So what about the frantic insistence of “Russiagate” partisans that Flynn’s plea practically portends the downfall of the president they refuse to accept as legitimate? Their elation is unwarranted and premature, warns McCarthy. If a prosecutor has a cooperating witness who is an accomplice in a criminal scheme, the plea is structured so it proves the existence of the scheme.
“That is not happening in Flynn’s situation. Instead, like Papadopoulos, he is being permitted to plead guilty to a mere process crime,” he wrote, referring to a volunteer Trump campaign adviser who likewise pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about seeking contacts with (a nonexistent) “Putin’s niece.”
President Donald Trump’s short-lived national security adviser,
Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Most US media jumped
on the plea as proof of Trump’s collusion with Russia. Actual documents,
however, tell a different story.
In the Statement of Offense signed by Flynn at his court appearance on Friday, he admitted to acting on instructions from a senior “Presidential Transition Team” (PTT) official, prompting breathless speculation if that was Trump himself, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, or someone else altogether. The one question nobody seems to be asking is, “So what?”
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ABC had retracted the story. It was "false news". The Mule has nothing on Trump at all.--Ray
ReplyDeleteThe Mule has nothing on Trump at all.
DeleteI pray.
I guess that the moral here is clear. If you go to bed with Kushners expect to wake up with Flynns
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DeleteWhy is Mueller not locked up for being the bag man for the Clinton Uranium One deal?
ReplyDeleteAt the minimum he should have reclused himself.
DeleteBecause the Rule of Law is long dead
Deletein America.
Are you not paying attention?
Are you not dealing with the harshness
of reality, as real Men do.
No, you're not.
I assume you are addressing RT.
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