Gen. Flynn case about to blow up in Dimwinger's faces.

[Mac-7]

Yet is flynn had told the FBI “Sure I talked to the russians” ,which is not a crime, that would be the end of it

Correct. If he didn't lie, he wouldn't be a liar.

Flynn was blindsided and not informed he was under criminal investigation

under miramda he had a right to a lawyer before saying anything

You always have rights to a lawyer when being questioned by law enforcement. Miranda rights are only required when in custody of law enforcement.

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

no he wasn't at a disadvantage.... he even got a heads up, to them coming to question him

READ THE REST AT THE LINK:

washingtonpost.com
Special counsel rejects suggestion by Flynn’s attorneys that he was misled in FBI interview
Matt Zapotosky
7-9 minutes
The special counsel’s office on Friday fired back at the suggestion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn might have been duped into lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador — writing in a new court filing that Flynn “chose to make false statements” not just to agents but to the media, the vice president and other members of the presidential transition.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote Friday that he continued to support little or no prison time for Flynn. But he and his prosecutors vigorously pushed backed against the idea raised by Flynn’s defense attorneys that he was caught unawares by FBI agents. And they argued that his lies to Vice President Pence and others were a “material” part of a national security investigation.

“The Court should reject the defendant’s attempt to minimize the seriousness of those false statements to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed ahead of Flynn’s scheduled sentencing next week. “Nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the FBI.”

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The special counsel said last week that Flynn has provided “firsthand information” about interactions between the Trump transition and Russian government officials.

However, many of Flynn’s supporters have questioned the legitimacy of the case against him. In arguing for a lenient sentence this week, Flynn’s defense attorneys made a point of noting that, among other circumstances, agents did not warn him beforehand that it was a crime to lie to the FBI.

“As General Flynn has frankly acknowledged in his own words, he recognizes that his actions were wrong and he accepts full responsibility for them,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote. “There are, at the same time, some additional facts regarding the circumstances of the FBI interview of General Flynn on January 24, 2017, that are relevant to the Court’s consideration of a just punishment.”

That prompted U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to request more information on the circumstances surrounding the January interview.

In its filing responding to Sullivan’s request, the special counsel’s office released a partially redacted memo by Andrew McCabe, who then was deputy director of the FBI, describing how he gave Flynn a heads-up that the agents wanted to interview him about the conversations with the ambassador.

According to the memo, Flynn acknowledged to McCabe that he “probably knew what was said” — suggesting he might have been aware his phone calls with the Russian diplomat would be intercepted by intelligence officials — and questioned how so much information about his calls had been made public.

Prosecutors also included a partially redacted summary of an interview with former FBI agent Peter Strzok, one of the agents who interviewed Flynn, who described his relaxed demeanor.

Taken together, the documents underscore one of the lingering oddities of the Flynn case — knowing his conversations with Kislyak were recorded and knowing that the FBI agents were going to question him about the discussions, why did he try to mislead them?

“A sitting national security adviser, former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” the prosecutors wrote.

The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

Such a senior official “does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth,” prosecutors added.

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

 

[BULLDOG]

Correct. If he didn't lie, he wouldn't be a liar.

Flynn was blindsided and not informed he was under criminal investigation

under miramda he had a right to a lawyer before saying anything

You always have rights to a lawyer when being questioned by law enforcement. Miranda rights are only required when in custody of law enforcement.

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

no he wasn't at a disadvantage.... he even got a heads up, to them coming to question him

READ THE REST AT THE LINK:

washingtonpost.com
Special counsel rejects suggestion by Flynn’s attorneys that he was misled in FBI interview
Matt Zapotosky
7-9 minutes
The special counsel’s office on Friday fired back at the suggestion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn might have been duped into lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador — writing in a new court filing that Flynn “chose to make false statements” not just to agents but to the media, the vice president and other members of the presidential transition.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote Friday that he continued to support little or no prison time for Flynn. But he and his prosecutors vigorously pushed backed against the idea raised by Flynn’s defense attorneys that he was caught unawares by FBI agents. And they argued that his lies to Vice President Pence and others were a “material” part of a national security investigation.

“The Court should reject the defendant’s attempt to minimize the seriousness of those false statements to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed ahead of Flynn’s scheduled sentencing next week. “Nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the FBI.”

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The special counsel said last week that Flynn has provided “firsthand information” about interactions between the Trump transition and Russian government officials.

However, many of Flynn’s supporters have questioned the legitimacy of the case against him. In arguing for a lenient sentence this week, Flynn’s defense attorneys made a point of noting that, among other circumstances, agents did not warn him beforehand that it was a crime to lie to the FBI.

“As General Flynn has frankly acknowledged in his own words, he recognizes that his actions were wrong and he accepts full responsibility for them,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote. “There are, at the same time, some additional facts regarding the circumstances of the FBI interview of General Flynn on January 24, 2017, that are relevant to the Court’s consideration of a just punishment.”

