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Barr drops all charges against Michael Flynn

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that became a rallying cry for the president and his supporters in attacking the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation.

The action was a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller. It comes even though prosecutors for the past three years have maintained that Flynn lied to the FBI in a January 2017 interview about his conversations with the Russian ambassador.

Flynn himself admitted as much, pleading guilty before later asking to withdraw the plea, and he became a key cooperator for Mueller as the special counsel investigated ties between Russia and Trump’s 2016 political campaign.

Thursday’s action was swiftly embraced by Trump, who has relentlessly tweeted about the “outrageous” case and last week pronounced Flynn “exonerated,” and it is likely to energize supporters of the president who have taken up the retired Army lieutenant general as a cause.

But it will also add to Democratic complaints that Attorney General William Barr is excessively loyal to the president, and could be a distraction for a Justice Department that for months has sought to focus on crimes arising from the coronavirus.

“Attorney General Barr’s politicization of justice knows no bounds,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. She accused Barr’s department of “dropping the case to continue to cover up for the president.”

Shortly before the filing was submitted, Brandon Van Grack, a Mueller team member and veteran prosecutor on the case, withdrew from the prosecution, a possible sign of disagreement with the decision.

https://apnews.com/ae1ad252bb13490db2ceffc5d17b6d92

[Kadudu]

If Michael Flynn is innocent, why did he not tell the investigators the truth in the first place?
Now last hope is the judge in the case. The judge can refuse to accept the prosecutor's admission.

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

When he is done, it will take years to dig the US out of this unprecedented level of lawlessness only seen in banana republics.  He is going to leave a mess for the next administration to fix.  Which is consistent with a pattern now going back nearly a century.  Republicans come in, create a mess, a Democrat is charged with fixing it.  Then the rednecks get to choose the next wrecking crew.  Repeat and rinse, until the demographic change puts an end to it.

[Arcadian_Dreamer]

When he is done, it will take years to dig the US out of this unprecedented level of lawlessness only seen in banana republics.  He is going to leave a mess for the next administration to fix.  Which is consistent with a pattern now going back nearly a century.  Republicans come in, create a mess, a Democrat is charged with fixing it.  Then the rednecks get to choose the next wrecking crew.  Repeat and rinse, until the demographic change puts an end to it.

 

Kila nchi ina wenyewe kweli!

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

When he is done, it will take years to dig the US out of this unprecedented level of lawlessness only seen in banana republics.  He is going to leave a mess for the next administration to fix.  Which is consistent with a pattern now going back nearly a century.  Republicans come in, create a mess, a Democrat is charged with fixing it.  Then the rednecks get to choose the next wrecking crew.  Repeat and rinse, until the demographic change puts an end to it.

 

Kila nchi ina wenyewe kweli!

Yup.  The man has taken us back to the great depression.  But racism guarantees he still has a shot at reelection.