So noble. Virtue signaling while the clapping is too loud.


What a chode.

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What a POS, pull his credentials

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"Certainly, as soon as they stop acting like enemies of the people and start reporting objectively."

Flynn is going to walk

RoscoePColtrane said:

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Flynn is going to walk

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What would be the reasoning for both parties to come to the agreement?

The speculation I'm seeing is that they are waiting for the IG report on FISA abuse

GCP12 said:

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RoscoePColtrane said:

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Flynn is going to walk

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What would be the reasoning for both parties to come to the agreement?

The speculation I'm seeing is that they are waiting for the IG report on FISA abuse

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I wonder if Flynn is daring Mueller to pull the deal based on Flynn's "failure to cooperate."

When all of this Special Council Investigation is said and done, Robert Mueller is going to look like a Clown !!

Trying to take it into October. If you're going to fail, do it when everyone is most distracted.

Mueller is an azz Clown!!! I loathe him and what he is doing.

Mueller w never give up. He wants Trump worse than he has wanted anything in his entire life. Only stops if fired by Trump or if AG shuts it down.

Altered 302s, illegal unmasking and leaking to the media, plus likely tied to FISA abuse.
But to Flynn, It's more $$$ down the drain. Hopefully there is a mechanism for reimbursement after he is exonerated.

drcrinum said:

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Altered 302s, illegal unmasking and leaking to the media, plus likely tied to FISA abuse.
But to Flynn, It's more $$$ down the drain. Hopefully there is a mechanism for reimbursement after he is exonerated.

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No such mechanism, hopefully Caputo can help him with his Gofundme.

Sullivan be **ssed methinks.

This status report is almost verbatim as compared to the status report that was filed on May 1. People thinking that Flynn is going to walk free because they both have agreed to delay things are smoking something good, mainly because these delays aren't uncommon in complex cases. And Flynn agreeing to a delay only helps him.

HTownAg98 said:

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This status report is almost verbatim as compared to the status report that was filed on May 1. People thinking that Flynn is going to walk free because they both have agreed to delay things are smoking something good, mainly because these delays aren't uncommon in complex cases. And Flynn agreeing to a delay only helps him.

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Or the fact his 302s were written by an agent with obvious anti-trump bias.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/29/nunes-calls-for-testimony-from-17-fbi-doj-officials-on-government-surveillance-abuse.html

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Nunes calls for testimony from 17 FBI, DOJ officials on government surveillance abuse

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., wants 17 current and former FBI or Justice Department officials to testify on Capitol Hill about possible government surveillance abuse during the 2016 election, including fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe and embattled FBI official Peter Strzok.

In a letter obtained by Fox News, Nunes requests that the joint task force of the Oversight and Judiciary Committees take steps to interview these officials because they may "have relevant information."

The House Intelligence Committee does not have direct oversight over the FBI and the DOJ, so testimony is more likely to be compelled by referring names to the Oversight and Judiciary Committees....

The full list of 17 officials named by Nunes include:

• Trisha Anderson, DOJ lawyer
• James Baker, former FBI general counsel
• Gregory Brower, former FBI congressional liaison
• John Carlin, former head of the DOJ's national security division
• Kevin Clinesmith, FBI lawyer
• Tashina Gauhar, DOJ official
• David Laufman, former head of DOJ's counterintelligence division
• Andrew McCabe, former FBI deputy director
• Mary McCord, former DOJ lawyer
• Jonathan Moffa, FBI official
• Sally Moyer, FBI lawyer
• Bruce Ohr, former associate deputy attorney general
• Lisa Page, former FBI lawyer
• Joseph Pientka, FBI agent
• E.W. "Bill" Priestap, assistant director of the FBI counterintelligence division
• Peter Strzok, FBI agent
• George Toscas, DOJ official

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Nunes' letter here:
https://www.scribd.com/document/382886382/Nunes-letter-to-Gowdy-and-Goodlatte-on-witness-referrals

Wendy 1990 said:

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Flynn should sue Mueller

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Worked out well for Manafort

Over under on the first potential witness to suffer suicide by gun shot to the back of their skull?

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HTownAg98 said:

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This status report is almost verbatim as compared to the status report that was filed on May 1. People thinking that Flynn is going to walk free because they both have agreed to delay things are smoking something good, mainly because these delays aren't uncommon in complex cases. And Flynn agreeing to a delay only helps him.

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Or the fact his 302s were written by an agent with obvious anti-trump bias.

