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| What If Michael Flynn Did Not Actually Lie to the FBI? |
| 2017-12-04 |
| BLUF: [Breitbart] It is possible that new evidence emerged to suggest that Flynn had deliberately and knowingly lied. But it is also possible Flynn made a good faith mistake. If so, why plead guilty to lying? Defendants often accept plea bargains in which they admit to doing something they did not actually do, in order to avoid prosecution for something much worse that they may have done or which will be much more difficult to disprove. Flynn may have been in trouble for a variety of things, including his possible role in an alleged plot to kidnap Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. The truth may only become clear over time ‐ if ever. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Flynn, no doubt knows quite a bit that might be damaging to Donks. A strategy often used is to damage a witness by showing the witness to be a liar and thus taint any future testimony as that coming from a liar (as he mumbled to himself affirmation that Shakespeare was right about his advice as to what to do about lawyers). Often, this is enough to prevent future testimony from such a witness. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-12-04 19:35 |
| #8 I would like a Law that Victimless crimes such as this be decriminalized -- let's rein in bureaucratic usurpation of the legal system. Years ago I was told of the following tactic to avoid the Vietnam Draft: Go to the County Courthouse and turn yourself in for Conspiracy to Kill a Bald Eagle. Conspiracy, mind you... |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-12-04 13:57 |
| #7 There is intentionally lying, and then there is facing the situation that the prosecutors say, “You said this thing to us in this way, or did not say it in that way, which we define as lying. Admit that you lied to us.” I suspect that is what happened. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-12-04 11:03 |
| #6 This causes cognitive dissonance in my brain. Is it O.K. to lie to a bunch of liars? Personally, I think not. Comey lied. Hillary lied, Holder lied. WJC lied. Obama too with his Obamacare although, apparently, some lying is not prosecuted. Prosecuting lying to the Feebs is a last ditch strategy when you have nothing else to keep the Special Counsel going. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-12-04 10:03 |
| #5 Did Flynn plea guilty in a court? Or just admitted he lied to the FBI and the MSM played it up as a "guilty plea"? I think the only time a legal guilty plea is accepted is in a court of law. Outside of a court of law, it really doesn't mean anything. But then again, I'm not a lawyer so what do I know? |
| Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-12-04 08:34 |
| #4 Not that they won't anyway, TW. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2017-12-04 08:25 |
| #3 I’ve been reading recently that Special Prosecutor Mueller’s group was threatening to go after his son, as well... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-12-04 08:10 |
| #2 Yes, for no other reason... to document what is being said. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-12-04 07:37 |
| #1 Never, ever talk to the feebs. Lawyer up after "good morning". |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2017-12-04 06:08 |