That prompted U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to request more information on the circumstances surrounding the January interview.

In its filing responding to Sullivan’s request, the special counsel’s office released a partially redacted memo by Andrew McCabe, who then was deputy director of the FBI, describing how he gave Flynn a heads-up that the agents wanted to interview him about the conversations with the ambassador.

According to the memo, Flynn acknowledged to McCabe that he “probably knew what was said” — suggesting he might have been aware his phone calls with the Russian diplomat would be intercepted by intelligence officials — and questioned how so much information about his calls had been made public.

Prosecutors also included a partially redacted summary of an interview with former FBI agent Peter Strzok, one of the agents who interviewed Flynn, who described his relaxed demeanor.

Taken together, the documents underscore one of the lingering oddities of the Flynn case — knowing his conversations with Kislyak were recorded and knowing that the FBI agents were going to question him about the discussions, why did he try to mislead them?

“A sitting national security adviser, former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” the prosecutors wrote.

The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

Such a senior official “does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth,” prosecutors added.

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

Since when has the FBI been required to have a unanimous vote for any of it's decisions? Is that some new rule?

 

[Mac-7]

Flynn was blindsided and not informed he was under criminal investigation

under miramda he had a right to a lawyer before saying anything

You always have rights to a lawyer when being questioned by law enforcement. Miranda rights are only required when in custody of law enforcement.

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

no he wasn't at a disadvantage.... he even got a heads up, to them coming to question him

READ THE REST AT THE LINK:

washingtonpost.com
Special counsel rejects suggestion by Flynn’s attorneys that he was misled in FBI interview
Matt Zapotosky
7-9 minutes
The special counsel’s office on Friday fired back at the suggestion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn might have been duped into lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador — writing in a new court filing that Flynn “chose to make false statements” not just to agents but to the media, the vice president and other members of the presidential transition.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote Friday that he continued to support little or no prison time for Flynn. But he and his prosecutors vigorously pushed backed against the idea raised by Flynn’s defense attorneys that he was caught unawares by FBI agents. And they argued that his lies to Vice President Pence and others were a “material” part of a national security investigation.

“The Court should reject the defendant’s attempt to minimize the seriousness of those false statements to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed ahead of Flynn’s scheduled sentencing next week. “Nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the FBI.”

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The special counsel said last week that Flynn has provided “firsthand information” about interactions between the Trump transition and Russian government officials.

However, many of Flynn’s supporters have questioned the legitimacy of the case against him. In arguing for a lenient sentence this week, Flynn’s defense attorneys made a point of noting that, among other circumstances, agents did not warn him beforehand that it was a crime to lie to the FBI.

“As General Flynn has frankly acknowledged in his own words, he recognizes that his actions were wrong and he accepts full responsibility for them,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote. “There are, at the same time, some additional facts regarding the circumstances of the FBI interview of General Flynn on January 24, 2017, that are relevant to the Court’s consideration of a just punishment.”

That prompted U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to request more information on the circumstances surrounding the January interview.

In its filing responding to Sullivan’s request, the special counsel’s office released a partially redacted memo by Andrew McCabe, who then was deputy director of the FBI, describing how he gave Flynn a heads-up that the agents wanted to interview him about the conversations with the ambassador.

According to the memo, Flynn acknowledged to McCabe that he “probably knew what was said” — suggesting he might have been aware his phone calls with the Russian diplomat would be intercepted by intelligence officials — and questioned how so much information about his calls had been made public.

Prosecutors also included a partially redacted summary of an interview with former FBI agent Peter Strzok, one of the agents who interviewed Flynn, who described his relaxed demeanor.

Taken together, the documents underscore one of the lingering oddities of the Flynn case — knowing his conversations with Kislyak were recorded and knowing that the FBI agents were going to question him about the discussions, why did he try to mislead them?

“A sitting national security adviser, former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” the prosecutors wrote.

The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

Such a senior official “does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth,” prosecutors added.

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

Since when has the FBI been required to have a unanimous vote for any of it's decisions? Is that some new rule?

I think ties should go to the defendant

but the Deep State REALLY wanted to get trump

 

[BULLDOG]

You always have rights to a lawyer when being questioned by law enforcement. Miranda rights are only required when in custody of law enforcement.

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

no he wasn't at a disadvantage.... he even got a heads up, to them coming to question him

READ THE REST AT THE LINK:

washingtonpost.com
Special counsel rejects suggestion by Flynn’s attorneys that he was misled in FBI interview
Matt Zapotosky
7-9 minutes
The special counsel’s office on Friday fired back at the suggestion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn might have been duped into lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador — writing in a new court filing that Flynn “chose to make false statements” not just to agents but to the media, the vice president and other members of the presidential transition.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote Friday that he continued to support little or no prison time for Flynn. But he and his prosecutors vigorously pushed backed against the idea raised by Flynn’s defense attorneys that he was caught unawares by FBI agents. And they argued that his lies to Vice President Pence and others were a “material” part of a national security investigation.

