Unrolled thread from @ThomasWictor
(1) This shows me that the Nunes FISA memo is strategic distraction.
Trump expected to release Nunes memo without redactions, White House says
(2) Here's what was said earlier.(3) And THIS was said.(4) These reports all contradict each other.
THAT means that Nunes's memo is NOT the real story.(5) The memo was written by Republicans.
AND it's a summary.
So it has no real weight.(6) Why all the hype?
To distract.(7) What are they distracting from?(8) This.Mueller team seeks delay in Flynn sentencing
(9) "Due to the status of the Special Counsel’s investigation, the parties do not believe that this matter is ready to be scheduled for a sentencing hearing at this time."(10) "The parties shall file a joint status report by no later than May 1, 2018, stating whether the matter should be scheduled for sentencing or whether a deadline should be set for filing another joint status report.”(11) Mueller is saying in plain English that sentencing Flynn would not be the right thing to do, EVEN THOUGH FLYNN PLEADED GUILTY.(12) Come ON, people: What does that tell you?
How was Flynn snared?
FISA warrants.(13) Ask any lawyer:
What's one reason a judge nullifies a conviction?
Because he or she finds that the evidence was gathered improperly.(14) The judge who accepted Flynn's plea abruptly recused himself.
Pretty much unprecedented.(15) Nunes's memo is being called a partisan hit job.
The Democrats have multiple arguments lined up to discredit it.
What CAN'T they discredit?(16) Robert Mueller's investigation.
Trump is working overtime to make everyone think he's on the verge of firing Mueller.
Dopey bloggers are shouting, "WITCH HUNT! DIRTY COP!"(17) Nobody can see what's right in front of their frigging eyes:
MULLER has found evidence of FISA abuse.
Nunes is a politician. Muller is THE LAW.(18) We can all thank Michael Flynn for this.
He knew he was being recorded when he spoke to the Russian ambassador, and he deliberately gave untrue statements to Strzok! during a voluntary interview.(19) Flynn had to be CHARGED in order to expose the corruption of the FISA system.
Nunes's memo was never going to get the job done, because it doesn't have the weight of law.(20) During the discovery process, Flynn's lawyer's got the evidence they needed: The PROPER way that FISA warrants are obtained.
Obviously somebody has evidence that the process was abused.(21) THAT'S the real story.
The "dirty cop" Mueller has evidence of FISA abuse and illegal spying, and he's going to expose it.
AND nobody will be able to discredit him.(22) I may be the only person who believed THIS at the time.Democrats May Come To Regret Mueller Investigation Into Trump-Russia Ties
(23) Trump led everyone around by the nose, because he knew that Muller ISN'T a dirty cop, and Trump had done nothing wrong.
All the talk of firing Mueller was a smokescreen.
Mueller has the goods, and he's going to expose them.(24) And THAT is what Nunes's memo is distracting from.
The Justice Department has evidence of FISA abuse.
THAT is not a four-page memo written by a Republican congressman...(25) ADDENDUM: I can say all this because I have no contacts. No insider information.
I said earlier that I would NEVER get involved in this personally.
EVERYONE is being fed poo-poo, because the Big Picture demands it.(26) The REAL patriots have no loyalty except to the country.
So they will mercilessly USE reporters and pundits of ALL political stripes.
Michael Flynn is a Democrat. So is John Kelly.(27) They care only about the country, so they're going to feed poo-poo to EVERYONE, with no hard feelings.
I would NEVER expect these Big Dogs to be honest with me.
That would be suicidal.(28) They're in this for the COUNTRY.
So they'll tell me OUTRAGEOUS lies without worrying about me making a fool of myself repeating them.
And that's as it should be.(29) They are guarding the country, NOT Fox News or the National Review.
Buyer beware.
Trust your inside sources at your own risk...
