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Mueller Investigation pt 7

Fast Eddie B said:
Kinda weird, since Maddow pointed out last night that he stood up in open court under oath and confessed to the charged crimes. I assume that sworn confession will be admissible at trial?
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At this point, it is only about Sentencing, the trial is done.
By withdrawing his plea, he pretty much guarantees himself an actual prison sentence, but increases his chance that Trump will Pardon him as the victim of a Witch Hunt.
 
The Great Zaganza said:
At this point, it is only about Sentencing, the trial is done.
By withdrawing his plea, he pretty much guarantees himself an actual prison sentence, but increases his chance that Trump will Pardon him as the victim of a Witch Hunt.
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I’m a bit confused.

If the judge permits him to retract his guilty plea, is that not a reset to a “not guilty plea”? And if so, is he not presumed innocent and entitled to a new trial?

I think I may need to do some research into the implications here.

Anyway, this, from USA Today:

”Pat Cotter, a former federal prosecutor, said Flynn has "little to no chance of successfully withdrawing his plea."
"He would have to show that he was somehow misinformed about the terms of the plea or what he was pleading to having done. Either that or he was not competent when he took his plea," Cotter said. "Add to that Flynn’s education, maturity and experience and it seems ridiculous for him to claim he was not fully aware of what he pleaded to."”
 
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It is possible that the Judge won't let him withdraw his plea.
But even if he does, Flynn has decided not to mount a defense on his indictment of lying to the FBI, and that is separate from his plea.
But, of course, he can try to appeal whatever sentence he gets.
 
The Great Zaganza said:
It is possible that the Judge won't let him withdraw his plea.
But even if he does, Flynn has decided not to mount a defense on his indictment of lying to the FBI, and that is separate from his plea.
But, of course, he can try to appeal whatever sentence he gets.
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What grounds would he have for appeal?
 
The Great Zaganza said:
At this point, it is only about Sentencing, the trial is done.
By withdrawing his plea, he pretty much guarantees himself an actual prison sentence, but increases his chance that Trump will Pardon him as the victim of a Witch Hunt.
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I think you hit the nail on the head; it's about getting a pardon from Trump. As long as Flynn admitted to the crimes, there was little basis for a pardon. Now Trump can claim that Flynn is an innocent victim.
 
Yeah, pretty much all commentators are saying that the withdrawal has an audience of one, and it's not the judge.
 
I wonder if Mueller would have run his Investigation and made his Report differently, had he anticipated this level of Obstruction and Deception from the Senate and White House.

My guess is that he would have refused to take the job in the first place.
 
The Great Zaganza said:
I wonder if Mueller would have run his Investigation and made his Report differently, had he anticipated this level of Obstruction and Deception from the Senate and White House.

My guess is that he would have refused to take the job in the first place.
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Sometimes ignorance is actually a good thing. ;)
 
The Great Zaganza said:
It is friggin weird that a citizen with a FoI request can declassify more information than a House Committee.
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Does seem strange.

I wonder if its simply a case where there are 1) more media outlets, that 2) are more tenacious/focused. On the other hand, the House Committees probably have a lot of responsibilities, and may not realize "Oh, this information is now available".
 
The Great Zaganza said:
It is friggin weird that a citizen with a FoI request can declassify more information than a House Committee.
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Maybe that as a private enterprise not funded by the government it can afford (literally and figuratively) to grind out these requests that would be branded a "fishing expedition" if it came from the opposing party in the House?

I suspect BuzzFeed is getting a lot of help from 1A experts telling them what to look for and that some private "angel" is financing staffer(s) devoted solely to this process.
 
https://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/1227016256227807232

Prosecutors recommend up to NINE YEARS in prison for Roger Stone.

They call foreign election interference a "deadly adversary" even though Stone was never accused of working with Russians or WikiLeaks.
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Article embedded in tweet.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227122206783811585

This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!
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https://twitter.com/JakeBGibson/status/1227271189346816000

The DOJ is changing its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, according to a Senior DOJ official.
“The Department finds seven to nine years extreme, excessive and grossly disproportionate," the source said, adding the DOJ will clarify its position on sentencing later today
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Huh.
 
Huh, indeed. How long did some woman get for illegally casting a single vote? Compare and contrast to an operative working at a very high level indeed to impact an election?
 
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