“The Court should reject the defendant’s attempt to minimize the seriousness of those false statements to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed ahead of Flynn’s scheduled sentencing next week. “Nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the FBI.”

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The special counsel said last week that Flynn has provided “firsthand information” about interactions between the Trump transition and Russian government officials.

However, many of Flynn’s supporters have questioned the legitimacy of the case against him. In arguing for a lenient sentence this week, Flynn’s defense attorneys made a point of noting that, among other circumstances, agents did not warn him beforehand that it was a crime to lie to the FBI.

“As General Flynn has frankly acknowledged in his own words, he recognizes that his actions were wrong and he accepts full responsibility for them,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote. “There are, at the same time, some additional facts regarding the circumstances of the FBI interview of General Flynn on January 24, 2017, that are relevant to the Court’s consideration of a just punishment.”

That prompted U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to request more information on the circumstances surrounding the January interview.

In its filing responding to Sullivan’s request, the special counsel’s office released a partially redacted memo by Andrew McCabe, who then was deputy director of the FBI, describing how he gave Flynn a heads-up that the agents wanted to interview him about the conversations with the ambassador.

According to the memo, Flynn acknowledged to McCabe that he “probably knew what was said” — suggesting he might have been aware his phone calls with the Russian diplomat would be intercepted by intelligence officials — and questioned how so much information about his calls had been made public.

Prosecutors also included a partially redacted summary of an interview with former FBI agent Peter Strzok, one of the agents who interviewed Flynn, who described his relaxed demeanor.

Taken together, the documents underscore one of the lingering oddities of the Flynn case — knowing his conversations with Kislyak were recorded and knowing that the FBI agents were going to question him about the discussions, why did he try to mislead them?

“A sitting national security adviser, former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” the prosecutors wrote.

The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

Such a senior official “does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth,” prosecutors added.

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

Since when has the FBI been required to have a unanimous vote for any of it's decisions? Is that some new rule?

I think ties should go to the defendant

but the Deep State REALLY wanted to get trump

Sure, but you think lots of goofy stuff.

 

[Mac-7]

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

no he wasn't at a disadvantage.... he even got a heads up, to them coming to question him

READ THE REST AT THE LINK:

washingtonpost.com
Special counsel rejects suggestion by Flynn’s attorneys that he was misled in FBI interview
Matt Zapotosky
7-9 minutes
The special counsel’s office on Friday fired back at the suggestion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn might have been duped into lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador — writing in a new court filing that Flynn “chose to make false statements” not just to agents but to the media, the vice president and other members of the presidential transition.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote Friday that he continued to support little or no prison time for Flynn. But he and his prosecutors vigorously pushed backed against the idea raised by Flynn’s defense attorneys that he was caught unawares by FBI agents. And they argued that his lies to Vice President Pence and others were a “material” part of a national security investigation.

“The Court should reject the defendant’s attempt to minimize the seriousness of those false statements to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed ahead of Flynn’s scheduled sentencing next week. “Nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the FBI.”

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The special counsel said last week that Flynn has provided “firsthand information” about interactions between the Trump transition and Russian government officials.

However, many of Flynn’s supporters have questioned the legitimacy of the case against him. In arguing for a lenient sentence this week, Flynn’s defense attorneys made a point of noting that, among other circumstances, agents did not warn him beforehand that it was a crime to lie to the FBI.

“As General Flynn has frankly acknowledged in his own words, he recognizes that his actions were wrong and he accepts full responsibility for them,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote. “There are, at the same time, some additional facts regarding the circumstances of the FBI interview of General Flynn on January 24, 2017, that are relevant to the Court’s consideration of a just punishment.”

That prompted U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to request more information on the circumstances surrounding the January interview.

In its filing responding to Sullivan’s request, the special counsel’s office released a partially redacted memo by Andrew McCabe, who then was deputy director of the FBI, describing how he gave Flynn a heads-up that the agents wanted to interview him about the conversations with the ambassador.

According to the memo, Flynn acknowledged to McCabe that he “probably knew what was said” — suggesting he might have been aware his phone calls with the Russian diplomat would be intercepted by intelligence officials — and questioned how so much information about his calls had been made public.

Prosecutors also included a partially redacted summary of an interview with former FBI agent Peter Strzok, one of the agents who interviewed Flynn, who described his relaxed demeanor.

Taken together, the documents underscore one of the lingering oddities of the Flynn case — knowing his conversations with Kislyak were recorded and knowing that the FBI agents were going to question him about the discussions, why did he try to mislead them?

“A sitting national security adviser, former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” the prosecutors wrote.

