s the entire case should be thrown out and the Generals record cleared.
@kitt: I believe my EYES. Flynn sang along like a teenage cheer leader.
This whole blame the media meme is getting real old. Trump”s tweets speak for him and are not spun by me. What you see and hear from him are what you get–no filter. YOU like it–I don’t
My politics are of inclusion and human rights—respect for the environment and sentient beings–honesty,-intelligence, dignity, and humility in our leaders.
Makes perfect sense National Enquirer and David Pecker would be Trump’s go to media–basic sleaze.
@Greg:
What do you not understand about being bankrupt and powerless against the full force of the DOJ, which is also threatening his family?
First question to be answered, why did it take 7 months to fill out the 302? Or, is that the 302 that was filled out immediately after the interview?
Why would McCabe tell him… SUGGESTED… not to have a lawyer present if such topics were to be discussed? Flynn didn’t think he’d done anything wrong; indeed, we now know he didn’t and was only forced to plead guilty to save his family from the unlawful persecution he was subjected to.
A judge has given the prosecution until tomorrow to produce the 302 and all other memos and questioning material. Yeah, it’s just a bit.
@Richard Wheeler: Your feelings aside your politics is that of tyranny and communism. Persecution and demonizing of those that dont agree with you.
@kitt: You’ve got your head in the sand—Trump”s friends like Pecker and Cohn have turned on him. Trump’s lying and continuous B.S does not play as well with the majority as it does with you—the noose tightens.
“Feelings aside”–you have none?
@Richard Wheeler: Feelings about what?
That isnt policy it is gobbledy gook. Seems none of the politics of the Dems ever result in your list of nonsense, but cost tons of money.
Name a few Dems that fit that description, they certainly do not come from Cali.
We were tired of whimpy limp noodle politicians that allowed everyone to beat them up in the media and got nothing done. I am not signed up for twitter or face book so I dont see his tweeting its only when it gets someones thong in a knot, which he is expert at, I hear about it.
@Deplorable Me:
And the DOJ IG just came out and announced that they forensically recovered those 19,000 lovebird emails that the FBI claimed they couldn’t recover. Oops.
@kitt: Most of us, such as yourself, took our oath to defend the Constitution seriously. Naturally every now and then someone will slip through the cracks who didn’t.
@kitt: Iknow you wanna portray yourself as a hard ass take no prisoners kinda gal—that’s fine
But your guy is a habitually lying bully and a p—sy who can’t remember which bad foot kept him from serving while many of his countrymen were in combat in V.N —actually fighting Communism –which you irrationally accuse me of supporting–lol and WTF
i don’t SEE his tweeting—do you own a TV—If so you’ve seen his bizarre statements and outright fabrications–no?
Do you know anything about The National Enquirer? Unfortunately I gotta stop assuming your knowledge about much of what is ACTUALLY happening. on a daily basis
I know you’ll call me a condescending tyrannical Communist–ouch.
@another vet: The words of oaths are to some just catch phrases, to be replaced with inane gobbledy gook the meaning of has no application but makes them feel morally superior.
19000 more texts that should give Roddy some sleepless nights and JW more clues to FOIA interesting records.
@another vet: May I assume, you like DT, consider the MSM to be purveyors of “fake news?”
What are your thoughts about the association of The Donald, over the years, with David Pecker and that bastion of truth The National Enquirer?
AV and Kitt I took my oath as a Marine Corps Officer and fulfilled it in Viet Nam–where was Trump?
@richard wheeler: I own a TV, I do not watch the idiot box, no cable TV. National inquirer Ive seen some of the pathetic headlines of these rags going through the checkout, who would bother to put that garbage into their brain, or Fox or MSNBC or CNN? Seems CNN is being sued for fake news.
Heres a site for you
Do a little reading for a change.
Hard ass? I consider holding on to our Republic a responsibility a precious thing that was passed to me and I should preserve to hand down to my heirs.
If the USA falls so does the World, the leftists need to stop trying to trip her.
@Deplorable Me, #22:
If he thought nothing was wrong with having had clandestine conversations with Sergey Kislyak during the transition period, why did he feel a need to lie about it?
Here’s the simplest and most obvious answer: Flynn was worried about something he knew, that he feared acknowledging conversations with Kislyak would lead to. Whatever that something was, he has now told Mueller’s investigative team all about it.
