Democrats are enraged today that the Michael Flynn case was dropped by the FBI. Rep. Nadler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, plans to investigate Attorney General Bill Barr. Democrats are claiming the DOJ is politicized under Barr when the exact opposite is true.
Former NSA Michael Flynn was a victim of a politicized FBI under James Comey.
DEMS ARE ENRAGED
House Speaker Pelosi is furious. “Barr’s politicization of justice knows no bounds. Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators in the face of overwhelming evidence – but now, Barr’s Justice Department is dropping the case to continue to cover up for the president,” Pelosi said in a statement. “Overruling the Special Counsel is without precedent and without respect for the rule of law.”
House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer linked to the NY Times story announcing the DOJ’s decision with this tweet, “President Trump doesn’t care about you. He doesn’t care about your health. He doesn’t care about your family. He doesn’t care about testing. He just cares that his cronies are taken care of.”
Flynn was framed and every American should care about that. The fact that the Democrat Party is completely politicized is a sad and sorry fact.
Bill Barr explained the decision by his investigator which he backed up.
THANK YOU Bill Barr for defending rule of law. Obama DOJ & FBI were tragically politicized & weaponized. As notes reveal, was a partisan investigation into Flynn, trying to entrap him or “get him fired.” It takes COURAGE for AG to demand accountability, knowing the press frenzy. https://t.co/tqLEj6uDSM
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 8, 2020
Last night on his show, Tucker Carlson did a good job dealing with the new false mantra from the left — the DOJ is politicized under Bill Barr:
SUMMARY OF THE CASE
In the motion, the DOJ states that the FBI case relies on the perjury by Michael Flynn to be “materially false” and have “probative weight,” whereby the statement being made is “likely to influence the tribunal in making a determination required to be made.” Lots of lawyer talk, but what they are saying is he didn’t just lie, he lied to deceive and that is the basis for the complaint.
After a careful review of the investigation and based on new evidence, the case against General Flynn can no longer be made. There is no predicate for the case — they had no reason to investigate.
The filing notes that the FBI was prepared to drop the investigation of Michael Flynn because there was “no derogatory or leading information.” They failed to produce “any information on which to predicate further investigative efforts.”
It remained open despite this because Flynn spoke with the Russian ambassador during the transition as part of his new duties as NSA.
Because of phone calls, which were legal, the FBI decided to investigate him based on violations of The Logan Act. That is a 1799 law that is believed to be unconstitutional. It would be extremely difficult to prosecute.
Agent Peter Strzok contacted his paramour, Lisa Page, counsel to deputy AG Andrew McCabe that their “utter incompetence” in not closing the case “helps us.” Page was relieved and the Flynn case was kept open based on a “sole call to Ambassador Kislyak.”
FBI Director Comey decided they would investigate but would take the approach that it would be kept secret from the White House. It “frustrated” his boss Sally Yates and one other official. This isn’t how things are done.
On January 24, 2017, it came to a head when Yates demanded Comey brief the White House. Comey didn’t return her call [knowing what she was going to say] and had already sent Strzok and one other agent to speak with Flynn to entrap him.
Acting Attorney General Yates was “flabbergasted” and “dumbfounded.” Other senior DOJ officials “hit the roof.”
Plans had already been made on how to do it legitimately. There were discussions and concerns about the aggressiveness but McCabe cut them off.
Flynn was clearly “unguarded” in the interview and viewed the FBI as “allies.” He couldn’t remember a lot of the conversations with Kislyak.
Both of the agents who interviewed Flynn “had the impression at the time that Flynn was not lying or did not think he was lying.”
That takes us to page 11 of 20, but you can read the DOJ’s reasoning when they made the recommendation on the next ten pages.
Read the filing:
Flynn Motion.pdf by Johannah Winter on Scribd
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Yes, this is all about the left getting Trump. It was Flynn that was the scapegoat. Limbaugh today on his show pieced the whole thing together. It was very interesting.
Hey Nancy, did you even read the released notes from the FBI??? “get him to lie or get him fired” Gen Flynn was set up by Obama’s POLITIZED upper level FBI and DOJ, for 3.5 years you and your POS Demorat party have been trying to take down a president that was elected by WE THE PEOPLE, nothing burger Mueller report and testimony, nothing burger Ukraine call, your failed impeachment farce, and you and the media are still at it blaming Trump for all the deaths from Covid 19. get over it Nancy, media, Dems, …..Hillary lost the 2016 election, Nancy STFU and get in your limo, go pick up creepy Joe Biden and go check in to a long term care facility that does mental evaluations, you both need help !!!!!!
I don’t think the Dems are enraged Flynn isn’t going down. They could care less. IMO, the are enraged that all the non-sense that has occurred for 4 years didn’t result in getting Trump. Whether Flynn went to prison or not Trump wasn’t going anywhere. They are also enraged that the DOJ used tactics that they have used in the past. I believe it was done more fairly but to say there was zero bias I think is not 100% correct. I am ok with that. Anyone appointed by a President is going to be political to a certain level. Barr is but he has said to Trump let me do my job. Don’t interfere or I quit. Would Holder or Lynch have done that to Obama? Doubtful.
The case against Flynn was paper thin at best. Injustices done under Obama needed to be righted. Whether it be Bridgegate, Flynn, Russiagate, Mueller investigation and things never really solved such as the IRS targeting of conservative charities (settled out of court), Fast and Furious, and a host of other cases it was time to clean up the incredibly political Obama DOJ. If it took a conservative AG to push for this, then so be it.
AMAZINGLY WELL stated…(as a matter of FACT, EACH comment has been extraordinarily mature, in comparison to the past)!!!
WELL DONE GENTLEMEN!!! AND!!
Well PLAYED POTUS and A.G.Barr!!! AND, let the future “winners” decide!! We’ll likely NOT be here to agree, OR not agree…
BUT! My conviction is, that the DOJ IS GETTING CLEANED OUT, and the FBI is NEXT!! About TIME!!!
The terms “politicizing,” “weaponized.” or “incompentence ” are simply not correct. Do not thinkfor a moment that the tactics,lies,subterfuge utlilized by the DOJ/FBI is reserevd for specific politicaltargets.It is Standar Operating Procedure (SOP) forthe DOJ and the FBI who are polulated by the worst vermin and scum this nation can produce. They may be moresophistiucated than the NKVD or the KGB, or the Gestapo, bu theye are far more villanus in that thie hubris and practiced deceit poinsonthewellof our Republic.Now, Flynn is free and I know Sydney Powellwill pursue the DOJ for damamges,but what about the thousnads of innocent American who have fallen cictim to the DOJ and whose lives were ruined, families destroyed, languised in prinson.what about them? What willbe done now to review every case of teh FDOJ/FBI wher ethe sametacgticeas enumerated so wellin the cas eof Gen Flynn were employed?