By Aaron Blake
Flynn welcomed a relationship with Putin.
Flynn welcomed a relationship with Putin.
...Judge Emmet G. Sullivan (click here) on Monday issued yet another rebuke of Flynn’s and his legal team’s contention that Flynn, who is now set to be sentenced Jan. 28, had been entrapped by the FBI and that his rights had been violated. A previous iteration of Flynn’s legal team made the argument, only to back down when Sullivan rebuked them. Flynn eventually hired a new legal team, led by Sidney Powell, which made even bolder claims to Flynn having his rights violated. But Sullivan wasn’t having any of it....
...To evaluate Mr. Flynn’s requests, the Court divides them into six categories, acknowledging that there is some overlap within certain categories:
(1) information that does not exist;
(2) information that is not within the government’s possession;
(3) information that Mr. Flynn concedes he is not entitled to;
(4) information that the government has already provided to Mr. Flynn;
(5) information that is unrelated to the charges against Mr. Flynn in this case or to his sentencing; and
(6) remaining requests....
Flynn's complaint of a Deep State revolved around the Brady Rule:
...To evaluate Mr. Flynn’s requests, the Court divides them into six categories, acknowledging that there is some overlap within certain categories:
(1) information that does not exist;(2) information that is not within the government’s possession;
(3) information that Mr. Flynn concedes he is not entitled to;
(4) information that the government has already provided to Mr. Flynn;
(5) information that is unrelated to the charges against Mr. Flynn in this case or to his sentencing; and
(6) remaining requests....
Flynn's complaint of a Deep State revolved around the Brady Rule:
The Brady Rule, named after Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), requires prosecutors to disclose materially exculpatory evidence in the government's possession to the defense. A "Brady material" or evidence the prosecutor is required to disclose under this rule includes any evidence favorable to the accused--evidence that goes towards negating a defendant's guilt, that would reduce a defendant's potential sentence, or evidence going to the credibility of a witness....