The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

Such a senior official “does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth,” prosecutors added.

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

Since when has the FBI been required to have a unanimous vote for any of it's decisions? Is that some new rule?

I think ties should go to the defendant

but the Deep State REALLY wanted to get trump

Sure, but you think lots of goofy stuff.

You should talk

when libs turn to personal insults its a signal that they have lost the debate and want to change the subject

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

Just swinging by to see if things blew up yet....

.

 

[Care4all]

You always have rights to a lawyer when being questioned by law enforcement. Miranda rights are only required when in custody of law enforcement.

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

no he wasn't at a disadvantage.... he even got a heads up, to them coming to question him

READ THE REST AT THE LINK:

washingtonpost.com
Special counsel rejects suggestion by Flynn’s attorneys that he was misled in FBI interview
Matt Zapotosky
7-9 minutes
The special counsel’s office on Friday fired back at the suggestion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn might have been duped into lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador — writing in a new court filing that Flynn “chose to make false statements” not just to agents but to the media, the vice president and other members of the presidential transition.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote Friday that he continued to support little or no prison time for Flynn. But he and his prosecutors vigorously pushed backed against the idea raised by Flynn’s defense attorneys that he was caught unawares by FBI agents. And they argued that his lies to Vice President Pence and others were a “material” part of a national security investigation.

“The Court should reject the defendant’s attempt to minimize the seriousness of those false statements to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed ahead of Flynn’s scheduled sentencing next week. “Nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the FBI.”

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The special counsel said last week that Flynn has provided “firsthand information” about interactions between the Trump transition and Russian government officials.

However, many of Flynn’s supporters have questioned the legitimacy of the case against him. In arguing for a lenient sentence this week, Flynn’s defense attorneys made a point of noting that, among other circumstances, agents did not warn him beforehand that it was a crime to lie to the FBI.

“As General Flynn has frankly acknowledged in his own words, he recognizes that his actions were wrong and he accepts full responsibility for them,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote. “There are, at the same time, some additional facts regarding the circumstances of the FBI interview of General Flynn on January 24, 2017, that are relevant to the Court’s consideration of a just punishment.”

That prompted U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to request more information on the circumstances surrounding the January interview.

In its filing responding to Sullivan’s request, the special counsel’s office released a partially redacted memo by Andrew McCabe, who then was deputy director of the FBI, describing how he gave Flynn a heads-up that the agents wanted to interview him about the conversations with the ambassador.

According to the memo, Flynn acknowledged to McCabe that he “probably knew what was said” — suggesting he might have been aware his phone calls with the Russian diplomat would be intercepted by intelligence officials — and questioned how so much information about his calls had been made public.

Prosecutors also included a partially redacted summary of an interview with former FBI agent Peter Strzok, one of the agents who interviewed Flynn, who described his relaxed demeanor.

Taken together, the documents underscore one of the lingering oddities of the Flynn case — knowing his conversations with Kislyak were recorded and knowing that the FBI agents were going to question him about the discussions, why did he try to mislead them?

“A sitting national security adviser, former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” the prosecutors wrote.

The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

Such a senior official “does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth,” prosecutors added.

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

Since when has the FBI been required to have a unanimous vote for any of it's decisions? Is that some new rule?

I think ties should go to the defendant

but the Deep State REALLY wanted to get trump

But it was not a tie....? From the article....


The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

 

[Mac-7]

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

no he wasn't at a disadvantage.... he even got a heads up, to them coming to question him

READ THE REST AT THE LINK:

washingtonpost.com
Special counsel rejects suggestion by Flynn’s attorneys that he was misled in FBI interview
Matt Zapotosky
7-9 minutes
The special counsel’s office on Friday fired back at the suggestion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn might have been duped into lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador — writing in a new court filing that Flynn “chose to make false statements” not just to agents but to the media, the vice president and other members of the presidential transition.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote Friday that he continued to support little or no prison time for Flynn. But he and his prosecutors vigorously pushed backed against the idea raised by Flynn’s defense attorneys that he was caught unawares by FBI agents. And they argued that his lies to Vice President Pence and others were a “material” part of a national security investigation.

“The Court should reject the defendant’s attempt to minimize the seriousness of those false statements to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed ahead of Flynn’s scheduled sentencing next week. “Nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the FBI.”

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The special counsel said last week that Flynn has provided “firsthand information” about interactions between the Trump transition and Russian government officials.

However, many of Flynn’s supporters have questioned the legitimacy of the case against him. In arguing for a lenient sentence this week, Flynn’s defense attorneys made a point of noting that, among other circumstances, agents did not warn him beforehand that it was a crime to lie to the FBI.

“As General Flynn has frankly acknowledged in his own words, he recognizes that his actions were wrong and he accepts full responsibility for them,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote. “There are, at the same time, some additional facts regarding the circumstances of the FBI interview of General Flynn on January 24, 2017, that are relevant to the Court’s consideration of a just punishment.”

