tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post797160749285305504..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Sidney Powell With Mark Levin (Friday Night)mark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-57364328103949263132020-01-21T11:06:00.426-06:002020-01-21T11:06:00.426-06:00It is interesting to me, but IMO the author gives ...It is interesting to me, but IMO the author gives too much credit for good faith to the prosecutors. IMO, they knew a trial would be a complete train wreck, so they exerted maximum and unethical pressure to get the plea.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-86583295120089727212020-01-21T09:47:42.489-06:002020-01-21T09:47:42.489-06:00Interesting analysis of the Flynn plea issues:
ht...Interesting analysis of the Flynn plea issues:<br /><br />https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/20/why-michael-flynns-lawyers-and-prosecutors-dont-understand-each-other/EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-76998022223078826872020-01-20T16:31:55.011-06:002020-01-20T16:31:55.011-06:00I won't speculate re what Sullivan will do. Ho...I won't speculate re what Sullivan will do. However, one thing that's rather striking to me is this.<br /><br />If the original 302 contained language to the effect that Flynn was truthful, then the agents--Strzok and Pientka--were extremely stupid, incompetent. How could they possibly see into Flynn's mind and determine his intent from his demeanor? The world is full of excellent mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-10789759022879331222020-01-20T16:09:45.539-06:002020-01-20T16:09:45.539-06:00Part 2.
In light of these three developments—the ...Part 2.<br /><br />In light of these three developments—the government’s breach of the plea deal, further evidence that the government attempted to suborn perjury, and an eyewitness who claims that the original 302 concluded Flynn was truthful, it’s hard to imagine Sullivan refusing to let Flynn withdraw his plea. <br /><br />If Sullivan has anything resembling a conscience and retains the Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-56952800085269121002020-01-20T16:04:36.929-06:002020-01-20T16:04:36.929-06:00This is a two-part comment where I take stock of t...This is a two-part comment where I take stock of the developments and then speculate about Sullivan's potential responses.<br /><br />1. Powell's team has proven that the prosecutors violated Flynn's plea agreement. Here's why.<br /><br />In December of 2018, the prosecutors "filed a motion for a downward departure pursuant to Section 5K1.1 of the United States Sentencing Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-4226825913949369982020-01-20T12:19:19.760-06:002020-01-20T12:19:19.760-06:00I did not realize Jessie Liu was still active in J...I did not realize Jessie Liu was still active in Justice, I thought she had been transferred. My mistake. She was nominated to the position in Treasury, but is awaiting Senate Confirmation. Until then, she is still in Justice.Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-84043736715346090502020-01-19T21:51:30.841-06:002020-01-19T21:51:30.841-06:00Hopefully.Hopefully.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-74078392935236354182020-01-19T20:50:04.490-06:002020-01-19T20:50:04.490-06:00Unless there is a resistance within the FBI
Rob S...Unless there is a resistance within the FBI<br /><br />Rob SAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656932549374089899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-60586753538060405182020-01-19T16:07:59.322-06:002020-01-19T16:07:59.322-06:00Here's the bottom line. Team Mueller wanted to...Here's the bottom line. Team Mueller wanted to get a guilty plea out of Flynn, and they didn't give a shit what the FBI briefed Devin Nunes on. There's no way that the FBI showed a Congressman a 302 from an active investigation. Period.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-77436389213656418922020-01-19T16:04:58.923-06:002020-01-19T16:04:58.923-06:00Have it your way.
He basically says: We told DoJ ...Have it your way.<br /><br />He basically says: We told DoJ what the FBI told us. No ref to docs.<br /><br />He then says documentation is missing and--duh!--they never received the missing documentation. How would you receive missing docs? So if it's missing, they didn't SEE it either.<br /><br />This isn't subtle.<br />mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-23568028781815163212020-01-19T15:58:27.413-06:002020-01-19T15:58:27.413-06:00MW wrote:
Nunes says, "There's missing d...<b>MW wrote:</b><br /><br /><i>Nunes says, "There's missing documentation that WE HAVEN'T SEEN."</i><br /><br />Actually, I just reviewed the video again; he says "we've never <b>received</b>," not "we haven't seen." (5:15 - 5:19 on the tape.)<br /><br />It's a subtle point, but it's what caught my attention.EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-69657925713935537812020-01-19T15:58:21.739-06:002020-01-19T15:58:21.739-06:00EZ: Being witness to the FBI orally telling him wh...EZ: Being witness to the FBI orally telling him what the impression of the interviewing agents was. Period. That's a far cry from being a witness to an original doc that differs from the doc that was shown to the defense.<br /><br />Like Luke, my first guess is Powell is talking about a DoJ/FBI employee.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-60133304865664262682020-01-19T15:48:00.775-06:002020-01-19T15:48:00.775-06:00I'm with you on this, Mark.
