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Government prosecutors said they want ‘to make certain that counsel are protected in Flynn Case.

2020-02-12

[SaraCarter] Government prosecutor Joycelyn Ballantine filed an unexpected motion Sunday in the case against Michael Flynn for the express purpose of seeking to protect Flynn’s former defense team.

Yes, it’s true and in the prosecutor’s own words: Government prosecutors said in their filing they want “to make certain and clear that counsel [Covington & Burling] may take the necessary steps to vindicate their public reputation by addressing and defending against the defendant’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, and equally to vindicate the integrity of this Court’s previous proceedings, the government asks this court to issue the attached proposed order.”

Really? Now the US Attorney for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice are in the business of protecting and working to protect the “public reputation” of Covington & Burling—a well-known international law firm based in DC? Do the new United States Attorney Timothy Shea and Attorney General William Barr know that federal prosecutors—who had already identified a serious conflict of interest held by Covington in the Flynn case—are subjecting Flynn to more proceedings now to protect Covington?

Posted by:3dc

#15 ^ whiteshoe firm, about as Establishment as it gets... Which means deep ties to DeepState

Posted by: Lex 2020-02-12 22:48

#14 Who recommended that Flynn hire Covington & Burling? Now the prosecution wants to protect Covington? That's unusual. Unless this was a set-up to get Flynn and Covington was in on it. What a bunch of treacherous weasels there are in D.C.

Posted by: JohnQC 2020-02-12 22:25

#13 Lawyers making $250k+ foking RESIGN over ...'principle?' Please give me a break. Someone simply told them to find new employment.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-02-12 16:22

#12 The lawyers are 'Officers of the Court' and their maleficence carries significant penalties.

It could get real ugly for them, but probably won't.

Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-02-12 15:44

#11 The Defense team sold out.

It was a rhetorical question.

Posted by: Fat Bob Javish1936 2020-02-12 15:32

#10 So they're in cahoots which is all the more reason for Flynn to sue their asses off.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-02-12 13:56

#9 What are they trying to hide?

The Defense team sold out.

Posted by: Skidmark 2020-02-12 11:06

#8 My reading of this is the defense team were strongly pressured by the government (to disallow evidence, throw the case, who knows) and the government knows any kind of investigation will expose there criminality.

Posted by: ruprecht 2020-02-12 10:59

#7 #4 - G has it

Posted by: Frank G 2020-02-12 07:12

#6 Government prosecutors said they want ‘to make certain that counsel are protected in Flynn Case.

I for one, respectfully disagree and will site 'Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2' as justification and long-standing public belief.

Yes, g(r)om has it. Those meetings with John Durham and his people are bound to eventually have consequences.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-02-12 07:04

#5 What are they trying to hide?

Posted by: Fat Bob Javish1936 2020-02-12 06:33

#4 Government prosecutors said they want ‘to make certain that counsel are protected in Flynn Case.

Because the counsel ~~sold out their client~~ cooperated with the government?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-02-12 04:52

#3 No.

Posted by: magpie 2020-02-12 04:42

#2 That's The Shitshow, Jake

Posted by: Lex 2020-02-12 02:20

#1 Is protecting the reputation of a non-government law firm more important to our government and its prosecutors than seeking justice for a defendant?
This sounds insane.

Posted by: daniel 2020-02-12 02:09

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