{"id":37061,"date":"2019-09-16T10:41:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T14:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=37061"},"modified":"2019-09-16T10:41:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T14:41:25","slug":"fighting-back-legally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=37061","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Back Legally"},"content":{"rendered":"

The American Spectator<\/a> posted an article today about the ongoing legal case of General Flynn. As you know, General Flynn’s new lawyer, Sidney Powell, is the author of the book Licensed to Lie<\/span>, which details government abuses in cases against Enron and Ted Stevens among others. Ms. Powell has a very clear understanding of prosecutorial misconduct and how to deal with it.<\/p>\n

The article at The American Spectator details a case in which a policeman charged with rape was able to get the charges dropped by shedding light on the actions of the prosecutors regarding the witnesses. The article refers to this as ‘graymail’ and suggests that this tactic will be used by Ms. Powell to defend General Flynn.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

As you may recall, there are many disturbing questions surrounding the federal government\u2019s investigation, arrest, and prosecution of Flynn. Although he has pled guilty to a flimsy and corruptly contrived charge of lying to the FBI, that plea came about after he had \u2014 according to media reports \u2014 bankrupted himself by paying $4 million in legal fees to the Washington law firm that represented him prior to Powell. In short, it appears that Flynn pled guilty because he couldn\u2019t afford any more justice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to the law firm\u2019s impressive professional achievement of turning a mere guilty plea proceeding into a reported $4 million payday, the known facts and circumstances surrounding the Flynn case are equally remarkable. We know that the charges arise out of an ambush interview orchestrated by former FBI Director James Comey and Deputy Director Andrew McCabe regarding contacts that Flynn, the incoming Trump administration\u2019s National Security Adviser, had with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak. According to Powell\u2019s thorough, broadly worded, and aggressive discovery motion, recently produced (and previously withheld) government documents disclosed that \u201cFlynn passed his polygraph test in 2016 and his security clearance was renewed. This was at the same time the FBI seems to have been investigating him under the pretext that he was an \u2018agent of Russia\u2019 and\/or of Turkey. Interestingly, the new production also shows that [former Director of National Intelligence] James Clapper refused to assist in the investigation for Mr. Flynn\u2019s security clearance, which Mr. Flynn received after a full investigation despite Mr. Clapper\u2019s actions.\u201d In addition, at the bar of the Court, Powell advised U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan that the recently disclosed documents showed the government had concluded that Flynn was neither a Russian nor a Turkish agent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

So why and how was Flynn targeted for destruction by the FBI and Justice Department? Powell\u2019s discovery motion seeks answers to these questions by demanding the production of evidence exposing the links between the investigation and prosecution of Flynn to the Obama administration\u2019s efforts to target, spy on, and frame Donald Trump.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article goes on to list the documents requested.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Moreover, if Judge Sullivan grants the defense even partial relief, the prosecutors will then be faced with a bitter choice, to wit:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(a) They can produce the damning evidence of the government\u2019s corrupt activities in order to continue the prosecution of their ludicrous and petty false statements case against Flynn. Or (b) the prosecutors can do the smart thing by dropping the charges and quietly disappearing into the witness protection program.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the prosecutors want my advice, in the event Judge Sullivan grants any part of Powell\u2019s lethal motion, they should pick option (b) and ask the U.S. Marshal\u2019s Service to relocate them to Arizona. I hear it\u2019s nice there in the winter, and retirees can live comfortably on even a modest government pension.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I really like Plan B.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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