Posted on 05/08/2020 9:04:39 AM PDT by PhxRising
The Justice Department’s closing of its criminal case against President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn on Thursday came as new red flags emerged from recently released documents revealing the FBI’s handling of the matter.
Former FBI agents and federal prosecutors tell RealClearInvestigations that the documents show suspiciously irregular handling and editing of Flynn’s FD-302 form, the official document used to record what happens in FBI interviews. That form served as a key record used to charge Flynn with lying to federal agents. He pleaded guilty to that charge in December 2017 but had been trying to withdraw the plea, arguing, as his lawyer put it, that he was “deliberately set up and framed by corrupt agents at the top of the FBI.”
Since the documents were released last week, much attention has focused on a handwritten note by FBI counterintelligence head Bill Priestap in advance of the January 2017 interview with Flynn that would result in the retired lieutenant general being charged with lying to federal agents: “What is our goal?” Priestap asked, “Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearinvestigations.com ...
Any lawyer that allows the FBI’s 302 to be introduced as evidence should be disbarred. The 302s have been shown to be hearsay at best and false testimony at worst.
“Obama knew. Biden knew. Both should be imprisoned (or worse) for it.”
Sadly,nothing will happen to anyone!
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