Posted on 05/17/2019 10:36:52 AM PDT by Jack Black
Things are going to get interesting in the Michael Flynn sentencing review; not because of the recently release documents [Here – and Here – and Here] but rather because it appears Judge Sullivan suspects what we’ve previously outlined.
In addition to the documents, Judge Sullivan is asking the DOJ to provide the transcript of the 12/29/16 call between Mike Flynn and Ambassador Kislyak.
Why is this important? Because it appears Judge Sullivan suspects the transcript of the phone call will match statements from Flynn to the FBI. Ergo Flynn did not lie to the FBI.
Since reviewing the November 30th, 2017, pleading we’ve been pointing out how the FBI admits to intercepting the Flynn-Kislyak call, but the FBI never put a factual transcript in the court record. Why not?
It’s a long, but necessary, story.
On December 29, 2016, President Obama announced a series of sanctions against Russians who were located in Maryland. This was Obama’s carefully constructed response to provide additional validity to the Joint Analysis Report. After fueling the Russia conspiracy for several weeks the Obama administration knew this action would initiate a response from both Russia and the incoming Trump administration.
After the December 29, 2016, sanctions against Russia, the Obama IC were monitoring Kislyak communications and watching for contact with the incoming Trump administration.
Additionally, it is suspected Flynn may have been under a FISA surveillance warrant which seems confirmed by the Weissmann/Mueller report. The FBI intercepted, recorded, and later transcribed the conversation. [Notice how Judge Sullivan says: “and any other audio recordings”; ie he’s suspecting additional surveillance.]
In the January 2017 background, the media were continuing to follow the lead from the Obama White House, and Intelligence Community (writ large), by fueling a narrative that any contact with Russians was proof of collusion of some sort. In addition, the communications team of the Obama White House, DOJ, FBI and aggregate IC began pushing a narrative surrounding the obscure Logan Act.
The ridiculous Logan Act angle was promoted by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, and targeted to infer that any action taken by the Trump campaign prior to taking office was interference with the political Obama Russia action. Any contact with Russian government officials would be evidence of collusion. That was the plan. DOJ Deputy AG Sally Yates was in charge of pushing the Logan Act narrative to the media.
The first two weeks of January 2017 was a merging of two necessary narratives: (1) Russian interference; and (2) the Logan Act. Each deployed against any entity who would counter the Russia narrative story.
The media were running this dual narrative 24/7 against the incoming Trump officials and demanding repeated answers to questions that were framed around this story-line.
On January 3rd, 2017, the new congressional year began. SSCI Vice-Chair Dianne Feinstein abdicated her position within the Gang-of-Eight, and turned over the reigns to Senator Mark Warner. Warner was now the vice-chair of the SSCI; and a Go8 member.
On January 6th, 2017, the Obama White House published the Intelligence Community Assessment, and declared:
We assess Putin and the Russian Government aspired to help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton and publicly contrasting her unfavorably to him. All three agencies agree with this judgment. CIA and FBI have high confidence in this judgment; NSA has moderate confidence. (pdf link)
It is not coincidental the ICA was “high confidence” by Brennan and Clapper; and less confidence by Mike Rogers (NSA).
With the Flynn Dec. 29, 2016, transcript in hand, the DOJ and FBI began aiding the Logan Act narrative with Obama intelligence officials supporting the Russia Conspiracy claims and decrying anyone who would interfere or counter the official U.S. position.
On January 14th, 2017, the content of the communication between Flynn and Kislyak was leaked to the Washington Post by an unknown entity. Likely the leak came from the FBI’s counterintelligence operation; the same unit previously carrying out the 2016 campaign spying operations. [Andrew McCabe is highly suspected]
The FBI CoIntel group (Strzok, McCabe etc.), and the DOJ-NSD group (Yates, McCord etc.) were the largest stakeholders in the execution of the insurance policy phase because they were the epicenter of spygate, fraudulent FISA presentations and the formation of the Steele Dossier.
