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Federal judge suggests Flynn testify under oath to withdraw guilty plea
WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | 1/24/2020 | Jeff mordock

Posted on 01/24/2020 9:09:24 PM PST by bitt

A federal judge Friday suggested that former national security advisor Michael Flynn may need to testify under oath in order to withdraw his guilty plea for lying to investigators in the Russia probe.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington wrote in a brief order that Flynn’s legal team should file paperwork on whether he should hold a hearing on to set aside his guilty plea.

Such a hearing would include “testimony from Mr. Flynn and other witnesses under oath, subject to cross-examination, to show any ‘fair and just reason’ for this court to grant his motion to withdraw.

The first set of briefs from Flynn’s legal team on the issue are due January 29, according to Judge Sullivan’s order.

Flynn is currently scheduled to be sentenced on February 27. He faces between zero and six months in jail, which is the range prosecutors are seeking. Flynn’s lawyers have urged Judge Sullivan to sentence him to probation.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 20200129; 202002; 20200227; districtofcolumbia; emmetsullivan; federaljudge; flynn; iran; judiciary; michaelflynn; mikeflynn
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1 posted on 01/24/2020 9:09:24 PM PST by bitt
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2 posted on 01/24/2020 9:09:41 PM PST by bitt (A government afraid of its citizens should be afraid.)
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Perjury trap 3.0.

No way.


3 posted on 01/24/2020 9:13:24 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: bitt
Jeez, they're really torturing this guy. 🙄
4 posted on 01/24/2020 9:15:56 PM PST by catbertz
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To: bitt

Hmm, if Gen. Flynn testifies under oath, what will he testify about? Where the bodies are buried?


5 posted on 01/24/2020 9:21:47 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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Friday dump, again.


6 posted on 01/24/2020 9:22:16 PM PST by AnthonySoprano
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To: AnthonySoprano
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But this guy is a Hero?



7 posted on 01/24/2020 9:26:18 PM PST by AnthonySoprano
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

“Perjury trap 3.0.
No way.”

Agree and also a fishing trip into Trump.


8 posted on 01/24/2020 9:27:58 PM PST by DOC44
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Exactly.

But he should point to the threats that were made against his family.


9 posted on 01/24/2020 9:30:17 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: DOC44
Agree and also a fishing trip into Trump.

Maybe he could use the Hildebeast defense. I don’t recall.

10 posted on 01/24/2020 9:30:51 PM PST by Mark17 (Father of Air Force Officer in pilot training. Air Force aircraft, go much faster than Army tanks)
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To: bitt

This is part of a rigorous process and the bar is high to withdraw now.

Could be an interesting witness list:
https://twitter.com/Techno_Fog/status/1220743152371478531

The invalidity of the FISA warrants could lead to some problems for the Feds in this case too.


11 posted on 01/24/2020 9:36:15 PM PST by romanesq (8Chan and its child porn, violence and murders are kaput. So is the QAnon grift with it.)
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Pretty much all Flynn would have to say is that the special prosecutors would go after his son for some non-crime if he didn’t plea guilty.

That would be enough to get the plea tossed out and have the prosecutors thrown off the case.


12 posted on 01/24/2020 9:40:55 PM PST by WASCWatch
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Every time I see a picture of that guy, all I can think of is: “What a pussy.”


13 posted on 01/24/2020 9:41:13 PM PST by rlmorel (Finding middle ground with tyranny or evil makes you either a tyrant or evil. Often both.)
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To: AnthonySoprano

“Flounder”?


14 posted on 01/24/2020 9:46:17 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: AnthonySoprano

Why does he look like a woman ?


15 posted on 01/24/2020 9:47:59 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: AnthonySoprano

Benedict Vindman?


16 posted on 01/24/2020 9:49:02 PM PST by jps098
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To: romanesq

I don’t think the FISA issue has anything to to do with this case. Flynn was picked up by U.S. surveillance of the Russian diplomat Kislyak, which didn’t require a warrant.


17 posted on 01/24/2020 9:56:38 PM PST by Alberta's Child (In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.)
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To: WASCWatch

Sadly it wouldn’t WASCWatch. That is not the way the law works. The prosecutor is allowed to make threats against your family, your dog, anything he wants. It is not illegal.


18 posted on 01/24/2020 9:58:03 PM PST by your other brother
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To: Pikachu_Dad

Blurry photo maybe hides the Adam’s apple, assuming there is one. Anyone know if Vindman has a wife or sig other?


19 posted on 01/24/2020 10:00:03 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: bitt

Sounds expensive.


20 posted on 01/24/2020 10:03:50 PM PST by JoSixChip (I'm an American Nationalist)
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