tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post2399772137568294295..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: What Are Flynn's Chances For Withdrawing His Guilty Plea?mark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-29044388667390647122020-01-29T14:30:46.274-06:002020-01-29T14:30:46.274-06:00Deserves a fresh Post?Deserves a fresh Post?EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-17030547037349005272020-01-29T14:08:54.761-06:002020-01-29T14:08:54.761-06:00Again, Powell promised "stunning" revela...Again, Powell promised "stunning" revelations.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-27235318358755947912020-01-29T14:08:25.781-06:002020-01-29T14:08:25.781-06:00Tx again. Just finished the 12 pager.Tx again. Just finished the 12 pager.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-21392457575991660192020-01-29T13:58:05.684-06:002020-01-29T13:58:05.684-06:00Supplemental Filing in support of...
>>http...Supplemental Filing in support of...<br /><br />>>https://www.scribd.com/document/444788398/US-v-Flynn-Supp-Mtn-to-Withdraw-plea<<<br /><br />55 pages.<br /><br />Appears to be jaw-dropping...EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-7183498910818883492020-01-29T13:55:39.992-06:002020-01-29T13:55:39.992-06:00Tx. Powell had promised more by 1/29.Tx. Powell had promised more by 1/29.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-10588068114258899292020-01-29T13:51:24.991-06:002020-01-29T13:51:24.991-06:00Flynn files Declaration with Court re: withdrawal ...Flynn files Declaration with Court re: withdrawal of plea.<br /><br />>https://www.scribd.com/document/444791080/Flynn-Declaration<<br /><br />MUST read.<br /><br />Sounds like his lawyers were owned by the SCO.EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-68410851454603563942020-01-27T11:23:35.303-06:002020-01-27T11:23:35.303-06:00Tx, Brad. I've been blessed with some very art...Tx, Brad. I've been blessed with some very articulate commenters.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-74059236292743423812020-01-27T11:23:00.366-06:002020-01-27T11:23:00.366-06:00Fair and just not taken into account nearly often ...Fair and just not taken into account nearly often enough.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-13712920162635879002020-01-27T10:54:43.423-06:002020-01-27T10:54:43.423-06:00Mr. Wauck wrote
"It's still an uphill st...Mr. Wauck wrote<br /><br />"It's still an uphill struggle, because Flynn made false statements re his plea to the court. Nevertheless, I find it a strong argument for a fair and just outcome."<br /><br />What a novel concept "a fair and just outcome."<br /><br />Too much talk about law and not enough about justice. In fact the DOJ ought to be renamed the Department of Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-64744700594580546832020-01-24T23:03:21.569-06:002020-01-24T23:03:21.569-06:00Just for the record, I found the back and forth be...Just for the record, I found the back and forth between Yancey and Mark to be super informative. Nice work, and thanks.Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-4035221692683342462020-01-24T15:23:19.334-06:002020-01-24T15:23:19.334-06:00That's the point I made, above. It's also ...That's the point I made, above. It's also the point that defense attorneys regularly make about the way prosecutors can use 302s to coerce pleas, even though the 302 isn't admissible as evidence.<br /><br />"My guess is that Flynn's attorney, Sidney Powell, will rely heavily on two factors: The lack of predication behind the interview of Flynn, and the government's mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-291427560725394652020-01-24T15:20:11.424-06:002020-01-24T15:20:11.424-06:00Don't forget, it's also in the record that...Don't forget, it's also in the record that Cray admitted guilt to some of the charges:<br /><br />"Cray also testified that he had told his probation officer that he was guilty of only “some” of the offense behavior charged, though in response to questions from the court he acknowledged that he had made that statement with regard to the original 11-count indictment rather than the mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-48992083341030531762020-01-24T14:58:48.277-06:002020-01-24T14:58:48.277-06:00On the Cray case you quoted above, I actually beli...On the Cray case you quoted above, I actually believe Cray told the truth about the coversation with his co-defendant- that forcing him to testify would endanger him in prison. That isn't the sort of lie I think is fabricated easily. Where I think Cray really failed is that I don't think an innocent man would have accepted the plea even with such an argument made by a friend (thus, the Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-22681451041126155442020-01-24T14:54:28.900-06:002020-01-24T14:54:28.900-06:00But Flynn can argue that he was agreeing with the ...But Flynn can argue that he was agreeing with the FBI agents' characterization of what he said.<br /><br />Let's suppose you and I had a conversation last March that lasted an hour. Would either of us really remember anything other than the general nature of it? I don't even remember all the details of conversations that I had last week unless you prompt me. With Flynn, he had the Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-84520187906661069722020-01-24T14:50:50.696-06:002020-01-24T14:50:50.696-06:00UCH makes the point that Cray requires not merely ...UCH makes the point that Cray requires not merely a claim of not guilty but an affirmative case of innocence. I do think Flynn has such a case now, based on claims of misconduct, misrepresentation and possible concealing of evidence, now revealed misconduct of the agents, etc. It's not easy, but this is IMO a much stronger case than Cray.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-85434666954658170762020-01-24T14:43:56.891-06:002020-01-24T14:43:56.891-06:00I guess the questions I would have as the judge is...I guess the questions I would have as the judge is this:<br /><br />Would Flynn have taken this plea in the absence of the FARA threats against his son? <br /><br />There are no recordings of the interview, and thus no way to make a case that Flynn lied in the interview that beats reasonable doubt. Between three people talking to one another, it isn't <i>unreasonable</i> to believe that theYancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-27353547902558306722020-01-24T14:32:35.247-06:002020-01-24T14:32:35.247-06:00Since this decision will necessarily be decided on...Since this decision will necessarily be decided on facts that are unique to the case, an evidentiary hearing had to happen. I think Flynn has a good argument, if not before Sullivan then on appeal.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-79159033279363159052020-01-24T14:29:08.646-06:002020-01-24T14:29:08.646-06:00It's still an uphill struggle, because Flynn m...It's still an uphill struggle, because Flynn made false statements re his plea to the court. Nevertheless, I find it a strong argument for a fair and just outcome.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-21276866790778786562020-01-24T14:29:05.159-06:002020-01-24T14:29:05.159-06:00Agreed.Agreed.Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-76527473483073476032020-01-24T14:28:39.735-06:002020-01-24T14:28:39.735-06:00Well, there absolutely has to be an evidentiary he...Well, there absolutely has to be an evidentiary hearing- I don't see how a judge can make a decision here without it.<br /><br />I think the original 302, if it exists, is an absolute key piece of evidence- it could well show significant deviations from the documents described/shown to Flynn in coercing his plea in the first place.<br /><br />Of course, prosecutors are allowed to lie to Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-27344251514703491702020-01-24T14:22:54.543-06:002020-01-24T14:22:54.543-06:00Seems to me that the fact that the government thre...Seems to me that the fact that the government threatened General's son in order to force the deal on him should be enough to allow Flynn to withdraw his plea. That just isn't kosher to me. The government should never force a deal on someone by either threatening a family member or trying to bankrupt them.<br /><br /><br />Rob SAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656932549374089899noreply@blogger.com