Flynn realized he had made a serious error. Much to his credit, and to the benefit of his family, he wisely decided not to persist in it. I suspect he will honestly recover his financial losses. When this is all over, he will have a story to tell that people will pay to hear.
@Greg:
Those who interviewed him say he DIDN’T lie. Only 7 months later did it get recorded he lied. So, it sounds like he didn’t lie but Mueller needed something on him, so he took some minor error and turned it into a lie to the FBI. Note that this is a totally different standard of truthfulness Hillary, Clapper, Holder, Lynch, Comey, Brennan, McCabe or Strzok have been held to.
@Richard Wheeler: I hear Mueller has the Bat Boy as a star witness.
@kitt: The point is Trump and Pecker are great buds—The rag consistently praised their favorite guy DT
and endorsed him for Prez
here we got real fake news that Trump LOVED—HOW WILD IS THAT
Like Cohen, Pecker has turned on his old buddy Trump and cut deal with prosecuters.
CK’D Blackvault “Hunt for alien life forms and UFO’S” Sounds just like DT’S favorite paper The Enquirer
Deplorable Don’t know bat boy but see where Jose Conseco offered to be chief of staff AND DT’S PERSONAL TRAINER—can’t make this stuff up.
Honorable, honest, ethical Mueller had Strzok’s and Page’s phones wiped clean before they were turned over to OIG.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/obstruction-mueller-probe-wiped-strzok-phone-before-giving-it-to-investigators/?fbclid=IwAR0It2uI6LJJfEkfFQJLL5OQWn_j_moHBk20Wit1jf1eVFCXsTN9E0ltpEQ
Now, I wonder where he learned that from?
@Deplorable Me, #33:
His interviewers recorded their own impressions that Flynn didn’t seem to be lying. Recording such observations concerning a subject’s behavior and manner during questioning are part of the FBI’s interviewing protocol. They were not making an appraisal of the truthfulness of what he said.
Why do Trump loyalists have so much difficulty with this simple point? (A purely rhetorical question. I already know the answer. You don’t want to correctly understand it.)
@Greg: The original impressions of what he said vs the truth is the most accurate. They knew the facts of the questions they asked him BEFORE they asked him the questions. He didn’t lie.
Why did the corrupt Mueller team destroy the original 302 and write another one 7 months later?
Exactly “He didn’t seem to be lying.” Not the same as “he definitely wasn.t lying.”–or “he definitely was telling the truth”—that was to be determined later.
Now DT DID lie when he said on AF-1 he didn’t know of Cohen payments to alleged mistresses.
@Richard Wheeler: What would you think if the original 302s and memos are completely different than the ones produced 7 months after the interview, that the findings before Mueller was involved were not the same as before? This whole thing has nothing to do with what Russia and other countries have been doing forever, it started as and continues to be, a get Trump by any means Democrat driven inquisition and persecution of all those that may helped him get elected.
Greg and Richard will never understand why we defend some one who VOLUNTEERED to serve their country for over 33 years.
RLTW
@Richard Wheeler: They asked him questions they already knew the answers to. They said he didn’t lie. Not too ambiguous. Seems Mueller needed a patsy, but hadn’t discovered Cohen yet. Gen. Flynn was made of stronger stuff, plead guilty to save his family but didn’t lie, like Cohen, so save his hide.
@Deplorable Me: I hope if they do not produce the original documents the judge dismisses the whole pile of lies.
@kitt: And hold them all in contempt.
@Skyshark: For the record I VOLUNTEERED to serve in The Marine Corps.
Re Flynn and others including DT—Lying is MUCH more serious if done UNDER OATH.
@Richard Wheeler: Should Hillary be in jail for perjury?
Should Comey be in jail for perjury?
Should Brennan be in jail for perjury?
Should Holder be in jail for perjury?
Don’t expect Obama to ever get anywhere near making a statement under oath.
@Deplorable Me: Here you go with questions when you didn’t answer mine last week re your thoughts on Repub fraud in N. Carolina Congressional election–get that done and we’ll move on Thanks
@Richard Wheeler: How about #39?
@kitt: Let’s not jump the gun on that. What if DT’S written responses to special prosecutor not truthful?–again let’s wait
@Greg:
The FBI had the transcript. They didn’t need to ask him anything. They could have presented the transcript to Flynn and talked to him about it. Comey wanted to entrap Flynn.
Period
@rich wheeler: Just asking a lil what if question, I am sure the president had qualified assistance with his written questions.