That prompted U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to request more information on the circumstances surrounding the January interview.

In its filing responding to Sullivan’s request, the special counsel’s office released a partially redacted memo by Andrew McCabe, who then was deputy director of the FBI, describing how he gave Flynn a heads-up that the agents wanted to interview him about the conversations with the ambassador.

According to the memo, Flynn acknowledged to McCabe that he “probably knew what was said” — suggesting he might have been aware his phone calls with the Russian diplomat would be intercepted by intelligence officials — and questioned how so much information about his calls had been made public.

Prosecutors also included a partially redacted summary of an interview with former FBI agent Peter Strzok, one of the agents who interviewed Flynn, who described his relaxed demeanor.

Taken together, the documents underscore one of the lingering oddities of the Flynn case — knowing his conversations with Kislyak were recorded and knowing that the FBI agents were going to question him about the discussions, why did he try to mislead them?

“A sitting national security adviser, former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” the prosecutors wrote.

The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

Such a senior official “does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth,” prosecutors added.

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

Since when has the FBI been required to have a unanimous vote for any of it's decisions? Is that some new rule?

I think ties should go to the defendant

but the Deep State REALLY wanted to get trump

But it was not a tie....? From the article....


The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

The Deep State targeted flynn because he was working for trump

 

[Care4all]

no he wasn't at a disadvantage.... he even got a heads up, to them coming to question him

READ THE REST AT THE LINK:

washingtonpost.com
Special counsel rejects suggestion by Flynn’s attorneys that he was misled in FBI interview
Matt Zapotosky
7-9 minutes
The special counsel’s office on Friday fired back at the suggestion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn might have been duped into lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador — writing in a new court filing that Flynn “chose to make false statements” not just to agents but to the media, the vice president and other members of the presidential transition.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote Friday that he continued to support little or no prison time for Flynn. But he and his prosecutors vigorously pushed backed against the idea raised by Flynn’s defense attorneys that he was caught unawares by FBI agents. And they argued that his lies to Vice President Pence and others were a “material” part of a national security investigation.

“The Court should reject the defendant’s attempt to minimize the seriousness of those false statements to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed ahead of Flynn’s scheduled sentencing next week. “Nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the FBI.”

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The special counsel said last week that Flynn has provided “firsthand information” about interactions between the Trump transition and Russian government officials.

However, many of Flynn’s supporters have questioned the legitimacy of the case against him. In arguing for a lenient sentence this week, Flynn’s defense attorneys made a point of noting that, among other circumstances, agents did not warn him beforehand that it was a crime to lie to the FBI.

“As General Flynn has frankly acknowledged in his own words, he recognizes that his actions were wrong and he accepts full responsibility for them,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote. “There are, at the same time, some additional facts regarding the circumstances of the FBI interview of General Flynn on January 24, 2017, that are relevant to the Court’s consideration of a just punishment.”

That prompted U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to request more information on the circumstances surrounding the January interview.

In its filing responding to Sullivan’s request, the special counsel’s office released a partially redacted memo by Andrew McCabe, who then was deputy director of the FBI, describing how he gave Flynn a heads-up that the agents wanted to interview him about the conversations with the ambassador.

According to the memo, Flynn acknowledged to McCabe that he “probably knew what was said” — suggesting he might have been aware his phone calls with the Russian diplomat would be intercepted by intelligence officials — and questioned how so much information about his calls had been made public.

Prosecutors also included a partially redacted summary of an interview with former FBI agent Peter Strzok, one of the agents who interviewed Flynn, who described his relaxed demeanor.

Taken together, the documents underscore one of the lingering oddities of the Flynn case — knowing his conversations with Kislyak were recorded and knowing that the FBI agents were going to question him about the discussions, why did he try to mislead them?

“A sitting national security adviser, former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” the prosecutors wrote.

The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

Such a senior official “does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth,” prosecutors added.

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

Since when has the FBI been required to have a unanimous vote for any of it's decisions? Is that some new rule?

I think ties should go to the defendant

but the Deep State REALLY wanted to get trump

But it was not a tie....? From the article....


The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

The Deep State targeted flynn because he was working for trump

It takes being willfully naive at best, to parrot t h e lies that Trump has spun on this, or just hatred of your own country? Imho

 

[Faun]

Not true. He spoke with Russian officials on what to do about Obama's sanctions. Then he lied about it. Then Pence, based on Flynn's lies, told falsehoods. Then Flynn lied again. Then he got caught.

The Mueller report's account of Michael Flynn's lies

Yet is flynn had told the FBI “Sure I talked to the russians” ,which is not a crime, that would be the end of it

Correct. If he didn't lie, he wouldn't be a liar.

