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WashPost: Trump Lawyers Plan to Attack Michael Flynn's Credibility
newsmax ^ | Dec 27, 2017 | Todd Beamon

Posted on 12/27/2017 11:53:21 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom

President Donald Trump's legal team is mounting a credibility attack on former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, with plans to portray him as "a liar seeking to protect himself if he accuses the president or his senior aides of any wrongdoing," The Washington Post reported Wednesday..

"He's said it himself: He's a liar," one person working on the strategy told the Post.

Flynn's attorney, Robert Kelner, declined to comment.

Ty Cobb, President Trump's private attorney overseeing the response to Russia special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, also declined to comment.

The Post said its report was based on "three people familiar with the strategy."

The approach would mark a sharp departure from Trump's generally sympathetic approach toward Flynn, 58, a retired Army lieutenant general.

In February, Trump called Flynn a "wonderful man" after firing him over his inaccurate disclosures to Vice President Mike Pence about his Moscow contacts.

The president also refused to discuss whether he would consider pardoning Flynn, telling reporters Dec. 15: "I don't want to talk about pardons for Michael Flynn yet.

"We’ll see what happens," Trump said. "Let’s see.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakenews; flynn; newsmax; toddbeamon; trump; turkey; washpo
The entire case is collapsing anyway. It's good for adding in billing hours to work on a strategy for attacking Flynn's credibility but I don't see things going that far.
1 posted on 12/27/2017 11:53:21 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

“Three people”

Wapo fake news alert


2 posted on 12/27/2017 11:55:41 PM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Unfortunately, Flynn may be a drowning man who will say anything to be able to grab on to a Muellar supplied Life Preserver.

Does he have a Brother in Italy that we can fly in for the Testimony, just in case?


3 posted on 12/28/2017 12:00:20 AM PST by Kickass Conservative ( Tweet softly, but carry a big stick.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Barack Obama
Eric Holder
Lois Lerner
Loretta Lynch
Hillary Clinton

Plenty of corrupt lying rats in the Obama administration abusing the powers of their offices, committing crimes.

Why should more be such a big surprise or controversy to question?


4 posted on 12/28/2017 12:01:17 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Why would they need to? Flynn’s already admitted to lying under oath. He’s no longer useful as a witness.


5 posted on 12/28/2017 12:03:19 AM PST by JohnyBoy (The GOP Senate is intentionally trying to lose the majority.)
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To: xzins

It’s fake news, and it’s purpose is to sow “FUD” among all Trump aides and supporters.

Obviously, the credibility of anyone who has pleaded guilty to a perjury charge would be attacked by any defense lawyers if that person’s testimony were to be used in other cases. That is an automatic legal strategy.

But WaPo talking about it now (with no legitimate sources) is simply an MSM attempt to stir things up with various Trump aides, make people fear they will be attacked or not supported etc. It is the Mediascum trying to cause conflicts and competing testimonies among Trump aides.


6 posted on 12/28/2017 12:13:25 AM PST by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: xzins

Does smell strongly of bull excrement


7 posted on 12/28/2017 12:25:31 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Washington Post = Really Fake News.


8 posted on 12/28/2017 1:07:35 AM PST by stockpirate (Give Peas a Chance)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I think the media is trying to discredit Trump’s defense ahead of time. They know the Russian collusion thingy isn’t going anywhere. They have to stir the pot, and create a controversy some way to distract from that.


9 posted on 12/28/2017 3:52:36 AM PST by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I have it on good authority that three people familiar with the operation of the Washington Post say that they have colluded with the Clinton campaign, and have engaged in knowingly spreading #fakenews.


10 posted on 12/28/2017 4:07:22 AM PST by euram
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
"three people familiar with the strategy."

Why not 6 people or four?

Three is a very popular number, people will believe three and its more than two.

11 posted on 12/28/2017 4:25:13 AM PST by Pietro
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

WaaaaaaaaPo still flailing to plant the seeds that Trump is guilty of something - they make clowns look like scholars....


12 posted on 12/28/2017 4:49:35 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone? I think Trump may give it back...)
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To: Pietro
"three people familiar with the strategy."

Why not 6 people or four?

Three is a very popular number, people will believe three and its more than two.


Reminds me of Katie Couric's famous line when questioning Republicans: "Some people say..."
13 posted on 12/28/2017 5:16:29 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Arguing with the left is like trying to reason with a crazy bum hearing voices)
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To: a fool in paradise

You can add Brennan and Clapper to that list.


14 posted on 12/28/2017 5:34:47 AM PST by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Stirring the muddy waters.


15 posted on 12/28/2017 2:49:15 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Congressional Bi-partisanship: Agreeing to the make up of the Trump firing squad)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/search/uid/D3sF4X%2BZ/order/asc/

Anonymous ID:D3sF4X+Z Mon 08 Jan 2018 21:04:15 No.156060140 ViewReport
>>156057976

The committee knows. They’re peppering the msm because these texts prove strzok did more than change language and wording on a few docs. He drafted the fuss’s with rice and forged power as thecrequestor, too. Hecabd rice drafted the fish’s with thecfajecdossier Strzok made based on the requirements Rice confirmed and ensure the dossier would include, to get the fisa’s approved.

Then because Rice couldn’t actually draft AND approve the requests they’d submit, they forged them under Power and she testified to this. She testified she did not draft orbsubmit those requests with her name on it. Rice and Strzok did, then she approved, signed off on them herself and submitted to fisa courts for ruling.

And all of this, is a big part of Flynn’s story they wouldn’t accept his voluntary testimony on and blocked his requests for, soninstead, he “lied” to the fucking FBI, knowing they’d have to indict him and when they did, it would FORCE HIS TESTIMONY, ON THE RECORD so he pled guilty and walked, just like I promised y’all he (and Manafort) would, months ago... because Flynn is a bad ass fucking Patriot.

You’ll realize THIS will be what got Rice indicted, when she’s unsealed. Then?! They blast her on Benghazi. End of story.


16 posted on 01/09/2018 11:32:22 AM PST by SteveH
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