It's also beginning to look like the corrupt scheme to entrap Flynn originated in the Oval Office in January 5, 2017. That's the meeting that Susan Rice chose to memorialize in a bizarre Inauguration Day memo claiming Obama told them to do everything "by the book." pic.twitter.com/ie64bwux7c
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) May 7, 2020
Well, I already had a post ready to go (see below), but now that’s been superseded.
#FLYNN Court Docs “The United States of America hereby moves to dismiss with prejudice the criminal information filed against Michael T Flynn pursuant to federal rule of criminal procedure 48(a)…” @CBSNews @ClareHymes22
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) May 7, 2020
#FLYNN “the government has concluded that the interview of Mr Flynn was untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI counterintelligence investigation…government is not persuaded that the January 24 2017 interview was conducted with a legitimate investigative basis…” @CBSNews
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) May 7, 2020
The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that became a rallying cry for Trump and his supporters in attacking the FBI’s Russia investigation.
The move is a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller…
In court documents being filed Thursday, the Justice Department said it is dropping the case “after a considered review of all the facts and circumstances of this case, including newly discovered and disclosed information.” The documents were obtained by The Associated Press.
Elizabeth Vaughn of RedState wrote a couple of days ago that things were looking bad for Brandon Van Grack.
He was required to release all so-called Brady material, whether exculpatory or inculpatory, to Flynn, and yet did not release key documents.
In repeated filings, Van Grack has maintained that he’s fulfilled his obligations. In an October 2019 filing, in response to Flynn attorney Sidney Powell’s request for Brady materials, he stated that the government “has complied, and will continue to comply, with its discovery and disclosure obligations, including those imposed pursuant to Brady and the Court’s Standing Order.” He denied that they had “affirmatively suppressed evidence.
“The government had not concealed Brady material, he wrote, nor was the government “aware of any information that would be favorable and material to [Flynn] at sentencing.”
Except that they had and they were.
…How would Van Grack characterize the FBI’s January 4, 2017 Closing Communication which recommended the FBI close its investigation of Flynn, as its exhaustive search through government databases “did not yield any information on which to predicate further investigative efforts?”
How about FBI agent Peter Strzok’s instructions not to close the case yet because Flynn might have violated the 1799 Logan Act? Flynn was the incoming National Security Advisor for goodness sake. He had every right to speak to then-Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
So, does Brandon Van Grack think that he can argue to a judge that he obeyed the judge’s orders and was not in criminal contempt?
Not sure. But he’s withdrawing from the Flynn case and all other cases he’s been assigned.
Almost as if he knows the thunder’s coming.
Who didn’t see this coming? It’s now Trump’s Justice Department. Lately it’s been apparent that it was a toss-up between the case eventually being dropped, or Trump issuing a pardon.
A very important question, of course, still remains to be answered: Will there be a Trump Total Exoneration Twitter post, or will he be able to restrain himself? I think some version of the former is far more likely.
May 7, 2020 – Justice Department drops criminal case against Michael Flynn
@Greg:
No one. Apparently when you set a perjury trap and it’s properly investigated, the entrapped victim gets off the bogus charges.
Glad to see our justice and legal system hasn’t been completely compromised by your party.
You look like a loser, posting that whining drivel, by the way.
@Greg:
A good man, and an American warrior, was put through almost three years of hell because of the corrupt Obama administration (the most corrupt administration in the history of our nation) and evil people like Brennen, Page, Comey and Clapper.
This must be a sad day for you, Comrade Greggie. Right wins out. You prefer the boot of government on the necks of Americans, I’m sure.
You will never be the man Michael Flynn is or as honorable. If you had a son, you would have sold him down the river to save your own sorry hide.
Flynn lied to the FBI about a request he made to the Russian government on behalf of Trump’s still non-existent administration through the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, to refrain from any escalating responses to sanctions imposed on Russia by the Obama Administration. He made this request before Trump was president, when he had no legal capacity to engage in such negotiations. He signed a sworn confession stating that he had done so and pleaded guilt as charged.
