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originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
originally posted by: knoxie
hysterical considering the "lock her up" chants. even more considering Flynn was right there chanting away. LOL isn't he a convicted felon now?
He actually said "if I don't a tenth of what she had done..... I would be locked up"
Its kind of funny now if you think about it.
originally posted by: 3daysgone
LMAO!
This is why I love having Trump as President. The media are exposing who they really represent. That alone was worth Trump's victory.
I am having a blast with all of this. I actually kind of think Trump is having a blast with it also.
originally posted by: ErrorErrorError
They said some people might go to jail.
Jesus f christ you conservatives are so easily triggered.
originally posted by: Perfectenemy
originally posted by: 3daysgone
LMAO!
This is why I love having Trump as President. The media are exposing who they really represent. That alone was worth Trump's victory.
I am having a blast with all of this. I actually kind of think Trump is having a blast with it also.
I already imagined his smug face when the SC ends without resulting in him being charged. The saltmines will never run dry after that.
Remember when they were making fun of Pence for not having lunch with women without his wife around. lol. With everything that is going on about sexual harassment it turns out he was smarter than any other politician.
Federal prosecuting guidelines say they must go after the biggest readily provable charge.
There will be circumstances in which good judgment would lead a prosecutor to conclude that a strict application of the above charging policy is not warranted. In that case, prosecutors should carefully consider whether an exception may be justified. Consistent with longstanding Department of Justice policy, any decision to vary from the policy must be approved by a United States Attorney or Assistant Attorney General, or a supervisor designated by the United States Attorney or Assistant Attorney General, and the reasons must be documented in the file.
A procedural offense is all they have here. There is nothing to flip him over.
5. On March 7, 2017, FLYNN filed multiple documents with the Department of Justice pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act ("FARA") pertaining to a project performed by him and his company, the Flynn Intel Group, Inc. ("FIG") for the principal benefit of the Republic of Turkey ("Turkey project"). In the FARA filings, FLYNN made materially false statements and omissions, including by falsely stating that (a) FIG did not know whether or the extent to which the Republic of Turkey was involved in the Turkey project, (b) the Turkey project was focused on improving US business organizations' confidence regarding doing business in Turkey, and (c) an op-ed by published in The Hill on November 8, 2016, was written at his own initiative; and by omitting that officials from the Republic of Turkey provided supervision and direction over the Turkey project.
originally posted by: dashen
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: Krazysh0t
Yes you do, their news chicks are way hotter.
originally posted by: GuidedKill
originally posted by: dashen
That guy appears to be doping, do they have performance enhancing drug policy in the media? I'm pretty sure that guy is shooting horse hormones.
originally posted by: Grambler
a reply to: theantediluvian
Clearly you find it odd that someone would be given a deal and not flip on greater charges.
What are you basing that on.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: FauxMulder
A talk show host with zero legal qualifications makes a dumb legal proclamation. News at 11!
originally posted by: whywhynot
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: FauxMulder
A talk show host with zero legal qualifications makes a dumb legal proclamation. News at 11!
Yup, no surprise there, just another day in media.
originally posted by: theantediluvian
originally posted by: Grambler
a reply to: theantediluvian
Clearly you find it odd that someone would be given a deal and not flip on greater charges.
What are you basing that on.
See my last post. He pleaded guilty to lying about unregistered lobbying for Turkey. He was not charged with the crime itself. Also, the FARA filing was a completely separate lie unrelated to the interview, correct?
So now we actually have three things we're certain he could have been charged with, right?
* Lying to the FBI in the January interview.
* Lying in his filings to the DOJ regarding his lobbying.
* Acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign principal.
Manafort and Gates were both charged with the second two. I'm not sure about the first. Am I wrong?
When a prosecutor has a cooperator (Flynn) who was an accomplice in a major criminal scheme, the cooperator, (Flynn) is made to plead guilty to the scheme. This is critical because pleading guilty to the scheme proves the existence of a criminal conspiracy.
a. On or about December 28, 2016, then-President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13757, which was to take effect the following day. The executive order announced sanctions against Russia in response to that government's actions intended to interfere with the 2016 presidential election ("U.S. Sanctions").
b. On or about December 28, 2016, the Russian Ambassador contacted FLYNN.
c. On or about December 29, 2016, FLYNN called a senior official of the Presidential Transition Team ("PTT official"), who was with other senior members of the Presidential Transition Team at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, to discuss what, if anything, to communicate to the Russian Ambassador about the U.S. Sanctions.
On that call, FLYNN and the PTT official discussed the U.S. Sanctions, including the potential impact of those sanctions on the incoming administration's foreign policy goals. The PTT official and FLYNN also discussed that the members of the Presidential Transition Team at Mar-a-Lago did not want Russia to escalate the situation.
d. Immediately after his phone call with the PTT official, FLYNN called the Russian Ambassador and requested that Russia not escalate the situation and only respond to the U.S. Sanctions in a reciprocal manner.
e. Shortly after his phone call with the Russian Ambassador, FLYNN spoke with the PTT official to report on the substance of his call with the Russian Ambassador, including their discussion of the U.S. Sanctions.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: whywhynot
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: FauxMulder
A talk show host with zero legal qualifications makes a dumb legal proclamation. News at 11!
Yup, no surprise there, just another day in lib media.
fixed that for you.