Posted on 12/16/2018 2:01:35 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
The whiny submission of Mueller's SC to Judge Emmet Sullivan this afternoon, reeks of panic desperation and arrogance. There's also a critical piece of evidence missing. As Rex explains, Mueller can whine all he wants. None of it will wash with Judge Emmet Sullivan, who will now be incandescent with fury.
After reading General Flynn's bombshell pre-sentencing memorandum earlier this week, Judge Sullivan on Wednesday ordered Mueller's team to produce to turn over all of the government's documents and "memoranda" related to Flynn's questioning.
The whiny and petulant response by Mueller and his goons reads more like a press release for FakeNews. In the real world, however, it is damning. Not for General Flynn. It's damning for Mueller's SC, Andrew McCabe and Peter Strzok. You could argue that what is missing in Mueller's response, is more important than what's included.
What's included? A self serving, bizarre 302 based on a 22 August 2017 interview conducted by Mueller's SC, of the lamentable Peter Strzok, just days before Strzok was removed from Mueller SC. The 22 August interview is about Strzok's 24 January 2017 interview, with General Flynn. Note - 22 August 2017. Seven months after the Jan 24 interview. Yes. You did read that right. If your reaction to this is along the lines of 'What the Duck?', you're not quacking alone.
Where's the January 302, Bob? Initially, many of us thought this August 22 interview was a modification of an original 302, written after the January 24 interview. That would have been suspicious enough. But the reality seems even worse.
And what's missing from Mueller's response? The FBI 302 of the interview between General Flynn and the FBI's Peter Strzok and Joe Pientka, on 24 January 2017. It seems that a January 302 may not even exist. Look, there are only two alternatives : either there is a 302 of the Jan 24 interview between General Flynn, Peter Strzok and Joe Pientka, or there is not. You would hope that any FBI agent interviewing the NSA of the President, would keep contemporaneous notes and record them in a FBI 302. It's not just because it is FBI policy to do so, within 5 days of the interview. It's because of the importance of the officials involved. As stated, General Flynn was the NSA of an inaugurated US government. But if there is a 302 of the January 24 interview, it has not been produced to Judge Emmet Sullivan. That's very disturbing. It raises the question : what evidence was used by Mueller to conclude that General Flynn lied to the FBI, in his January 24 interview?
Surely not just the word of the disgraced and fired Peter Strzok, seven months later? That's what it looks like. Because if there's no 302, it appears to indicate that the evidence used by Mueller to trap the General, was based on the interview between Mueller's SC and Peter Strzok, on 22 August. This, even though the same Peter Strzok admitted that General Flynn did not appear to be lying, when he interviewed him with FBI agent Pientka, on 24 January. What reasonable prosecutor could possibly conclude, based on that evidence alone, that General Flynn was lying to the FBI on 24 January? None could, except a crooked and inconoetent one. Strzok's word is trash. A competent prosecutor would need more evidence than Strzok's word.
Consider also : none of this seems to have been disclosed by Mueller to General Flynn and his lawyers, during the process leading up to the General's guilty plea. If it had been, would General Flynn have pled guilty? No. Of course he wouldn't have. The General would have told Mueller to go pound sand.
These are police state tactics on steroids, by a rogue prosecutor who is not just crooked, but also incompetent. That's the conclusion Judge Sullivan is likely to reach this evening, as he considers how Mueller's SC has trashed due process, thrown the rule of law out the window and mocked his court. Prediction? On 18 December, Judge Emmet Sullivan will throw this trash case out of court. But I think he's going to go further and ask for a DOJ investigation into prosecutorial misconduct.
And then I think AAG Whitaker is going to fire Bob Mueller and shut this probe down, perhaps on the same day if not soon after. It's a scandal that it continues to exist. What's being revealed here is an outrage. General Flynn will then be cleared and pardoned. And then he will get to tell us all his story. I, for one, can't wait to hear it.
My prediction is Brett Favre wins the SuoerBowl all by himself!
Wearing wranglers and copperfit!
I’d like Flynn to get his money back but it won’t be from Mueller’s goon’s bank accounts....it will be from mine and yours and yours...
Why can’t we fire these bastards...I don’t want to pay for them anymore.
