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| Did the FBI Frame Flynn? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 22 2018, 07:58 AM (35 Views) | |
| Berton | Jun 22 2018, 07:58 AM Post #1 |
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Did the FBI Frame Flynn? The criminal case against Gen. Michael Flynn for lying to FBI agents was incredibly weak. At the time, I assumed that the charges against him were based on an audio tape or court reporter’s transcript of his interview. I wrote that the transcript should be made public so that we can all judge whether anything he said was actually untrue. While Flynn ultimately pled guilty to a single count of lying to a federal investigator, he has also said publicly that he pled to that single charge because the criminal investigation was rapidly bankrupting him. In fact, there is no verbatim record of what Flynn said to the agents who interviewed him. Consistent with normal FBI practice, as I understand it, there is no recording or transcript. Rather, the agents who conducted the interrogation summarized what Flynn said in a form FD-302. Is this summary of what Flynn (or any other witness) said accurate? Who knows? Are nuances lost? Undoubtedly. Is much of what the witness said, that may have mitigated the claim that something he said was false, omitted? Of course. In my opinion, the likelihood of getting a criminal conviction of General Flynn on the basis of a Form 302 was vanishingly small. If the government can’t prove what Flynn said–exactly–there is no way they can convict him of what amounts to perjury. So I find Flynn’s statement that he didn’t do anything wrong, but pled guilty to a single count to preserve what little net worth he has left, to be credible. We also know that the FBI agents who interviewed Flynn, one of whom was Peter Strzok, reported that they thought he was telling the truth, which is probably strike four in any possible prosecution. Against that background, an interesting new development emerged today: Congressman Mark Meadows suggested in an interview with The Hill that the Form 302 on Flynn’s interrogation may have been altered to facilitate prosecution:
Not too many years ago, a claim that the FBI fabricated evidence to facilitate a prosecution would have seemed incredible. Today, given what we know of the corruption of the Bureau under the Obama administration, such a claim appears entirely plausible. This is just one more thread in the slowly unraveling story of the misuse of intelligence and law enforcement agencies by the Democrats to try to frustrate the candidacy of Donald Trump, and to destroy his administration after his election. Whether it will come to anything remains to be seen, but in my opinion, there is little doubt that General Flynn was railroaded into a confession that was likely false by the brute force of federal power. LINK Him and one wonders how many more? |
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| ImaHeadaU | Jun 22 2018, 08:22 AM Post #2 |
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What do we know of "corruption of the Bureau under the Obama administration"? I'm not aware of anything. |
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| Jim Miller | Jun 22 2018, 08:24 AM Post #3 |
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There is a lot you are unaware of, Imathecoward. Loyalty to one's country for one thing. |
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| Berton | Jun 22 2018, 08:30 AM Post #4 |
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You have to understand Jim, anything done against conservatives can never be corruption according to the Ima dictionary. |
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| ImaHeadaU | Jun 22 2018, 08:37 AM Post #5 |
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Please fill me in re."corruption of the Bureau under the Obama administration." |
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| Brewster | Jun 22 2018, 08:51 AM Post #6 |
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Considering Flynn confessed to most everything, Berton's OP is nonsensical at best. Flynn's Guilty Plea a Massive Problem for Trump Are you sure you didn't get the piece from the Onion, Berton? |
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| Berton | Jun 22 2018, 08:54 AM Post #7 |
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"While Flynn ultimately pled guilty to a single count of lying to a federal investigator, he has also said publicly that he pled to that single charge because the criminal investigation was rapidly bankrupting him."
Edited by Berton, Jun 22 2018, 08:54 AM.
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