In return for agreeing to cooperate with an ongoing investigation, Flynn was charged only with giving false testimony. He could have been charged with more. Flynn Intel Group was paid over half-a-million dollars for pro-Turkey lobbying efforts through Inovo BV, a Dutch company. Flynn Intel Group didn’t properly register as contracted agents working on behalf of a foreign power, as is required by U.S. law. One of the stated contract objectives was to promote the extradition of Fethullah Gulen, a lawful U.S. resident, from the U.S. back to Turkey, where he would be tried as a “terrorist”. An “enforced disappearance” from the U.S. was one of the means that was discussed—that being a euphemism for illegally removing him by way of kidnapping. (Rudy Giuliani, by the way, also took an active part in trying to persuade Trump to allow Gulen to be extradited. )
Those are the facts. It’s not as if Flynn did nothing wrong. Flynn broke laws and knew full well that he had done so. He crossed lines that he knew should not be crossed. The lie was an effort to conceal that.
In return for favorable consideration regarding his charges and the possibility of a more lenient sentence, Flynn agreed to cooperate with the investigation—but then didn’t actually do so. He accomplished a delay in the process, and then changed course because he likely had an assurance from the Trump administration that something like this would eventually happen. The Trump administration owed him. He hasn’t been rewarded for patriotism and righteousness. He has been rewarded for keeping his mouth shut.
@Nathan Blue:
You sound like a sock puppet. Maybe you, retire05, and a couple of others should consider forming a barbershop quartet.
@Greg:
Provide a link for the transcript of the call between Flynn and Kislyak.
And if anyone is a sock puppet, it would be you, Comrade Greggie.
Now we know why Mueller was all nervous and squirming during the Schitt circus. He knew he railroaded an innocent man and had gotten caught and that it would only be a matter of time before him and his sham “investigation” were outed. He should have done the honorable thing and told the coupsters to shove it and that he wasn’t going to do their dirty work. The lefties will no doubt accuse Barr and Trump of what Obama and company were guilty of.
This will be very enjoyable watching the left whine and scream like a bunch of four year olds whose mother just told them, “No more candy”. It’s only going to get worse for them. And as their Russian colluding counterparts would say, “Tough shitsky”.
@Greg:
Um… YOU? You have continually denied all the evidence being exposed that this was nothing but a setup, a witch hunt and a coup. Many of us saw this coming… or at least HOPED we would see justice served.
See, those who pursued this had the same concept of “justice” as you do; that an accused person is guilty until proven guilty. They, like you, think that due process can be turned off whenever political necessity requires it, as Schiff demonstrated.
But, I think it is no overstatement to say… you ain’t seen nuthin yet. MUCH more to come.
Neither did the Podesta group… but they got to file that paperwork, after the fact. That’s how the Obama DOJ treated Republicans and Democrats differently.
Trump is dog shit stuck on the bottom of America’s shoe, but some folks seem to like the smell. Just an opinion, of course. But people who get pulled into his circle do seem to pick up the odor. I suppose they have to learn to like it, or at least ignore it.
@Greg:
Provide a link for the transcript of the call between Flynn and Kislyak.
What unquestionably does exist is Michael Flynn’s guilty plea, made under oath and submitted to a federal court.
Maybe Barr will release the transcripts or tapes. Why don’t you ask him?
@Greg:
You made a declarative statement:
Provide a link for the transcript of the call between Flynn and Kislyak.
Why are you are trying to weasel out of doing that?
@Greg:
Getting a little testy watching your little anti-American coup collapse around the traitor’s ears? Awwww… that’s a shame.
@Greg:
He doesn’t look like he a loser! HE IS A LOSER!
Had to be drafted to serve, “on my 21st birthday I was (hiding) in a bunker, during a attack ”
Never married
Some of us volunteered to serve, some volunteer more then once.
SALSA
AATW
@Greg: Hey greg…
Fuck you.
You have nothing on this. NOTHING!!! You’re a truck of dog shit that just hasn’t been able to sell any of the lies, any of the hoaxes, any of the propaganda points.
If you’re American (probably not), then vote for who you want in November. That’s how it works. That’s how we work. The people vote. They don’t perform disinformation coups.
