Post by the Scribe on Jun 12, 2020 21:48:23 GMT
Flynn is on tape during the transition period asking ambassador Kislyak to "go easy on us" in response to Obama throwing numerous Russian diplomats out of the country.
18 U.S. Code § 953. Private correspondence with foreign governments
Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
18 U.S. Code § 953. Private correspondence with foreign governments
Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
He was lying when he lied about the Russians but he wasn't lying when he lied about Turkey and he's not lying about the Russians now.
DOJ Claims Flynn Was Involved in Conspiracy to Target Turkish Exile
www.yahoo.com/news/doj-claims-flynn-involved-conspiracy-141246427.html
National Review
Tobias Hoonhout
,National Review•June 8, 2020
The Justice Department said in a new court filing that it is “unsustainable” to suggest that Michael Flynn “was not a part of any conspiracy” with members of the Turkish government.
The filing was drafted as part of the government’s case against Bijan Rafiekian, a former business partner of Flynn who was prosecuted by Robert Mueller on charges of conspiracy and acting as a foreign agent. The development marks a departure from the DOJ’s decision last month to drop charges against Flynn.
Rafiekian’s defense recently wrote to Jeff Jensen — the U.S. Attorney that Attorney General Bill Barr appointed to review the Flynn case — to request that Rafiekian’s case get a similar review, but the DOJ is pressing ahead with a request to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to move forward with its case.
int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/6985-bijian-kian-flynn/397e26399342d09f8132/optimized/full.pdf#page=1
“Defendant argues that the district court should have instructed the jury not on law but on a specific fact: that Michael Flynn was not a part of any conspiracy. That argument is unsustainable,” the DOJ says in its brief, which was filed on Sunday.
www.politico.com/f/?id=00000172-91eb-dd0c-ab73-ffef7a9f0000
“Wrongful and wasteful use of scarce taxpayer resources,” Flynn’s lead attorney Sidney Powell told Politico on the decision to include Flynn in the case against Rafiekian. Flynn’s case has yet to be dropped, with the D.C. Circuit hearing oral arguments this week after the judge overseeing Flynn’s case refused to comply with the DOJ’s request.
www.politico.com/news/2020/06/07/criminal-case-rafiekian-flynn-partner-306881?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=00000162-1a53-d34d-a77f-fb776fb40000&nlid=630318
www.nationalreview.com/corner/michael-flynn-case-dc-circuit-orders-judge-sullivan-to-respond-to-mandamus-petition/
Rafiekian was found guilty by a jury — only for a judge to later overturn the conviction — after Flynn said in his initial 2017 guilty plea that he had made “materially false statements and omissions” related to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filings for his Flynn Intel Group.
Prosecutors used Flynn’s admission to say Rafiekian, a former Trump transition team adviser, had secretly worked as a Turkish agent to hide the fact that Flynn signed a contract in 2016 for $530,000 to investigate Fethullah Gulen, an exiled cleric and critic of the Turkish government who lives in the U.S.
Flynn wrote an op-ed for The Hill on Election Day 2016 that said Gulen was the “primary bone of contention” between Turkey and the U.S., calling him a “radical Islamist” and a “shady Islamic mullah.” Prosecutors also looked into reports that Flynn had been involved in trying to kidnap Gulen to return him to Turkey, but Flynn denied any such plot.
thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/305021-our-ally-turkey-is-in-crisis-and-needs-our-support
www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/us/politics/michael-flynn-turkey-investigation-virginia.html
Flynn initially agreed to serve as the government’s star witness against Rafiekian, but later backed out after dropping his initial defense team, which also had handled FARA filings on behalf of Flynn Intel Group.
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Drumph = 1 TERM LOSER3 days ago
More Evidence of Drumph being a TRAITOR !
When President Donald Trump appeared to accept Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denials of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, he wasn’t just breaking with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
He was also disagreeing with U.S. intelligence agencies; two congressional committees that investigated the issue; his own Defense secretary, director of national intelligence and national security adviser; and private cybersecurity experts.
.On July 3, 2018, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a bipartisan report which asserted that the intelligence community’s findings on Russian meddling were fairly and professionally done and that more evidence had since come forward.
“As the inquiry has progressed since January 2017, the Committee has seen additional examples of Russia’s attempts to sow discord, undermine democratic institutions, and interfere in U.S. elections and those of our allies,” the report noted.
Darolynne4 days ago
Flynn was working as a secret foreign agent of Turkey when he was National Security advisor. Because of his plea deal he was not charged with it. That's why it is insane, after he went back on his plea deal, he should have been charged with all of the crimes he committed, instead Barr demanded charges be dropped.
Bob4 days ago
Let me get this straight. His partner got his verdict overturned because Flynn said he lied, which is what got Flynn in trouble with the DOJ/FBI. Now Trump is going to let Flynn slide, so Flynn now says he lied about lying. As a result the DoJ is re-prosecuting the partner and is using Flynn as a co conspirator, but Flynn's lawyers say it is a waste of taxpayer money. So Flynn is either guilty of lying, guilty of lying about lying and/or guilty of conspiracy. What a tangled web we weave.