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DOJ drops case against Michael Flynn, in wake of internal memo release
Fox News.com ^ | May 7, 2020 | Brooke Singman

Posted on 05/07/2020 12:00:10 PM PDT by Kaslin

The DOJ decision would appear to put an end to that process.

Earlier Thursday, the top prosecutor on the case, Brandon Van Grack, abruptly withdrew from the case, without explanation, in a brief filing with the court.

Breadcrumbs were being dropped in the days preceding the decision that his case could be reconsidered. Documents unsealed a week ago by the Justice Department revealed agents discussed their motivations for interviewing him in the Russia probe—questioning whether they wanted to“get him to lie” so he'd be fired or prosecuted, or get him to admit wrongdoing. Flynn allies howled over the revelations, arguing that he was essentially set up in a perjury trap. In that interview, Flynn did not admit wrongdoing and instead was accused of lying about his contacts with the then-Russian ambassador – to which he pleaded guilty.

Then on Wednesday, the DOJ released a mostly unredacted version of former acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s August 2017 “scope memo,” outlining the authority then-Special Counsel Robert Mueller had for his investigation. That document revealed for the first time that Mueller’s authority went significantly beyond what was previously known.

Rosenstein’s memo was known to have authorized Mueller to probe “any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump,” and “any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation,” and “any other matters within the scope of [obstruction of justice laws].”

But the new document made clear that Rosenstein authorized a deep-dive criminal probe into the Trump campaign that extended well beyond Russian interference efforts.

The memo revealed that Mueller was, among other things, looking into whether Flynn “committed a crime or crimes by engaging in conversations with Russian government officials during the period of the Trump transition.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brandonvangrack; flynn; hightime; jamescomey; lisapage; michaelflynn; mikeflynn; perjurytrap; peterstrzok; robertmueller; rodrosenstein
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1 posted on 05/07/2020 12:00:10 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Freaking awesome!!

Credit to Sidney Powell and Dan Bongino!

Now strip Comey’s $12 MM book advance and give it to Flynn.


2 posted on 05/07/2020 12:01:18 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Kaslin

ANd we only get to hear about this now, why?

IT was obvious for the past 2-3 years and scratching a bit the surface would have revealed it.

This intel search should have been done before any proceeding of investigation of Trump, period.


3 posted on 05/07/2020 12:01:59 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security in hatse:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: Kaslin

Awesome!! Finally, some justice.


4 posted on 05/07/2020 12:02:07 PM PDT by Timmy
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To: Kaslin

So when do they arrest Adam Schiff?


5 posted on 05/07/2020 12:02:21 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: Kaslin

Will the Feds ‘make Flynn whole again’?? They should take the money out of the retirement funds of every criminal who set him up.....right up to Brennan and Comey!


6 posted on 05/07/2020 12:03:12 PM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell..?)
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To: Kaslin

WINNING!!!

and ordering more popcorn...


7 posted on 05/07/2020 12:03:17 PM PDT by rhinohunter (FAUCI MUST GO!!!)
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To: Timmy
Awesome!! Finally, some justice.

Some, is right. But there's a long way to go, before justice is truly done.
8 posted on 05/07/2020 12:03:23 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: originalbuckeye

As the saying goes, where does Flynn go to get his reputation (and his house and his savings) back?


9 posted on 05/07/2020 12:05:35 PM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: LostInBayport

I want to see all the commie jerks who put this man through HELL for THREE LONG YEARS to get what is coming to them


10 posted on 05/07/2020 12:06:31 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Kaslin
18 U.S. Code § 241. Conspiracy against rights

If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured— They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

18 U.S. Code § 242. Deprivation of rights under color of law

Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

11 posted on 05/07/2020 12:07:29 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: LostInBayport

Where does Trump get his back?

There are still millions out there who are convinced he worked with Putin to defeat Hillary.


12 posted on 05/07/2020 12:07:31 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Kaslin

... but, but the lamestream media said that Maria Bartiromo did not have a bombshell.


13 posted on 05/07/2020 12:07:37 PM PDT by Conserv
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To: Kaslin

Dropping the case is only the first step.

Tomorrow announce the indictment of all perjurers, and those others who violated law in any way. Do it DOJ. And do it pronto!!!


14 posted on 05/07/2020 12:07:39 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: Kaslin

Thank God!


15 posted on 05/07/2020 12:07:50 PM PDT by FES0844
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To: Timmy

There needs to be a one hour sit down interview where Flynn tells everything. I want to hear from him. He has been under a gag order for much too long. Tell us what really happened.

I don’t think he was ever told what the exact lie was. Someone explain to me how someone could lie when they don’t know what the supposed lie was?


16 posted on 05/07/2020 12:08:22 PM PDT by euclid216
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To: Kaslin

Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo is saying sources told her Rhode Island native General Michael Flynn will be “completely exonerated” this week — and President Donald Trump shared the news.


17 posted on 05/07/2020 12:11:19 PM PDT by Conserv
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To: JudgemAll
Barr's folks went about it the right way....this is so much better than him interfering in what was going on except to allow Durham do his thing and let things unfold...and better for Flynn than a pardon would have been.

I would wager we start to hear a lot more about it now and the stage is set for some actual indictments to be issued as the web further unravels.

18 posted on 05/07/2020 12:11:30 PM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: Kaslin

OF COURSE! He should sue them to the point of castration!


19 posted on 05/07/2020 12:11:34 PM PDT by SMARTY ("Nobility is defined by the demands it makes on us - by obligations, not by rights".)
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To: elpadre

We can only hope.


20 posted on 05/07/2020 12:12:19 PM PDT by hawkaw
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