Stop humiliating yourself online. I know this is one of the many sites you posts at (so authorities have told me), but your own sock puppetry isn’t working.
You have an inferior set of principles. and that’s why you and your party have failed.
@Skyshark91: That might just be his ChiCom troll fictional back story, as he posts around the internet for the purpose of information war.
Now it’s time for some restorative justice. Arrest and try those responsible for this dog-and-pony show, and if convicted (Threaten to charge their family members with some made-up crime if they don’t plead guilty), seize their personal assets.
Auction them off and award the proceeds to General Flynn until he has been fully reimbursed for his time and expenses.
Don’t settle for fining them in a way that their offices (us taxpayers) will pay the bill.
Watching some of the coverage of the just-released transcripts. This day, May 7, 2020 could turn out to be that kind of turning point for the Democrats like Stalingrad was for the Germans.
@Deplorable Me:
More of these abuses of power will come to light.
It’s not about Rep or Dem. I’d defend any Dem politician if they were treated this way. It’s about rule of law.
I still think that the Democrat Plan was for the Obama election to be the LAST election, their party never losing the WH.
Liberal Democrats are not good for America and its people
@Nathan Blue:
All this happened for one reason; to keep the spotlight off Obama. There is no doubt that this went higher than the 7th floor. This crime went all the way to the White House.
Remember Susan Rice’s email to herself on January 20, 2017 at 12:15 pm (as Trump was being inaugurated)? She states in that email that on January 5, 2017 in a meeting with Biden, Rice, Brennan, Clapper, Comey and Sally Yates, Obama knew about the Flynn/Kislyak phone call and he wanted to know what to do about it. That email is Obama’s Watergate. The trap for Flynn was being set. Get Flynn. Get Trump.
No one can tell me that the actions of the highest ranking members of our government going after Michael Flynn was unknown by the President. I’m sure our resident Communist, Comrade Greggie, will make that claim, but then, we know Comrade Greggie lies.
And remember this; the FBI and supervisors on Crossfire Hurricane and Crossfire Razoz said there was no there there when it came to Flynn ON JANUARY 4, 2017 ONE DAY BEFORE OBAMA’S MEETING.
It looks like tomorrow is shaping up to be another really bad day for the coupsters. Grenell is kicking ass and taking names.
@Skyshark91: He has his head up his fourth point of contact. Reading his posts are a waste of time.
@retire05: As long as their is a real investigation, I’m fine with whatever outcome there is…as long as it’s based on the truth.
All I want is the truth!
Then why don’t you ask the Liar in Chief to tell his DoJ lackey to allow release of Mueller investigation documents that they’re still fighting tooth and nail to keep locked down?
I guess having the truth out there wouldn’t leave them with enough room to maneuver.
May 7, 2020 – Trump administration asks Supreme Court to shield secret Mueller grand jury materials
Yeah, the Trump administration is really concerned about witnesses not coming forward and telling what they know—having kept 12 such with firsthand knowledge of the President’s Ukraine scam from giving testimony during the House impeachment investigation.
@Greg: greggie wants everyone to be like the corrupt democrats. Release the grand jury testimony which is illegal. and would have far reaching detriment to the US legal system. Damn the Constitution and the laws of this country. I remember when kids wanted to be like Mike (Michael Jorden) because of his outstanding achievements in basket ball. Now the Democrats want everyone to be like the corrupt McCabe, Comey, Obama, Mueller and the rest of the criminal gang. Because of your support for these criminals, your are assisting in their criminal acts. You greggie and the media by assisting and abetting criminal action are also criminals.
@Greg:
Because, unlike these redacted, unclassified transcripts of testimony, Grand Jury testimony contains sources, names and information about innocent people. If the Grand Jury testimony contained any incriminating evidence against Trump, wouldn’t Mueller’s report have indicated so? Sheesh.
Schiff’s office issued a statement blaming… wait for it… the White House!!! How can Democrats abide by such filthy, despicable LIARS? There can only be one reason. LIARS are their mainstay.