I think this is as simple as General Flynn is honest and supported our President. But, more than that, the General backed Robyn Gritz and those three things combined meant the Deep State had to make an example out of him. He defied Comey and McCabe, that cannot be allowed to stand.
In answer to the famous quote , “Can’t anyone (on this team) anyone play this game?” The answer is, Well, Sir, no they cannot, sir.
Mueller needs to be locked up...now. and Rosenstein.
16 Dec: GatewayPundit: Jim Hoft: DEEP STATE CROOKS: Mueller Took Down Strzok’s 302 Report AFTER STRZOK WAS CAUGHT in Text Messages PLOTTING AGAINST TRUMP
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/12/deep-state-crooks-mueller-took-down-strzoks-302-report-after-strzok-was-caught-in-text-messages-plotting-against-trump/
Will never happen..
Might let Flyn go free but will not do anything to Muller..
Well, it was a different judge and Manafort had a lot bigger legal problem. But the judge is not going to make Mueller try the case unless Flynn wants out of the plea deal. Flynn has already had plenty of opportunity to get out of the deal and has elected to go forward. The judge is not going to stop him from making the deal if he thinks it’s in his best interest.
So I reject the criticism of his lawyers. Without this plea bargain Gen. Flynn, and according to many news stories his son as well, would be charged with working as unregistered foreign lobbiest, and maybe even conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
It's not at all clear to me that the best outcome for Flynn is having the lying plea bargain rejected by an angry judge.
What happens to the plea deal then? Does Mueller (or some successor US Attorney) get a second shot at Flynn on the entire universe of possible crimes?
Sadly, that is what we have come to. A lot of lip service but no justice. I suspect that you are right - the empire has won again.
You assume Mueller didn’t lie to Flynn about his “evidence”.
Knick-knack
Paddy whack
Give the Judge a bone.
Russia Collusion be rollin home.
- Charges against Flynn dismissed
- Mueller’s goons must pay back Flynn’s legal expenses
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Yes, indeed. Just as Stormy had to reimburse for Trump’s attorney fees spent defending against her frivolous lawsuit so the government should reinforce the fees General Flynn had to spend defending against Mueller’s CORRUPT PERSECUTION of an innocent man. The REPREHENSIBLE MUELLER destroyed Flynn and his family and bankrupted him to, in effect, force him to plead guilty to a crime he did not commit. I wish Mueller could be imprisoned for HIS crimes and corruption.
“I think this is as simple as General Flynn is honest and supported our President.”
You’re are probably right. He wasn’t ‘on board’ with the deep-state.
Your insight is compelling. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Bob don’t care. Remember Boston and Atlanta and DC
Gaetz lays the blame at Republicans:
Youtube: 4:24: Rep. (Matt) Gaetz Appears on Hannity 12-14-18
Rep. Gaetz appears on Hannity with Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) to discuss Comey (AND ROSENSTEIN)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz6_nGgPOSY
The Brady rule required Mueller to turn over the first 302 and the FBI agent’s note without even being asked to do so by the defendant because they contained exculpatory evidence. Mueller redacted that agents name from his filing even though his name is widely known by the public. Mueller does not want the defense or the judge to question that guy because he will likely tell the truth and torpedo the entire Mueller abortion of justice.
It was Flynn’s defense team that raised the issue, in a subtle manner, in the pre-sentence report response they filed. The judge read between the lines, and demanded the documents. Give the lawyers a break - lawyers must always follow their clients choices. It is the clients that tell the lawyers what to do. Frankly, I think it was a master stroke from his lawyers to raise the issue with a wink, hoping that the judge would catch on. He did.
On a personal level, I once had a client that was insistent on telling lies on the stand. He told me he would. Ethics rules, and personal morality, prohibited me from putting him on the stand. When he insisted, I filed a motion to withdraw just saying that the Rules of Professional Conduct require me to withdraw. The opposing side objected. The judge read between the lines and knew (he told me months later) what the issue was without me having to prejudice my client by being more descriptive. If I had, it would have certainly hurt my client.
So, Flynn and his lawyers are playing the game at a higher level than the Mueller minions. If I were the judge, I would insist that Mr. Mueller appear and take the heat directly. He could be interrogated about his knowledge, and why he violated Brady.
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