Special Council and Former Director Mueller could have gone two ways with Flynn; he could have charged him with treason which would easily hold up or he could treat him with respect as a former military officer and recognize the truth provided to him and remove any sentence he was rightfully due. It makes sense to me that Special Council Mueller would opt for respecting a former military officer and give him the benefit of the doubt.
Me? I would have liked to see him charged with treason, but, that was not an option for telling the truth in cooperation.
Personally, I think Flynn and Trump are both real slimeballs. When one is fighting for the country and then decides the grass is greener on the other after he retires that is treason. Playing footsie with Vladimir Putin is a highly suspicious move by Flynn. What did he have to offer Putin besides insider information? Nothing.
Flynn Intel Group, Inc. (click here)
44 CANAL CTR PLZ STE 400
ALEXANDRIA, VA, 22314-1548 United States
(703) 313-7040
Company Type: Parent
There is nothing wrong with a former military officer with some intelligence background forming a company with his son to officer private business and government SECURITY analysis and modifications, but, with Russia? Give me a break.
For his own reasons, Michael Flynn decided to march to the beat of a different drummer. And what I find more interesting than anything is that he not only was willing to work with Putin, but, ended up at the NSA with Trump. No one besides me finds that more than a coincidence?
Michael Flynn could have been easily charged with treason, but, he wasn't. He should be grateful to the country he once fought for in realizing he has been given another shot at his future. I rather he wouldn't have been given a break, but, I am not Robert Mueller.
For his own reasons, Michael Flynn decided to march to the beat of a different drummer. And what I find more interesting than anything is that he not only was willing to work with Putin, but, ended up at the NSA with Trump. No one besides me finds that more than a coincidence?
Michael Flynn could have been easily charged with treason, but, he wasn't. He should be grateful to the country he once fought for in realizing he has been given another shot at his future. I rather he wouldn't have been given a break, but, I am not Robert Mueller.
December 14, 2018By Chris Sommerfeldt and Denis Slattery
He should have known better. (click here)
Special counsel Robert Mueller unloaded on Michael Flynn’s legal team Friday for intimating the former national security adviser was lured into lying to the FBI, pointing out that someone who used to head a U.S. intelligence agency should not have to be reminded it’s a crime to mislead federal agents.
Citing Flynn’s extensive military and government experience, Mueller methodically detailed each step of the former Trump administration official’s lies about his presidential transition discussions with Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s former ambassador to the U.S.
“A sitting National Security Advisor, former head of an intelligence agency, retired Lieutenant General, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” Mueller charged. “He does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth.”
Flynn’s attorneys repeatedly suggested in a sentencing memo earlier this week President Trump’s former top adviser had been tricked into lying because agents had not advised him to have an attorney present for an interview on Jan. 24, 2017 or explicitly spelled out to him that it’s illegal to lie to them.
Mueller — in one of his most pointed filings to date — wholeheartedly refuted that claim, not just because Flynn should have known better, but also because he was evidently “committed” to lie.
Specifically, Mueller noted Flynn first lied when he told The Washington Post via a spokesperson on Jan. 12, 2017 that he hadn’t discussed U.S. sanctions policy with Kislyak....
