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Top Democrat demands 'immediate explanation' from Barr after Flynn case dropped
The Hill ^ | May 7, 2020 | John Kruzel

Posted on 05/07/2020 1:44:50 PM PDT by jazusamo

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee demanded answers from Attorney General William Barr over the Justice Department’s decision to drop criminal charges against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said the “outrageous” move called for an “immediate explanation.” He added the House Judiciary Committee, which he chairs, would summon Barr to the Capitol as soon as possible, after a March hearing with the attorney general was postponed due to the pandemic.

“Rest assured, we are going to reschedule that hearing, ASAP, and demand answers!” Nadler said on Twitter.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday its intent to drop the criminal case against Flynn, a former Trump national security adviser who had previously pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia during the presidential transition. Flynn later withdrew from his plea agreement.

Nadler said the DOJ’s move demonstrated the politicization of the top federal law enforcement agency under Trump.

“Flynn PLEADED GUILTY to lying to investigators,” Nadler also said on Twitter. “The evidence against him is overwhelming. Now, a politicized DOJ is dropping the case.”

Meanwhile, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, said the decision reflected “the worst politicization of the Justice Department in its history.”

“Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his illicit Russian contacts. His lies do not now become truths,” Schiff said in a tweet. “This dismissal does not exonerate him. But it does incriminate Bill Barr.”

In a court filing Thursday, the DOJ said newly uncovered FBI documents showed the investigation into Flynn was handled improperly and revealed that agents had misgivings about whether they believed Flynn had lied during his interview.

DOJ lawyers told the court that the FBI had initially moved to close the investigation in 2016 after finding a lack of evidence, but that the case remained open by mistake.

Flynn would later provide agents a description of a conversation he had with a Russian diplomat in the weeks before Trump's inauguration that prosecutors considered to be false and misleading, leading to Flynn’s guilty plea.

Some legal experts expressed dismay over the department’s change in course.

“It is highly unusual to dismiss a case after a defendant has pleaded guilty in open court,” said Barbara McQuade, a law professor at Michigan University and former federal prosecutor. “There is nothing in the public record to justify this dismissal.”


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: agbarr; doj; fbi; gettrump; houseintelcom; housejudiciarycom; hypocrites; maliciousprosecution; michaelflynn; nadler; schiff; setup
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To: jazusamo

They will be sorry they ever asked for an explanation. Looks like the corrupt FBI plot to get Flynn, backed by President Obama is about to be laid wide open.


121 posted on 05/07/2020 6:10:56 PM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: jazusamo
PLEASE attend Attorney General William Barr!

Somebody obviously needs to give him a huge CLUE and
the devastated look on Nadler's face when you
lay out the whole charade will be comedic GOLD!

122 posted on 05/07/2020 6:35:26 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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123 posted on 05/07/2020 6:39:22 PM PDT by timestax
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124 posted on 05/07/2020 6:42:27 PM PDT by timestax
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125 posted on 05/07/2020 7:07:19 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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126 posted on 05/07/2020 7:45:16 PM PDT by timestax
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127 posted on 05/07/2020 7:50:57 PM PDT by timestax
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I hope like hell that it is televised...Barr’s gonna make them look like a rabid, foaming at the mouth, Senile Joe...


128 posted on 05/08/2020 3:37:13 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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Rep. Jerry Nadler (Democrap-NY) said the “outrageous” move to drop criminal charges against Gen Flynn called for
an “immediate explanation” ........Nadler's House Judiciary Committee will summon Barr to the Capitol as soon as possible......

Dont get your Depends in a wad Jerry------if you had not stole the mic from Adam Schiff to make the closing statement
at the Senate trial, Trump would have been impeached. 50,000 people died b/c you, Jerry, stole the mic from Schiff.

Cackle......

129 posted on 05/08/2020 12:14:41 PM PDT by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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