The Official Michael Flynn Watch Thread ⏰ UPDATE!

Dr_Manhattan · May 17, 2020, 2:25pm

Comedy break!

Of course the resident clown announces his return by citing MSNBC as a credible source! rofl:

LouMan · May 17, 2020, 4:13pm

appointment, clinton, 1998 was a lifetime ago.

Dr_Manhattan · May 17, 2020, 11:29pm

Even their leftist Writers don’t agree!

Dr_Manhattan · May 18, 2020, 12:08am

Here is another example! Matt Taibbi who writes for Rolling Stone just wrote a scathing piece on Obama and the Flynn spying scandal. Taibbi is no Trump supporter Nor a conservative by any stretch of the imagination, so if he is admitting as much in terms of what happened to Flynn as being a violation on civil liberties , then you really know that this is pretty bad!

Dr_Manhattan · May 18, 2020, 2:23am

Dr_Manhattan · May 19, 2020, 3:48am

Vawter · May 19, 2020, 4:34am

On Lawfare this evening, a group including a counsel for Protect Democracy, representing over 960 former federal prosecutors and Justice Department officials, presented an essay reviewing the administration’s position that Judge Emmet Sullivan must accept the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the Michael Flynn lying-under-oath felony case.

… Historically, prosecutors had unfettered authority to dismiss criminal charges on their own initiative, at any time and for any reason, or for no reason at all. But that changed in late 1944, when the Supreme Court adopted Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48. The modern rule, which has remained virtually the same since its inception, states that: “The government may, with leave of court , dismiss an indictment, information, or complaint” (emphasis added).

This language expressly envisions a role for the court. It is most commonly associated with the doctrine of prosecutorial harassment, which protects defendants from abuse by preventing the government from manipulating the timing of a case or forum shopping—that is, moving a case from court to court—by “charging, dismissing, and recharging” a case. But that is not the only evil Rule 48 addresses. As Thomas Frampton recently explained in the most thorough scholarly treatment of the rule’s history to date, Rule 48’s principal object was not to protect “individual defendants, but rather to guard against dubious dismissals of criminal cases that would benefit powerful and well-connected defendants.” In other words, Frampton writes, Rule 48 “was drafted and enacted precisely to deal with the situation that has arisen in United States v. Flynn .”

Frampton’s conclusion is supported by the history of Rule 48’s adoption. When the rule was first submitted to the Supreme Court for approval, it codified the prosecutor’s unchecked common law power to dismiss a case. But the Supreme Court sent that proposed draft back to the drafting committee, with a citation to the high court’s own recent opinion in Young v. United States . In that case, the court declared that the judiciary—in conjunction with the executive branch—assumes a special role in ensuring that the criminal law is justly administered. The court wrote:

The public interest that a result be reached which promotes a well-ordered society is foremost in every criminal proceeding. That interest is entrusted to our consideration and protection as well as that of the enforcing officers. . . . [T]he proper administration of the criminal law cannot be left merely to the stipulation of parties. (emphases added)

Subsequently,the Supreme Court inserted the phrase “by leave of court” when it issued the final version of Rule 48. As one of the leading decisions interpreting Rule 48 observes, this drafting history makes it “manifestly clear that the Supreme Court intended to clothe the federal courts with a discretion broad enough to protect the public interest in the fair administration of criminal justice.”

Lots of links to references there. Read and judge for yourself, or alternatively, let William Barr tell you what the law is.

Dr_Manhattan · May 19, 2020, 4:37am

Yeah, Lawfair, there is nothing they say that can be considered trustworthy. There is plenty on them that supports that view as being fact. Complete bunch of leftist scum reinterpreting the law and the constitution to suit their bias and political agendas. Next!

DollarInflation · May 19, 2020, 8:30pm

The longer Sullivan keeps this active the more shit comes out and is unredacted.

Keep it coming

Dr_Manhattan · May 19, 2020, 11:28pm

Yep! This one is a doozy!

Dr_Manhattan · May 19, 2020, 11:31pm

This case is full of new twists and new firsts!
I think Sullivan knows where the bodies are buried.

https://saraacarter.com/flynn-files-emergency-petition-with-u-s-court-of-appeals-to-replace-judge-and-dismiss-case/

DollarInflation · May 20, 2020, 12:57am

We knew long ago Rice did this email to herself. Now we are finding out why. The coverup continues to unwind. History and truth are long.

rp5x5 · May 20, 2020, 12:59am

I hope they have a lot of paddy wagons handy.

It’s like rounding up cockroaches or pod people.

Dr_Manhattan · May 20, 2020, 2:56am

https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2020/05/16/and-by-the-way-obamagate-is-real-and-its-spectacular-n398284

Dr_Manhattan · May 20, 2020, 2:58am

Samantha Powers is next. She or allegedly her (depending on who you believe) unmasked more than anybody at a unprecedented rate. She was the reason why Admiral Rogers blew the whistle and she needs to be seriously investigated.

Dr_Manhattan · May 21, 2020, 1:30am

A good deep dive on how Flynn was set up.

DollarInflation · May 21, 2020, 2:05am

Notice that Flynn has been completely silent throughout the entire sordid episode. He has let his brilliant attorney run the show. The longer Sullivan holds on, and it looks like July, the more damming evidence will rain down on everyone from obama on down.
They ran a coup out of the oval office.

Dr_Manhattan · May 21, 2020, 9:02am

It makes me wonder if Sullivan is actually doing this on purpose for this very same reason and effect?

DollarInflation · May 21, 2020, 12:59pm

Sullivan might just be partisan enough to think that if he keeps this open until election day the Dems will finally find a way to spin the entire Russia, Russia, Russia thing.

Attorney Powell has traced this mess to the oval office and always has another shoe to drop.

tt53 · May 21, 2020, 1:12pm

You were the master of conspiracies , RUSSIA ,RUSSIA ,RUSSIA . So what do you think of your boy Comey now ? And what about mister above board Mueller ? Any comment on Lisa or Peter , are they YOUR type of law enforcement ? Are all you dopes so upset with the results of the election you no care care about the RULE OF LAW ??? SMH