Flynn was blindsided and not informed he was under criminal investigation

under miramda he had a right to a lawyer before saying anything

You always have rights to a lawyer when being questioned by law enforcement. Miranda rights are only required when in custody of law enforcement.

Miranda applies WHENEVER you are being questioned by law enforcement.

Of course you do. But law enforcement is not required to read them to you until you're in custody.

 

[Faun]

You always have rights to a lawyer when being questioned by law enforcement. Miranda rights are only required when in custody of law enforcement.

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

No one is forced to answer questions by the FBI. And most certainly, no one is forced to lie to them. But should one do so and get caught lying, they most certainly may face criminal charges for lying to them.

When the FBI drops in on the pretext of shooting the breeze when they are really trying to hang a crime on you thats a trap

So that means one should lie to them??

I’d like to meet the man who tells the truth 100% of time

in washington lies are the native language

If flynn had known he was under criminal investigation I think he would have chosen his words more carefully

Lying to the FBI is a crime. You know it. I know it. Flynn knew it. And Flynn knew he was lying to them. Commit a crime and you will likely face criminal prosecution if caught.

 

[Faun]

You guys defending Flynn crack me up. The man was Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. He knew he was talking to the FBI, AND he knew lying to them was a crime.

So either he is an idiot and Obama was totally in the right in firing him for incompetence...

OR he knew he was in deep shit and thought his only way to potentially get out of it was to lie and hope for the best.

You choose... one of those choices isn't that the FBI cornered him and tried to find a reason to put him in jail.

I'm not a fan. He messed up. He also apparently lied to VP Pence. With that said, the FBI apparently engaged in a lot of corrupt and probably criminal behavior. The hunters are now the hunted.

How much money again did McCabe's wife receive from Hillary or because of Hillary? And wasn't McCabe in charge of investigating Hillary? Do you see any conflict of interest there?

Are you married? Just because two people are married doesn't mean you always share the same political positions... and you sure as hell aren't going to tell your wife who to vote for. Also to think just because a woman or man is married to someone in the FBI or any other position where they need to try and keep their political beliefs private, doesn't mean their spouse has to as well. The type of thing you are referring to is called Communism.

Lol. What an idiotic response.

Sorry but just because someone works for the government doesn't mean they give up their rights, nor does it mean their family has to as well. That's called Communism. Is that what you want? Just because someone may affiliate themselves with a political party opposite the President, doesn't mean they can't follow orders and do their job? Do you think all the hundreds of military leaders in the U.S. are all Republicans? And their wives are all Republicans? Do you think all the thousands of people working in the intelligence agencies are all Republicans? Do you think all their spouses are Republicans? You really are delusional.

Have you realized yet that Trump has been impeached? Or are you still ignoring that as well?

Have you realized yet that Trump has been impeached? Or are you still ignoring that as well?

Pelosi has ignored it so far

Uh, no, she has not ignored it. She's using her authority in the House to try and gain some leverage with the Senate's trial.

 

[Faun]

You always have rights to a lawyer when being questioned by law enforcement. Miranda rights are only required when in custody of law enforcement.

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

no he wasn't at a disadvantage.... he even got a heads up, to them coming to question him

READ THE REST AT THE LINK:

washingtonpost.com
Special counsel rejects suggestion by Flynn’s attorneys that he was misled in FBI interview
Matt Zapotosky
7-9 minutes
The special counsel’s office on Friday fired back at the suggestion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn might have been duped into lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador — writing in a new court filing that Flynn “chose to make false statements” not just to agents but to the media, the vice president and other members of the presidential transition.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote Friday that he continued to support little or no prison time for Flynn. But he and his prosecutors vigorously pushed backed against the idea raised by Flynn’s defense attorneys that he was caught unawares by FBI agents. And they argued that his lies to Vice President Pence and others were a “material” part of a national security investigation.

“The Court should reject the defendant’s attempt to minimize the seriousness of those false statements to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed ahead of Flynn’s scheduled sentencing next week. “Nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the FBI.”

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The special counsel said last week that Flynn has provided “firsthand information” about interactions between the Trump transition and Russian government officials.

However, many of Flynn’s supporters have questioned the legitimacy of the case against him. In arguing for a lenient sentence this week, Flynn’s defense attorneys made a point of noting that, among other circumstances, agents did not warn him beforehand that it was a crime to lie to the FBI.

“As General Flynn has frankly acknowledged in his own words, he recognizes that his actions were wrong and he accepts full responsibility for them,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote. “There are, at the same time, some additional facts regarding the circumstances of the FBI interview of General Flynn on January 24, 2017, that are relevant to the Court’s consideration of a just punishment.”

That prompted U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to request more information on the circumstances surrounding the January interview.

In its filing responding to Sullivan’s request, the special counsel’s office released a partially redacted memo by Andrew McCabe, who then was deputy director of the FBI, describing how he gave Flynn a heads-up that the agents wanted to interview him about the conversations with the ambassador.

