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U.S. judge asks if ex-Trump aide Flynn should be held in contempt
Reuters ^ | May 13, 2020 | Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch

Posted on 05/14/2020 7:52:32 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

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1 posted on 05/14/2020 7:52:32 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
He knows so much about the law, why does he need help determining whether someone is in contempt or not? He's unfit for the bench, always has been, always will be.

2 posted on 05/14/2020 7:57:03 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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Then all requests to withdraw a guilty plea would be so subject to a perjury charge and yet the Rules of Federal Procedure specifically allow the withdrawal of a guilty plea for good cause.

Indeed it is recognized that a plea bargain is on its face a sort of perjury - an agreement to plead to a lesser crime for reduced sentencing. It's a contract and it's only invalid if induced for force of fraud - both of which apply here.

3 posted on 05/14/2020 7:57:03 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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I certainly hold this judge in contempt.


4 posted on 05/14/2020 7:58:02 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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If he were encouraged or pressured to commit this “crime” by the prosecutor”s, that would clearly be entrapment.


5 posted on 05/14/2020 7:58:33 AM PDT by babygene (hMake America Great Again)
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Even suborned, but the judge appears unconcerned that the FBI/ government did the “suborning”.

What a judicial crock of $h!+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


6 posted on 05/14/2020 8:02:14 AM PDT by RatRipper ( Democrats and socialists are vile liars, thieves and murderers - enemies of good and America.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

So they bullied and threatened a false confession out of him, and now they want to fry him for the false confession they extorted from him. This is mind blowing!


7 posted on 05/14/2020 8:03:07 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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It’s not purjury if your testimony is pressured by the prosecution.


8 posted on 05/14/2020 8:05:53 AM PDT by eastexsteve
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These people need to be put in jail for sedition. All they’re doing is making more mischief now that the walls are closing in.


9 posted on 05/14/2020 8:07:35 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

“Judge” Sullivan should be held in contempt.


10 posted on 05/14/2020 8:08:11 AM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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Good points but what a situation for General Flynn.

"If you don't cop to a lie we will destroy your son!", so he cops to the lie then gets charged with perjury because they knew it was a lie.

Where did this judge get his law degree?

11 posted on 05/14/2020 8:08:16 AM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (AOC has the perfect face for the 'Rat Party - Hee-Haw)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Under what legal theory is a Judge allowed to charge a crime? He may be able to recommend to prosecutors that such a crime was committed but I doubt that the DOJ would act on such a recommendation. I’m just sayin’


12 posted on 05/14/2020 8:12:05 AM PDT by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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Howard University. He then worked for the Neighborhood Legal Services Program.


13 posted on 05/14/2020 8:17:07 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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Flynn was damned if he did, and damned if he didn’t. No win possible. This is a travesty.

May be lamp post time for some Clinton/Obama judges.


14 posted on 05/14/2020 8:17:51 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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My only question:

Let’s say both judges want to have Flynn charged with perjury. Judges cannot file a charge (they can hold someone in contempt) — who would file the charge, and wouldn’t this person be working for the DOJ (hence moot)?


15 posted on 05/14/2020 8:19:05 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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Process crime of a process crime, of an unethical coercion, of an illegal process crime, by a prosecution guilty of forgery, fraud, purgury, and withholding mountains of exculpatory evidence.

This judge seems really unable to let bad faith whither on the vine and go away? His ego and intellect is now on full display for public judgement.

16 posted on 05/14/2020 8:22:12 AM PDT by blackdog (Making wine cave appearances upon request.)
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To: eastexsteve

To be fair, applied as the judge wants, everyone found guilty of a crime they pleaded not guilty to should be also convicted of purgury at sentencing for the first crime charged?


17 posted on 05/14/2020 8:25:23 AM PDT by blackdog (Making wine cave appearances upon request.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
Any American who doesn't hold contempt for our federal courts these days should have their head examined.

The entire existence of just about every federal agency is consumed by its own corruption. The agencies are no longer doing their charge, but are using every resource at their disposal on wagon circling. We used to have criminals and enemies outside the government, not exclusively by and of the government! Crikey!

18 posted on 05/14/2020 8:32:52 AM PDT by blackdog (Making wine cave appearances upon request.)
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He’s unfit for the bench

Remember how many judges Clinton fired all at once,had to rig the system.


19 posted on 05/14/2020 8:43:26 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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Is his purpose to use this as a CYA to avoid his court being subsequently sued by Flynn/Powell?


20 posted on 05/14/2020 8:44:12 AM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
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