Posted on 05/10/2020 7:51:08 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
It can be hard to recall, since so many members of President Trump’s inner circle have been indicted, convicted of federal crimes and sent to prison, but the first felon to emerge from this administration was Michael Flynn.
Flynn, who served as national security adviser before resigning in disgrace, pleaded guilty to lying to FBI investigators.
At the time, Trump said, “I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the vice president and the FBI.”
Flynn did lie, as he admitted to under oath in a court of law — twice. He told investigators, falsely, that he had not communicated with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the US even before Mr. Trump took office.
Last year Flynn asked the federal judge to throw out his conviction because prosecutors and FBI agents on his case engaged in misconduct. The judge rejected his request, finding the agents had not entrapped Flynn. A report by the Justice Department’s inspector general found the bureau had sufficient evidence to investigate Flynn as part of its inquiry into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
Yet on Thursday, the Justice Department, under Attorney General William Barr, suddenly dropped all criminal charges against Flynn. Barr is now saying he cannot prove charges to which Flynn has twice pleaded guilty in court — and for which there is ample evidence.
It’s hard to overstate how dangerous this is. It'is a small step from using the Justice Department to protect your friends to using it to go after your political enemies. In other words, watch out, Joe Biden.
It is entirely in character for Mr. Trump, who lavishes praise on dictators around the world. He is now emulating them, using the Justice Department to protect his friends. As long as Barr leads the Justice Department, he can.
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Don’t forget that the DOJ prosecuted him into bankruptcy and threatened to bankrupt and jail his son if he didn’t confess. It was a coerced confession that the Soviets and Chicoms would be proud of.
Under duress.
‘Certain longstanding values’
Would those be Progressive Values, that include a scorched earth approach to any person who doesn’t toe the Progressive Line???
Either your Signature or your Brains will be on that Plea Deal.
Distraction.
They have yet to name the crime Flynn allegedly committed.
When I saw ChiComs, my brain translated it as Clintons.
“...It’s hard to overstate how dangerous this is. It’is a small step from using the Justice Department to protect your friends to using it to go after your political enemies. In other words, watch out, Joe Biden. ...” OFFS! Yeah, watch out pedo joe or PDJT and his secret spies will plant evidence where none existed. They’ll use their power to push the DOH-j to charge you with assault. Or something.
Obviously the first time in history an innocent person was ever talked into pleading guilty by his lawyer as the lesser of two evils.
“Don’t Forget, Michael Flynn Pleaded Guilty. Twice.”
So would you editorial board...with a bunch of fish hooks up your keister.
Can’t wait for ALL these DEMOCRATS to be BANKRUPTED for TREASON CHARGES!
National Lampoon, buy this Magazine or we’ll shoot this Dog.
As well as a reckless disregard for the truth in order to maintain our agenda. They forgot to include that.
Fornicate you, NYT. To an altered 302, to threats against his son, and being the victim of lawfare. He should be father of the year. And his tormentors should be jailed.
Don’t forget, the NYT has been proven to employ shills, plagiarists, and flat-out liars to write their op-eds and features.
Blame the victim.
They don’t even get the supposed lie correct.
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