I mentioned Nunes...I'm with you on this, Mark.<br /><br />I mentioned Nunes as a possibility in a comment on your post "Sydney Powell's Super Update on the Flynn Case". However, I mentioned him only because he one of my first guesses IF the witness is not someone who worked in the FBI/DOJ.<br /><br />As things stand, I believe the witness is somebody who worked in (and perhaps still works in) the Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-84833593152938327112020-01-19T15:47:59.878-06:002020-01-19T15:47:59.878-06:00Here's the actual interview:
https://youtu.be...Here's the actual interview:<br /><br />https://youtu.be/P7d3jHLLCAg?t=272<br /><br />What really got my attention is how Nunes says <i>"There were several of us as witnesses."</i> to the FBI reporting in early 2017 that they had concluded Flynn hadn't intentionally made false statements during his interview.<br /><br />He does say <i>"there is 'missing documentation&#EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-55569358568799512222020-01-19T15:27:26.238-06:002020-01-19T15:27:26.238-06:00No, I just watched that video. Nunes says, "T...No, I just watched that video. Nunes says, "There's missing documentation that WE HAVEN'T SEEN." He then says that HPSCI was "briefed by the FBI" in 2017 that Flynn didn't lie. Again: the FBI doesn't make charging decisions. Nunes says he's a witness, but only in the context that he's saying what he was "briefed" by the FBI. That's not mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-70660501676552567492020-01-19T15:15:35.084-06:002020-01-19T15:15:35.084-06:00My thought was that perhaps Nunes was shown the or...My thought was that perhaps Nunes was shown the original 302 during the briefing by the FBI, even if HPSCI was not allowed to keep a copy.<br /><br />My speculation on this line is based on the curious coincidence of Powell stating she has a witness who has seen the original 302, and says the agents concluded Flynn didn't intentionally lie, and Nunes contemporaneously bring up the FBI EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-58803923785856825472020-01-19T15:05:17.035-06:002020-01-19T15:05:17.035-06:00That's been out there almost from the beginnin...That's been out there almost from the beginning. For example, dating back to Feb, 2018: <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-comey-told-congress-fbi-agents-didnt-think-michael-flynn-lied" rel="nofollow">Comey told Congress FBI agents didn't think Michael Flynn lied</a>. What agents think doesn't decide whether or not charges will be brought. Nor does Comey's mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-70461116615301701632020-01-19T14:55:10.874-06:002020-01-19T14:55:10.874-06:00I think this was the interview:
Last week, Rep. D...I think this was the interview:<br /><br /><i>Last week, Rep. Devin Nunes, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that committee Republicans, who were in the majority prior to January 2019, <b>“were briefed by the FBI that Flynn didn’t lie. He needs to withdraw the plea, and some of us need to speak on his behalf.”</b></i><br /><br />The way Nunes EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-60136482924536761732020-01-19T14:49:22.483-06:002020-01-19T14:49:22.483-06:00From a legal standpoint I don't see how that c...From a legal standpoint I don't see how that could be. You're welcome to prove me wrong.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-10818554650238262682020-01-19T14:45:36.575-06:002020-01-19T14:45:36.575-06:00I thought I heard Nunes say this Thursday or Frida...I thought I heard Nunes say this Thursday or Friday in an interview. Don't know here; don't know when. He was definitely talking about the Flynn case and 302s.<br /><br /> ... unless my memory is flaking out.EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-54378250477679794482020-01-19T14:42:45.322-06:002020-01-19T14:42:45.322-06:00Are you sure about that? Or are you thinking of Ru...Are you sure about that? Or are you thinking of Russia Hoax docs, like the opening EC?mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-86858029251695229612020-01-19T14:37:34.816-06:002020-01-19T14:37:34.816-06:00MW wrote:
The way Powell phrases this--"a wi...<b>MW wrote:</b><br /><br /><i>The way Powell phrases this--"a witness who has seen the original 302"--would lead one to believe that the witness is either a lawyer or an agent, although there are other possibilities. A clerical worker, perhaps. In any event, this is the third time I've heard Powell say this and it seems the clearest statement.</i><br /><br />Another possibility is EZnoreply@blogger.com