The Railroading of Michael Flynn
Commentary Magazine,
by
Eli Lake
Original Article
Posted By: MissMolly,
5/21/2020 4:59:50 AM
In their final encounter during the transition following the 2016 election, Donald Trump’s incoming national-security adviser surprised Barack Obama’s outgoing national-security adviser. Susan Rice writes in her memoir that the Michael Flynn she was dealing with had nothing in common with the firebrand she had watched leading a “lock her up” chant against Hillary Clinton at the Republican National Convention a few months earlier. Flynn, a retired general and the former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was respectful and subdued, eager for her advice. When Rice extended her hand and wished him the best of luck, Flynn asked her for a hug.
I would love to see Flynn get his old job back....the one that so terrified democrats that they went to these great lengths to take him out.
Those pesky democrats. They want to unmask Flynn, and at the same time force the rest of America into masks.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
cor-vet 5/21/2020 8:59:03 AM (No. 417572)
I'd like to see an in-depth look at judge(?) Sullivans bank account, too see why he's pushing Flynns conviction so hard and so blatantly wrong.
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jeffkinnh 5/21/2020 9:27:09 AM (No. 417601)
The article is a good summation and a compare and contrast of how dems are treated vs. Republicans.
However, I don't like the ending.
"A line had been crossed in that episode: A retired three-star general and the candidate he was advising had chosen to treat their political opponent like a criminal."
The implication is that Flynn brought this on himself because he correctly pointed out Hillary's criminal behavior, something she STILL hasn't been held accountable for.
It is true that Trump and some of his people are confronting the dem machine, deep state, media, and the Left in ways that haven't been done before and are well deserved. Further, they have been quite successful. It is true that significant, desperate pushback is expected. These people have existed on and over the edge of legality for a long time and gotten away with it. It is who they are now. Their existence as viable political entities is being threatened as never before.
But none of this is happening because of unfair attacks on them. They are guilty of what they are accused of. It is near miraculous that they STILL have not been fully called to account. What happened to Flynn was not a justified political pushback response. It was a mob intimidation of a witness to the very real crimes the mob carried out. "Nice life and family you have here. It would be a shame if something happened to them. It might be healthier for you if you decide not to testify against us. This broken arm and busted nose are a little reminder to keep your head straight." A mob boss doing it would be criminal and the liberal political mob doing it is just as criminal.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Strike3 5/21/2020 9:59:20 AM (No. 417651)
"They suspected he was a Russian agent."
Nobody on either side actually suspected that Flynn did the crime for which he was accused and forced into admitting a lie. He was just a convenient target. My concern with Flynn getting his job back is that he is too naive to work in the Washington swamp. The military is guided by honor and integrity, which he has in spades, Washington - not so much.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
MDConservative 5/21/2020 10:20:32 AM (No. 417674)
Now let's look at some other facts:
Flynn was indeed "railroaded". However, for some reason in its motion to dismiss DOJ refuses to exonorate Flynn of his "crime", but only concedes that under the circumstances they would have insufficient evidence to prove his guilt without reasonable doubt. So, DOJ apparently contends that there was and still is a prosecutable crime.
Flynn was a victim of hubris. He was, after all, a retired Lieutenant General and the President-elect's National Security Advisor, an old hand at Washington politics, etc. He failed to notify his chain of command (Mike Pence) of this meeting, as required, and foolishly had neither counsel nor witness present. The article concedes that "Flynn did not feel that Strzok and Pientka were out to get him; if anything, he thought he outranked them and that they were in effect his underlings."
Flynn had a high-priced defense team representing him. Certainly he did not just tell them to negotiate. One would assume that he took an active role in negotiating his eventual guilty plea, in which he swore under oath (twice) that he committed the crime charged, and that he entered his plea with no pressure. Plainly, he lied, certainly about the lack of any pressure. And he maintained that lie under oath for two years.
And that LIE, sustained under oath before a Federal Judge, is what has him wrapped around the legal axle now. Is anyone here suggesting it's okay to lie under oath for any reason, including to "protect" his son?
It is possible, just possible, that Judge Sullivan is using this conundrum to unravel the truth denied him in his court. Both sides are trying very hard to reveal the truth of this matter, and one ought to wonder why that is so. Perjury is an ugly thing, as is railroad law. Let's get to the bottom of what happened here, who was involved, and let the chips start falling...something the politicians are not willing to see. Ask Lindsey Graham.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
MDConservative 5/21/2020 10:22:32 AM (No. 417679)
Correction:
Both sides are trying very hard to NOT reveal the truth of this matter
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 5/21/2020 10:53:54 AM (No. 417714)
Leftist trolls still don't understand that no one on this forum believes the talking-points garbage they post.
Oh, well - - let them be happy in their delusions. We'll stick with the truth.
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