What the Flynn Plea Means..by Andrew C. McCarthy

[mystery-ak]

by Andrew C. McCarthy
 December 1, 2017 12:20 PM
@AndrewCMcCarthy

There’s less to the news than meets the eye. Former Trump-administration national-security adviser Michael Flynn is expected to plead guilty today to lying to the FBI regarding his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the United States.

Flynn, who is reportedly cooperating with the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller, is pleading guilty in federal district court in Washington, D.C., to a one-count criminal information (which is filed by a prosecutor in cases when a defendant waives his right to be indicted by a grand jury).

The false-statement charge, brought under Section 1001 of the federal penal code, stems from Flynn’s conversation on December 29, 2016, with Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak. At the time, Flynn was slated to become the national-security adviser to President-elect Donald Trump. The conversation occurred on the same day that then-president Barack Obama announced sanctions against Russia for its interference in the 2016 election. It is believed to have been recorded by the FBI because Kislyak, as an agent of a foreign power, was subject to monitoring under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454269/michael-flynn-plea-no-breakthrough-russia-investigation

[Bigun]

Mr. McCarthy nails it again! As he often does!

[truth_seeker]

A Martha Stewart crime, of lying to the FBI.

As Dersh and others have stated, it is NOT illegal to meet, talk with foreigners.

Obama himself once famously stated, "I'll have more flexibility when re elected."

[endicom]

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
but there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Mueller has struck out.


Or so it now seems.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

This is huge:

A breaking report from ABC News indicates that Flynn is prepared to testify that Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians — initially to lay the groundwork for mutual efforts against ISIS in Syria.

This completely changes what the screaming headlines are implying. Are we going to impeach Trump for going after Isis?

[Smokin Joe]

Not that it is relevant to Flynn, but how come Hillary has never been gigged for lying to some agency or another?No way in Hell she hasn't!