According to the memo, Flynn acknowledged to McCabe that he “probably knew what was said” — suggesting he might have been aware his phone calls with the Russian diplomat would be intercepted by intelligence officials — and questioned how so much information about his calls had been made public.

Prosecutors also included a partially redacted summary of an interview with former FBI agent Peter Strzok, one of the agents who interviewed Flynn, who described his relaxed demeanor.

Taken together, the documents underscore one of the lingering oddities of the Flynn case — knowing his conversations with Kislyak were recorded and knowing that the FBI agents were going to question him about the discussions, why did he try to mislead them?

“A sitting national security adviser, former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” the prosecutors wrote.

The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

Such a senior official “does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth,” prosecutors added.

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

Since when has the FBI been required to have a unanimous vote for any of it's decisions? Is that some new rule?

I think ties should go to the defendant

but the Deep State REALLY wanted to get trump

LOL

It's not a "tie." And Flynn admitted he lied.

 

[Mac-7]

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

Since when has the FBI been required to have a unanimous vote for any of it's decisions? Is that some new rule?

I think ties should go to the defendant

but the Deep State REALLY wanted to get trump

But it was not a tie....? From the article....


The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

The Deep State targeted flynn because he was working for trump

It takes being willfully naive at best, to parrot t h e lies that Trump has spun on this, or just hatred of your own country? Imho

I dont agree

 

[Mac-7]

Yet is flynn had told the FBI “Sure I talked to the russians” ,which is not a crime, that would be the end of it

Correct. If he didn't lie, he wouldn't be a liar.

Flynn was blindsided and not informed he was under criminal investigation

under miramda he had a right to a lawyer before saying anything

You always have rights to a lawyer when being questioned by law enforcement. Miranda rights are only required when in custody of law enforcement.

Miranda applies WHENEVER you are being questioned by law enforcement.

Of course you do. But law enforcement is not required to read them to you until you're in custody.

In that case his words should not be used against him

 

[Mac-7]

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

No one is forced to answer questions by the FBI. And most certainly, no one is forced to lie to them. But should one do so and get caught lying, they most certainly may face criminal charges for lying to them.

When the FBI drops in on the pretext of shooting the breeze when they are really trying to hang a crime on you thats a trap

So that means one should lie to them??

I’d like to meet the man who tells the truth 100% of time

in washington lies are the native language

If flynn had known he was under criminal investigation I think he would have chosen his words more carefully

Lying to the FBI is a crime. You know it. I know it. Flynn knew it. And Flynn knew he was lying to them. Commit a crime and you will likely face criminal prosecution if caught.

I disagree

the FBI are not gods

its criminal to lie to the FBI during formal interrogation

but in this case that didnt happen

 

[Mac-7]

I'm not a fan. He messed up. He also apparently lied to VP Pence. With that said, the FBI apparently engaged in a lot of corrupt and probably criminal behavior. The hunters are now the hunted.

How much money again did McCabe's wife receive from Hillary or because of Hillary? And wasn't McCabe in charge of investigating Hillary? Do you see any conflict of interest there?

Are you married? Just because two people are married doesn't mean you always share the same political positions... and you sure as hell aren't going to tell your wife who to vote for. Also to think just because a woman or man is married to someone in the FBI or any other position where they need to try and keep their political beliefs private, doesn't mean their spouse has to as well. The type of thing you are referring to is called Communism.

Lol. What an idiotic response.

Sorry but just because someone works for the government doesn't mean they give up their rights, nor does it mean their family has to as well. That's called Communism. Is that what you want? Just because someone may affiliate themselves with a political party opposite the President, doesn't mean they can't follow orders and do their job? Do you think all the hundreds of military leaders in the U.S. are all Republicans? And their wives are all Republicans? Do you think all the thousands of people working in the intelligence agencies are all Republicans? Do you think all their spouses are Republicans? You really are delusional.

Have you realized yet that Trump has been impeached? Or are you still ignoring that as well?

Have you realized yet that Trump has been impeached? Or are you still ignoring that as well?

Pelosi has ignored it so far

Uh, no, she has not ignored it. She's using her authority in the House to try and gain some leverage with the Senate's trial.

And how’s that working out for her?

 

[Mac-7]

Most people are not escorted by a lawyer 24/7 on the chance that the FBI might drop in for a chat

so flynn was at a big disadvantage to the rogue Deep State

no he wasn't at a disadvantage.... he even got a heads up, to them coming to question him

READ THE REST AT THE LINK:

washingtonpost.com
Special counsel rejects suggestion by Flynn’s attorneys that he was misled in FBI interview
Matt Zapotosky
7-9 minutes
The special counsel’s office on Friday fired back at the suggestion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn might have been duped into lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador — writing in a new court filing that Flynn “chose to make false statements” not just to agents but to the media, the vice president and other members of the presidential transition.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote Friday that he continued to support little or no prison time for Flynn. But he and his prosecutors vigorously pushed backed against the idea raised by Flynn’s defense attorneys that he was caught unawares by FBI agents. And they argued that his lies to Vice President Pence and others were a “material” part of a national security investigation.

