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Michael Flynn charged

Is this fake news or a nothing burger? I think not. Flynn was a Trump campaign chairman and former National Security Adviser. He is now pleading guilty to federal felony charges.
 
Darat said:
Couldn't that follow later?
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Yes it could -- Mueller doesn't have to make all the charges at once -- but one reason I say that is because he's pleading guilty. Normally, you would expect a not-guilty plea, hoping the trial might somehow swing his way.
 
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The missing piece in understanding this is Flynn's son. Michael Flynn, Jr. was an aide to his father. He was there for every meeting and every phone call. Mueller was putting pressure on him. Since he hasn't been mentioned in the indictment, I think it's likely that Flynn cut a hefty deal to protect his son.

With that kind of leverage over him, I think we'll see Flynn becoming a very talkative witness for the special counsel.
 
Loss Leader said:
The missing piece in understanding this is Flynn's son. Michael Flynn, Jr. was an aide to his father. He was there for every meeting and every phone call. Mueller was putting pressure on him. Since he hasn't been mentioned in the indictment, I think it's likely that Flynn cut a hefty deal to protect his son.

With that kind of leverage over him, I think we'll see Flynn becoming a very talkative witness for the special counsel.
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Seems like you wouldn't have the public plea deal this early if the intent was to have Flynn participate in a larger case.
 
Loss Leader said:
The missing piece in understanding this is Flynn's son. Michael Flynn, Jr. was an aide to his father. He was there for every meeting and every phone call. Mueller was putting pressure on him. Since he hasn't been mentioned in the indictment, I think it's likely that Flynn cut a hefty deal to protect his son.
With that kind of leverage over him, I think we'll see Flynn becoming a very talkative witness for the special counsel.
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Doesn't this strike you as an abuse of process - surely this run contrary to justice?
 
Darat said:
Doesn't this strike you as an abuse of process - surely this run contrary to justice?
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This is often referred to as a "process crime".

The idea being that there was no crime until the authorities came in and asked questions, and the person is then charged with lying to the authorities about some aspect of the questioning.
 
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