Why would Flynn believe for a microsecond that he would not need a lawyer present while palling around for a couple hours with a couple FBI gumshoes? I don’t care what they said. I’d tell them to GFT until my lawyer got there. Of Course hindsight is 20/20
I'm with you on that one. I don't understand what he was thinking. I mean the guy had 30 years military service. If that didn't teach him anything about keeping yourself safe, and being aware of where you are, and who you are with, especially in light of other individuals who have been burned by the FBI for perjury. I just don't know where his head was at that day. You have to question everything. When I went to work as an officer in NY State's Correctional Services 38 years ago, the first thing they told me was that the only stupid question is the one you don't ask.
One would think that Flynn was sophisticated enough to know better than to talk to them. He probably had a swelled head - he was a big, “respected” player in DC now, people were telling him and he believed it. Flynn’s guard was down, Comey knew it, and took advantage of the situation.
LE doesn’t always have to tell a subject about potential legal jeopardy. They have all sorts of tricks to make a canary sing. We also know of cases of “planting of evidence”. This case shows experienced agents were directed to deliberately and selectively not to follow their own protocols; they should not benefit from their breaking their own internal rules. And some other questions need to be answered.
Is there anyone who considered how this might damage the reputation of the institution so as to cause citizens to distrust their government? Exactly why was it so urgent to talk to Flynn about what they needed to talk about at that time - why could it not wait a few weeks, a month, etc? Who decided it was urgent and why? This leads all the way back to Obama colluding with the Clintons to overturn the election. Cheryl Mills CYA emailed to herself on Inaugeration Day, why?