“The Court should reject the defendant’s attempt to minimize the seriousness of those false statements to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in a memo filed ahead of Flynn’s scheduled sentencing next week. “Nothing about the way the interview was arranged or conducted caused the defendant to make false statements to the FBI.”

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The special counsel said last week that Flynn has provided “firsthand information” about interactions between the Trump transition and Russian government officials.

However, many of Flynn’s supporters have questioned the legitimacy of the case against him. In arguing for a lenient sentence this week, Flynn’s defense attorneys made a point of noting that, among other circumstances, agents did not warn him beforehand that it was a crime to lie to the FBI.

“As General Flynn has frankly acknowledged in his own words, he recognizes that his actions were wrong and he accepts full responsibility for them,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote. “There are, at the same time, some additional facts regarding the circumstances of the FBI interview of General Flynn on January 24, 2017, that are relevant to the Court’s consideration of a just punishment.”

That prompted U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to request more information on the circumstances surrounding the January interview.

In its filing responding to Sullivan’s request, the special counsel’s office released a partially redacted memo by Andrew McCabe, who then was deputy director of the FBI, describing how he gave Flynn a heads-up that the agents wanted to interview him about the conversations with the ambassador.

According to the memo, Flynn acknowledged to McCabe that he “probably knew what was said” — suggesting he might have been aware his phone calls with the Russian diplomat would be intercepted by intelligence officials — and questioned how so much information about his calls had been made public.

Prosecutors also included a partially redacted summary of an interview with former FBI agent Peter Strzok, one of the agents who interviewed Flynn, who described his relaxed demeanor.

Taken together, the documents underscore one of the lingering oddities of the Flynn case — knowing his conversations with Kislyak were recorded and knowing that the FBI agents were going to question him about the discussions, why did he try to mislead them?

“A sitting national security adviser, former head of an intelligence agency, retired lieutenant general, and 33-year veteran of the armed forces knows he should not lie to federal agents,” the prosecutors wrote.

The memo also addressed one of the issues that Flynn supporters have raised in questioning his prosecution — that the FBI agents who interviewed him did not get the impression Flynn was lying.

The special counsel’s office conceded that the agents “had the impression at that time that the defendant was not lying or did not think he was lying.”

“Those misimpressions do not change the fact — as the defendant has admitted in sworn testimony to this district court — that he was indeed lying and knowingly made false statements to FBI agents in a national security investigation,” the special counsel’s filing said. “Those false statements were material, including by raising the question of why he was lying to the FBI, the Vice President, and others.”

Such a senior official “does not need to be warned it is a crime to lie to federal agents to know the importance of telling them the truth,” prosecutors added.

Its been reported that one of the FBI agents present during the interview did not consider flynn untruthful

but the Deep State was out to get trump through flynn

Since when has the FBI been required to have a unanimous vote for any of it's decisions? Is that some new rule?

I think ties should go to the defendant

but the Deep State REALLY wanted to get trump

LOL

It's not a "tie." And Flynn admitted he lied.

Mueller had unlimited money to use against flynn

but flynn did not

He lost his house and most or all of his savings and then mueller threatened to fo after his son

in his position you might give up also

 

[Faun]

Correct. If he didn't lie, he wouldn't be a liar.

Flynn was blindsided and not informed he was under criminal investigation

under miramda he had a right to a lawyer before saying anything

You always have rights to a lawyer when being questioned by law enforcement. Miranda rights are only required when in custody of law enforcement.

Miranda applies WHENEVER you are being questioned by law enforcement.

Of course you do. But law enforcement is not required to read them to you until you're in custody.

In that case his words should not be used against him

Why not?

 

[Faun]

No one is forced to answer questions by the FBI. And most certainly, no one is forced to lie to them. But should one do so and get caught lying, they most certainly may face criminal charges for lying to them.

When the FBI drops in on the pretext of shooting the breeze when they are really trying to hang a crime on you thats a trap

So that means one should lie to them??

I’d like to meet the man who tells the truth 100% of time

in washington lies are the native language

If flynn had known he was under criminal investigation I think he would have chosen his words more carefully

Lying to the FBI is a crime. You know it. I know it. Flynn knew it. And Flynn knew he was lying to them. Commit a crime and you will likely face criminal prosecution if caught.

I disagree

the FBI are not gods

its criminal to lie to the FBI during formal interrogation

but in this case that didnt happen

Where does that law say lying to the FBI is a crime only during a formal interrogation...?

18 U.S. Code § 1001