The media leak of the Flynn conversation with Kislyak was critical because the DOJ/FBI were pushing a political narrative. This was not about legality per se’, this effort was about establishing the framework for a preexisting investigation, based on a false premise, that would protect the DOJ and FBI. The investigation they needed to continue evolved into the Mueller special counsel. This was all insurance.
The Flynn-Kislyak leak led to Vice-President Mike Pence being hammered on January 15th, 2017, during a CBS Face the Nation interview about Trump campaign officials in contact with Russians. Pence was exceptionally unprepared to answer the questions and allowed the media to blend questions about campaign contacts with necessary, and entirely appropriate, transition team contacts.
The original story at the CT site contains many links and pictures.
Could be the judge throws out the guilty plea.
Can you summarize? Did Flynn lie or not?
Remember that Flynn’s lawyers’ firm are closely associated with the Democrat Party. His lawyers knew he didn’t commit the crime he was accused of; a 150+ year law that had never been successfully prosecuted and widely believed to be unconstitutional. Flynn also did not lie to the FBI.
My guess is that Flynn is going to get all of his money back from the government or his own attorneys. Lawyers within the prosecution have obstructed justice by violating the Brady law and intimidating a victim, which includes his son.
Could be he dismisses the case and Show Causes some attorneys.
If this story is correct, then many Freepers are going to have egg on their faces. Their fact free rants were recorded at this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3749897/posts
“My guess is that Flynn is going to get all of his money back from the government or his own attorneys.”
Too bad he won’t be compensated for him and his family’s mental anguish.
I knew Gen. Flynn would be a target of the Socialist,Communists, American haters (DEMS) because of Gen Flynns outspoken dislike for Islam, which he expressed during the Obama administration.
He was the only uniformed person who I saw sound the alarm on the Islamic threat.
What I couldn't know was that the Trump hoax Russian collusion would be used to silence Gen. Flynn.
I hope Gen Flynn can be freed of this unfair forced guilty plea. - Tom
They’ll have more than egg on their faces when it becomes public what was really going on.
If Flynn also files a civil right case against the prosecutors and government, he might be very well compensated for that, too. The government would settle that case before trial.
I didn’t think the Govt.paid people’s attorneys anymore when the govt. loses.
Flynn WAS/IS a DEmocrat, so not surprised he used Democrat Lawyers. STUPID MOVE, FLYNN!! Look at Michael Cohen using Clinton’s Bathwater Drinker Lanny Davis!
In civil rights cases, the plaintiff is entitled to legal fees in addition to the jury award. If there is a settlement, legal fees are part of the settlement.
“Too bad he won’t be compensated for him and his family’s mental anguish.”
I believe the Justice Department has wide discretion about settling cases such as wrongful prosecution. I think half-a-billion dollars is about right. Take it from the FIB operating budget. That’s what is needed to let the Deep State know they should not do these things.
I’m not certain what actual limits on this power are, but here is a link to legal analysis:
https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/blaw/olc/consent_decrees2.htm
“Too bad he won’t be compensated for him and his family’s mental anguish.”
I believe the Justice Department has wide discretion about settling cases such as wrongful prosecution. I think half-a-billion dollars is about right. Take it from the FIB operating budget. That’s what is needed to let the Deep State know they should not do these things.
I’m not certain what actual limits on this power are, but here is a link to legal analysis:
https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/blaw/olc/consent_decrees2.htm
Thanx for the link. DM
I PRAY that is correct!!
If this story is correct, then many Freepers are going to have egg on their faces. Their fact free rants were recorded at this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3749897/posts
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Yep, they likely forgot or never knew that this particular judge was very dubious about the shenanigans of the Flynn prosecutors. I suspect the judge is going to come down on them in ways that will be very uncomfortable for them. I’m loving how the worms are turning.
PFL
??? The whole point of the article is to say that the Judge wants the transcripts to be able to determine that - because he has suspicions that the FBI may be the liars here...
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