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That may be the case, but it won't cause Flynn to walk out of court next week with charges dismissed against him.

Continuances aren't uncommon, especially when you have a witness that is cooperating in an ongoing investigation, and may be able to help with things that may turn up later. The longer Flynn can cooperate, or be able to cooperate, the better it is for him. If he is sentenced, his incentive goes down. Plus, if you think this whole thing is a farce, Flynn should just sit tight and let Mueller make a massive mistake. Plus, he has a massive Trump card (pun intended) in the form of a pardon. As such, there's no downside for Flynn to disagree to let it continue.

Team Mueller will say something very similar in their motion. He's been cooperative, and we may need him later, and this investigation is taking a while. And the more he helps us, the more his sentence recommendation can be reduced. Team Flynn won't object. Sullivan likely wants to make sure there's a legitimate reason for not going forward, especially since Federal judges like to keep pretty strict time schedules, and they don't want a case languishing for no reason.

HTownAg98 said:

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This status report is almost verbatim as compared to the status report that was filed on May 1. People thinking that Flynn is going to walk free because they both have agreed to delay things are smoking something good, mainly because these delays aren't uncommon in complex cases. And Flynn agreeing to a delay only helps him.

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It's verbatim except for the request to refer for presentative investigation and that's what this deadline is about (why should they spend resources doing it) Guess we'll find out what it means soon enough.

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Over under on the first potential witness to suffer suicide by gun shot to the back of their skull?

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Wouldn't happen.

Several of those folks are directly involved. They'll either take the 5th, or go Stzok, and just obfuscate and misdirect. Shouldn't be that difficult.

The folks who aren't involved, or have information, may have some threats, but not even Clinton could get all of them. Some are still employed, and should have fear of significant blowback, since there's obviouisly still significant deep state players in the DOJ and FBI. That's something they should be afraid of.

1) this is an awesome recap of details and specifics! thank you for keeping great notes
2) where is this info sourced?:
October 17 2016 DNI Clapper submits a recommendation to the White House that Director Rogers be removed from the NSA. Attempt fails, Obama refuses to address recommendation from Clapper. The horse has left the barn. Clapper informs Comey the jig is up attempt to shut down Rogers failed.

HTownAg98 said:

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hbtheduce said:

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HTownAg98 said:

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This status report is almost verbatim as compared to the status report that was filed on May 1. People thinking that Flynn is going to walk free because they both have agreed to delay things are smoking something good, mainly because these delays aren't uncommon in complex cases. And Flynn agreeing to a delay only helps him.

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Or the fact his 302s were written by an agent with obvious anti-trump bias.

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That may be the case, but it won't cause Flynn to walk out of court next week with charges dismissed against him.

Continuances aren't uncommon, especially when you have a witness that is cooperating in an ongoing investigation, and may be able to help with things that may turn up later. The longer Flynn can cooperate, or be able to cooperate, the better it is for him. If he is sentenced, his incentive goes down. Plus, if you think this whole thing is a farce, Flynn should just sit tight and let Mueller make a massive mistake. Plus, he has a massive Trump card (pun intended) in the form of a pardon. As such, there's no downside for Flynn to disagree to let it continue.

Team Mueller will say something very similar in their motion. He's been cooperative, and we may need him later, and this investigation is taking a while. And the more he helps us, the more his sentence recommendation can be reduced. Team Flynn won't object. Sullivan likely wants to make sure there's a legitimate reason for not going forward, especially since Federal judges like to keep pretty strict time schedules, and they don't want a case languishing for no reason.

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What crystal Ball did you pull that out of? Cooperating? Cooperating with what? This sounds like a Don Lemon talking point..

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1) this is an awesome recap of details and specifics! thank you for keeping great notes
2) where is this info sourced?:
October 17 2016 DNI Clapper submits a recommendation to the White House that Director Rogers be removed from the NSA. Attempt fails, Obama refuses to address recommendation from Clapper. The horse has left the barn. Clapper informs Comey the jig is up attempt to shut down Rogers failed.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-and-intelligence-community-chiefs-have-urged-obama-to-remove-the-head-of-the-nsa/2016/11/19/44de6ea6-adff-11e6-977a-1030f822fc35_story.html?utm_term=.827ddb0796c6

They may not have needed him for anything yet. But if there's an inkling of information he may have, it makes zero sense to sentence him. Also, unlike Manafort, he appears to be complying with his plea agreement, and part of that agreement says that he's supposed to cooperate. Flynn has no reason to upset the apple cart right now. He may in the future.