The demand to release the Grand Jury testimony is nothing but the extension of what Democrats have been doing since Trump announced his candidacy; grasping at straw after straw to find that magic BB (they knew there was no bullet) to build a case upon to destroy Trump. Meanwhile, Schiff had the actual truth locked away in his little vault. Meanwhile, despite TESTIFYING that they had no knowledge of any cooperation between Trump or any of his associates and Russia, Obama’s lemmings went out and LIED that Trump was a traitor, a liar and a Russian asset.
This is almost a despicable as you continuing to defend the attack on the Covington kids. Your moral compass needs degaussing. REALLY, REALLY BADLY.
Now that Grendell’s actions have forced Schiff to release his secret papers we are learning that Schiff made up all of his so-called proofs, evidences, of Flynn.
Schiff’s modus operandi is to make up a screenplay and pretend it is truth.
Earlier, President Trump destroyed this ploy when he released actual transcripts of his phone call with the new Ukrainian president.
Now, Grendell is destroying Schiff’s ploy even further by forcing Schiff to put out his so-called back-ups to all his accusations.
There never has been any “there” there.
@Greg: I see you missed it, greg.
Fuck you. I hope you rot in your garbage life as a scum-sucking troll.
@Nathan Blue:
You have to understand that Comrade Greggie is a true believer. He believes everything that the Communist News Network, known as CNN, tells him. He believes Adam Schiff-for-brains to be an honest, honorable player in all of Operation Crossfire Hurricane. He knows that Schiff would never lie, in spite of the only reason Schiff was appointed by Malig-Nancy Pelosi was because Schiff begged for the position and promised Botox Nan that he, and he alone, could not only get Trump impeached by also found guilty by the Senate (a little inside track info there for you).
But Schiff, who sat on all 53 testimonies (and 6,000 pages) for well over a year, knew they were damming to his claims of having lock solid proof Trump “colluded” with the Russians, even thought the Committee voted to release those testimonies. Schiff thought he was home safe but never planned on Rick Grenell.
I have no doubt that Comrade Greggie knows how crooked the players, Comey, Clapper, Brennan, Page, Rice, and yes, even Obama, are. He knows. But he doesn’t care about the rule of law. He cares that the people he supports are in lock step with him to make the U.S. a Socialist nation. And that’s all he cares about.
Comrade Greggie is pure scum. And should be treated as such.
@retire05: They are all liars, Greg and the rest of the left knows they are liars… but they are THEIR liars. For Democrats, lying is an absolute necessity.
@retire05: In the face of real justice and real due process, greg is going to keep saying…well…anything except objectively look at the truth.
Immediately we get this new batch of moral relativism about Trump hiding evidence, blah blah.
The guy has successfully fought off a coup. Good for him.
I just wonder, what the hell does it take to get Democrats to look at the lies they have been told, the lies they’ve believed and finally understand how stupid the Democrats think they are (though they are happy to reinforce that belief) and get tired of being made a fool of? Is it even possible?
Were the Trump malignancy a barn filled with hay, I could cheerfully throw a lit kerosene lantern into the upper level.
Fortunately America still has a free press and an upcoming national election. Unfortunately, nearly half of the country has been hypnotized by a crooked miracle no-stick skillet pitchman. Whether we remain a great nation or fall to a populace personality cult leader will come down to a November coin toss, and Trump will be supplying the coin.
He’s been told by the DoJ that he’s above the law; it has been demonstrated that he is immune from Congressional oversight; he has neutralized the Federal Election Commission; he now controls an enormous obedient media apparatus, which parrots whatever pronouncement he makes; he leads a neutered party whose controlling leadership has sworn to him their personal allegiance; half the country thinks he’s an economic genius, despite built-in trillion dollar annual deficits that existed even before the COVID-19 disaster.
@Greg: Everything you hate about the Trump administration has been proven to be lies invented by Democrats and their corrupt media partners. I guess you answered my question.
We found out what happened to Schiff’s “mountain of evidence” he swore he had proving Trump colluded with Russia, didn’t we? It never existed. Schiff is a goddamn liar.
@Deplorable Me, #35:
The Trump DoJ is still fighting in court to keep Mueller’s evidence and testimony locked down where it cannot be seen by the American people. If that’s released, then maybe you can call Adam Shiff a liar.
