New documents show that the FBI closed its case against retired Gen. Michael Flynn on January 4, 2017.
However, 20 minutes later, Peter Strzok and other agents had the agency reopen the case.
FBI Set Up Michael Flynn: “What is our goal? Truth/Admission or get him to lie”?
Unsealed documents of a January 2017 interview with Michael Flynn, who was ultimately charged with making false statements to the FBI, certainly look like the entire point of the interview was “to get him to lie.”
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Trump “strongly considering” a “Full Pardon” of Michael Flynn
We’ve been covering the travesty that is the General Michael Flynn case. Flynn was charged with process crimes associated with the Mueller probe and recently sought to withdraw his guilty plea. You can read our coverage here.
Michael Flynn Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea
General Michael Flynn is now accusing federal prosecutors of acting in “bad faith” during the Russia probe and is moving to withdraw his guilty plea. This is unfolding as he faces a term of six months in prison.
Michael Flynn Sentencing Scheduled in January After Judge Denies Arguments That FBI Tricked Him
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan of Washington, D.C., scheduled former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s sentencing on January 28.
Michael Flynn Sentencing Postponed
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Former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s sentencing hearing ended early this afternoon. Judge Sullivan repeatedly asked Flynn if he’d like to postpone sentencing, an offer he declined several times. Sentencing was recessed until 12:30 to give attorneys an opportunity to discuss...
Prosecutors Respond to Judges Request for More Evidence Prior to Sentencing in Michael Flynn Case
The sentencing memo released by the attorneys representing Trump’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn called to question the conduct of the FBI agents involved in the initial interviews with Flynn. Flynn was charged with lying to the FBI.
Wednesday night U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ordered Mueller’s team to hand...
Judge Demands Interviews With Flynn After Sentencing Memo Raises Questions About the FBI’s Conduct
A sentencing memo released Tuesday night has thrown a kink in the investigation of Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
In the memo issued by Flynn’s attorneys are allegations that the FBI intentionally lied to Flynn about the necessity of having representation during their initial interview as well as an alleged effort...
Mueller Claims Flynn Gave “First-Hand” Details About Trump Transition Team’s Contact With Russian Officials — But What Part of That is Illegal?
According to a sentencing memo published Tuesday night, Michael Flynn gave Special Counselor Mueller “first hand” details of contacts between Trump’s presidential transition team and Russian government officials.
If Comey, FBI Didn’t Think Flynn Lied, Then Why Did He Plead Guilty?
President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn has come back into the news after The Washington Examiner‘s Byron York reported that former FBI Director James Comey told Congress the department doesn’t think Flynn lied to them.
Remember the fiasco is over him allegedly speaking to to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak...
Why is Robert Mueller even investigating the presidential transition?
Michael Flynn pleaded guilty last week to lying to FBI investigators regarding conversations Flynn had with the Russian Ambassador in late December 2016, barely three weeks before the Trump administration was sworn into office.
Such transitions contact with foreigners are routine, and took place during prior administrations, including the Obama administration. That...
Mueller’s Quest for The Donald: Making sense of the Michael Flynn plea
Today was another spectacular speculative day on Twitter and in the media due to Michael Flynn’s guilty plea to one count of lying to the FBI regarding Flynn’s communications with the Russian Ambassador in late December 2016.
A somewhat moribund Russia-collusion conspiracy community sprang back to life instantaneously.The treason-choir found its...
Mueller finds another process crime: Michael Flynn pleads to making false statement (Updated w Plea Docs)
As predicted, Robert Mueller’s investigation was more likely to find process crimes, such as making false statements to federal investigators, or crimes unrelated to alleged Russia collusion, than crimes related to actual collusion.
Mueller just charged Michael Flynn with lying to the FBI during a January 2017 interview (which predated Mueller) about...
Mueller Investigating Alleged Deal Between Michael Flynn, Turkey to Hand Over Cleric
In March, I blogged about a report in The Wall Street Journal, in which former CIA Director James Moosley claimed he attended a meeting with former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and Turkish Foreign Ministers to discuss removing Fehtullah Gulen, a Turkish cleric living in Pennsylvania. This meeting happened when Flynn...
Report: Mueller Has Evidence To Bring Charges Against General Flynn, His Son
Earlier this week, Professor Jacobson noted that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is focused on process crimes and other things unrelated to the purpose of the Trump campaign-Russia collusion investigation.
So I’ve had to watch several news cycles without being able to jump in. One...
Report: Mueller To Issue First Indictment Monday
The Special Council investigation led by James Comey friend and ally and former FBI head Robert Mueller has been
Mueller Impanels Grand Jury in Russia Investigation
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has launched a grand jury in Washington, D.C., for his investigation into alleged Russian influence into our presidential election. The Wall Street Journal reported:
The grand jury, which began its work in recent weeks, is a sign that Mr. Mueller’s inquiry is ramping up and that it will...