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A quick update. Devin Nunes has sent a letter to Chairman Gowdy and Chairman Goodlatte.
In it, Nunes refers 17 highly recognizable names to the joint task force of the Committees on Oversight & Government Reform and the Judiciary for interviews.

Note that the names cut off at a certain political level. Below Sally Yates at DOJ and below Comey at FBI. This is almost certainly by intent. Without the IG Report on FISA Abuse, it's too early to move any higher....

This was clearly a coordinated and planned effort. I would add a few names but overall this is a solid beginning....

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Note: No Lynch, no Yates, No Comey...no one outside the FBI/DOJ....no one from Obama's circle.
Others have noticed this as well.

This is quite odd to me. How many times have we heard it is against DOJ/FBI policy to discuss on-going investigations? Thousands of times, yet the FBI sets up a meeting with AP reporters in April 2017 to discuss the Manafort investigations?

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A meeting last year where Associated Press reporters discussed with federal officials the news outlet's investigation of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's finances may have led the FBI to a storage locker the bureau raided, an FBI agent testified Friday.

The unexpected testimony from FBI Agent Jeff Pfeiffer at a federal court hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, on the legality of the May 2017 search was the first live witness the government has offered against Manafort since special counsel Robert Mueller's first indictment against the longtime lobbyist and political consultant was returned last October.

The April 2017 meeting between AP reporters and officials from the Justice Department's Criminal Division and the FBI has been the subject of inquiries from congressional Republicans, who suggested it that it might have involved leaks to the media.

Pfeiffer, however, described the session as an opportunity for federal investigators to hear what The AP had discovered. The FBI agent said that the federal investigators rebuffed the reporters' questions, at least most of the time.

Asked by prosecutor Uzo Asonye how the officials responded to the journalists' queries, Pfeiffer said: "Generally, no comment."

In response to an earlier question about how the agent became aware that Manafort used a storage locker for many of his business-related files, Pfeiffer said: "Either through my investigative efforts or through a meeting that occurred with reporters of The Associated Press." Pfeiffer said a reporter mentioned the locker at the meeting, but the FBI agent was not sure whether that was the first time he'd heard of it.

A spokeswoman for the news service said on Friday that the goal of the meeting for the reporters was to learn more about the FBI's investigation into Manafort. However, she confirmed that reporters did ask whether officials were aware that Manafort had a storage locker.

"Associated Press journalists met with representatives from the Department of Justice in an effort to get information on stories they were reporting, as reporters do," AP spokeswoman Lauren Easton said in a statement. "During the course of the meeting, they asked DOJ representatives about a storage locker belonging to Paul Manafort, without sharing its name or location."

The day after the meeting between the AP journalists and Justice Department officials last year, the news service published an exclusive story saying at least $1.2 million in payments from a so-called "black ledger" maintained by Ukrainian officials had been received by Manafort's companies.

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It gets worse:

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Pfeiffer did confirm on Friday that Andrew Weissmann, then the top prosecutor in the Criminal Division's Fraud Section and now a top deputy to Mueller, was present at the April 2017 Associated Press meeting, along with other prosecutors and FBI agents. Weissmann was also present in the courtroom Friday but was not seated at the prosecution table.

It was Weissmann's presence in the meeting with AP reporters that first generated interest from congressional Republicans. In a January letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes indicated he was interested in obtaining "records related to the details of an April 2017 meeting between DOJ Attorney Andrew Weissmann and the media." The disclosure of the meeting in Nunes' letter led to speculation among Trump allies that Weissmann had aided the reporters' stories.

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LINK

Manafort was not indicted until October yet DOJ and the FBI were meeting with press to discuss his case six months before there was one??

ETA: Were there grand jury proceedings going on in NYC regarding Manafort at that time?

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1012656597854801920

Now we are back to Alfa Bank? That would be a separate FISA warrant than the one on Carter Page. But against unidentified USPers?

How the hell does a FISA court grant a warrant to spy on unidentified USPers?

aggiehawg said:

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Now we are back to Alfa Bank? That would be a separate FISA warrant than the one on Carter Page. But against unidentified USPers?

How the hell does a FISA court grant a warrant to spy on unidentified USPers?

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GCHQ <-> Mensch <-> Brennan

And now live from the Improv...

I guess in the sense that he also liked women and wore pants every day. He might have also had his name on the back of his belt.

I'll bite......Cigars?