If Trump were truthful, there would have been no need to block every bit of evidence and testimony under Executive Branch control, to block 12 witnesses with direct, first-hand knowledge of the Ukraine scheme from testifying in the House, or to rig the Senate impeachment trial. There would be no need for him to defy congressional oversight authority by ordering Mnuchin to refuse to hand over his tax returns, which is a direct violation of the law.
They proclaim innocence while simultaneously locking down anything and everything that would reveal the truth. This is not the behavior of the innocent. Common sense should tell anyone that.
@Greg:
Well, two things. First, if there was anything in Mueller’s “evidence”, it would have translated into accusations or charges in his report. Second, it is illegal to release Grand Jury evidence. This would be especially dangerous if released to lying, leaking, slimy, scummy, ant-American Democrats such as Schiff and the rest of those unscrupulous Democrats.
Meanwhile, we’ve seen why Schiff refused to release the transcripts, unclassified and redacted, of the testimony the House had received; it PROVED he is a F**KING, goddamn liar.
Democrats have proven themselves unreliable and untrustworthy.
@Deplorable Me:
OMG this is too funny. Crowdstrike admitted, in closed testimony and under oath, that it was not lock solid but only circumstantial evidence that the Russians hacked the DNC server.
https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1258601813084864514/photo/1
All the things Comrade Greggie has pushed out as “fact” is falling apart like a cheap suit.
@Greg:
So Biden is going to order the University of Delaware to release his records when?
Also, You made a declarative statement:
Provide a link for the transcript of the call between Flynn and Kislyak.
I’m still waiting for you to back up your claims, Comrade Gregge. When are you going to prove what you claim?
@retire05, #39:
I already pointed out that Flynn submitted a statement under oath affirming the accuracy and truth of the charges made against him, and provided a link to that sworn statement for any who have the reading skills to understand what it says. You might have someone who falls into that category explain what it means to you.
Either Flynn knowingly lied under oath then, or he knowingly lied later when he renounced the sworn testimony that he submitted in a federal court in return for limited charges and a broken promise of cooperation. You can’t have it both ways.
Barr’s DoJ has access to any transcript or tapes of Flynn’s five calls to Kislyak, but they haven’t made them publicly available to be linked to. Mueller wasn’t allowed to release them or include them in his report. So why do you persist in stupidly asking me to provide something that no one has been allowed to read or hear? Do you think my refusal to provide what no one has been allowed to see proves something?
Logic tells me this: If the tapes or transcript reflected well on Flynn or on the Trump administration, we would have seen them long before now. They’d have been hopping up and down and waving them around like a flag.
Instead, we’re left to wonder which of Michael Flynn’s contradictory claims is the lie. Apparently the best thing they can come up with in the way of an excuse for that boils down to “The FBI made me do it!” They then move straight on to another presentation of Trump’s Total Exoneration dance. They’ve got enough dancers now to form up in a little dancing circle around The Chief.
@Greg:
Because you, asshole, made this statement:
You have NO IDEA what Flynn said on that call to Kislyak. None. The transcripts have not been released and all you had was what the talking heads on CNN told you to think. You don’t even know if Flynn actually made any request to Kislyak. You’re just a parrot of the left wing that is now in deep shit with the release of all the testimonies.
Wow!! I thought you were such a legal eagle. But you’re too f’ing stupid to know that entrapment is illegal. Threatening to jail someone’s kid to get them to lie IS entrapment.
You’re sad, pathetic scum, Comrade Greggie. Just a useful idiot for the left.
PS. I see you edited your post. Unfortunately for you, you added nothing of value. Just like all your other lies you come on this site to parrot.
@Deplorable Me: @retire05: Gentlemen, besides Trump Derangement Syndrome, greggie suffers from a wide variety of psychotic ailments that we can only identify a few, He appears to be a real live Sybil with at least 6 different personalities. Check out his posts on different topics. Each could have been written by a different person.
greggie lacks the ability to reason much above the 2nd grade level. He can not differ between proven facts and proven lies. It is likely that greggie experienced more than Mary Jane while in Viet Nam if he really was there. Many of his symptoms are typical to LSD abuse. LSD abuse can be seen in his radical mood swings.
It is likely that greggie was abused early in his life and is unable to recognize evil in others. He can not admit the shortfalls in himself, so he pretends to be an expert in so many areas from legal scholar to medical expert. He relates only to people with severe ethical flaws like himself while detesting those who always strives to do the right thing for their fellow man and country. greggie is like a little child, so we need to treat him as such.
@Greg:
That’s irrelevant when it’s been shown the confession was by way of deceptive and manipulative means.
See: The West Memphis 3. The teens all “confessed” to murdering the victim, even though they didn’t and were eventually cleared.
Anyone with an education knows a signed confession isn’t proof of anything, as confessions can be evoked by fear and threats…in Flynn’s case, to a family member.
Nice try, dumbass.
Oh, we’re watching the Dem Barn burn…and you’re weak ass trying to pretend it’s not.
But it doesn’t matter what you think. Only the truth matters.
THE PROSECUTION WITHDREW THE CASE.
TOTAL EXONERATION!
@retire05, #41:
Flynn acknowledged the truth and accuracy the charges against him, which included acknowledgement that he had discussed with Kislyak the Obama administration’s imposed sanctions against Russia and then lied about it, you stupid cow. Flynn himself—under oath, subject to perjury, and in the presence of his own legal counsel—swore that the telephone conversation with Kislyak included a discussion of that situation.
So yes, we do know that was part of the content—unless you want to accept that his sworn statement of November 30, 2017 was the lie. Which ever way you go, you’re going to have a deliberate lie in one instance or the other.
Do you lack the wits to grasp that point? I doubt it. It’s more likely a matter of your maniacal fixation on protecting the lying jackass in the White House, whatever the cost. You’ve invested far too much of your own ego and personal identity into this shyster. It’s part of identifying with the central figure of a political personality cult, which the right seems increasingly inclined do.
@Greg:
That’s because you look at things through the lens of how Schiff handles classified information; leaking what serves your purposes and obstructing anything that doesn’t. It is noteworthy that Republicans could have leaked these transcripts whenever they wanted to but, because it is ILLEGAL, didn’t. You prove you don’t understand what classified is or why things ARE classified. You think it is to protect Democrats. It isn’t.
But, then again, you voted for Hillary, so it isn’t that surprising.
@Greg:
Flynn’s mistake was hiring Covington and Burling as his legal representatives. Any law firm that would hire Eric Holder doesn’t place much stock in honesty. Covington and Burling is the same law group that defended the terrorists in GITMO. FOR FREE PRO BONO. They are also the same law group that hid thousands of documents from Sidney Powell. Hope they all, including Eric Holder, lose their law licenses.
I feel sorry for you, Comrade Greggie. Anyone who receives such incoming as you do, with absolutely no respect coming from logical people, would hang their head in shame and leave.
BTW, your link was written by Brandon Van Grack, who just resigned from all cases at the DOJ and is looking at a possible indictment himself. All the dominoes are about to fall, including Van Grack.
I think Randy nailed it. Your mind is fried to the point where you have no shame.
In one instance or the other Flynn has to have been lying. But truth isn’t something Trump supporters put any importance on. If they did they couldn’t be Trump supporters, could they?
That’s the first truth that they have to ignore. They have to pretend he doesn’t lie, or decide that lying doesn’t matter. Blame-shifting always comes in handy.
@retire05: If any one is really interested in why the Flynn case was dropped, see this CBS interview. Don’t listen to greggie.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/05/08/must-read-full-interview-transcript-of-ag-barr-discussing-dropping-the-flynn-case/
@Nathan Blue: #43
Someone who knew what he was doing would throw the kerosene lantern into the lowest section of a hay-filled barn.
As Trump, Barr, etc have done. But then, they’re competent.
@Randy: #42
I don’t think Greg is one person. I remember the old Greg of several years ago as fairly courteous and rational, but very, very wrong.
This flaming psycho-child bears no resemblance to the older version, or even, as you pointed out, contemporary versions.
I think they work in Shiffs.