The fake "unmasking" scandal exposed as another dud.

[berg80]

There was an awful lot of time and energy wasted on this, another right wing conspiracy theory that imploded in spectacular fashion.

The reaction of Trump's minions on the board is predictable. It will be similar to the reaction to Durham's humiliating face plant in the Sussmann trial. They will claim the DoJ probe is a hack job. The problem being.........wait for it..........it was ordered and conducted by Repubs.

A Justice Department probe found that members of the Obama administration did not seek to reveal the identity of Michael Flynn “for political purposes or other inappropriate reasons,” a newly disclosed report reveals.

The document details the results of a monthslong investigation into the so-called unmasking of Flynn, who briefly served as national security adviser to then-president Donald Trump before he resigned in February 2017 in the wake of the revelation that he had lied about phone conversations he held with Russia’s ambassador to the US.

Michael Flynn’s Identity Was Not Improperly Revealed By Obama Officials, A Secret DOJ Report Has Found

The 52-page document was obtained by BuzzFeed News in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

www.buzzfeednews.com

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[johngaltshrugged]

Wow, if the DOJ says so, it must be true. All govt agencies only speak the truth
They'd NEVER lie to us & cover for Barry & his shadow govt

 

[surada]

Wow, if the DOJ says so, it must be true. All govt agencies only speak the truth
They'd NEVER lie to us & cover for Barry & his shadow govt

Obama warned Trump about Flynn.

 

[ColonelAngus]

The cult is ok with it as long as their political enemies are those being attacked.

 

[berg80]

Wow, if the DOJ says so, it must be true. All govt agencies only speak the truth
They'd NEVER lie to us & cover for Barry & his shadow govt

In May 2020, Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, ordered an investigation into the practice of unmasking. That review, conducted by John Bash — at the time the US attorney for the Western District of Texas — was finished the following September without finding any evidence of wrongdoing.

 

[berg80]

Obama warned Trump about Flynn.

Indeed he did. But the test for Trump was never about competence, or character, or loyalty to the country. It was always about unquestioned fidelity to Trump.

 

[berg80]

The president may well pardon Flynn, as he has long hinted. It’s possible—though for reasons we’ll explain, we think unlikely—that Judge Emmet G. Sullivan will allow Flynn to withdraw his plea. And it’s possible as well that Attorney General William Barr, who has already intervened in the case once before and has asked a U.S. attorney to review its handling, will intervene once again on Flynn’s behalf.

So far, however, nothing has emerged that remotely clears Flynn; nothing has emerged that would require Sullivan to allow him to withdraw his plea; and nothing has emerged that would justify the Justice Department’s backing off of the case—or prosecuting it aggressively if Flynn were somehow allowed out of the very generous deal Special Counsel Robert Mueller cut him.

We have put together this post in an effort to cut through a lot of the disinformation floating around about the Flynn case. We proceed in several distinct steps. First, we offer a procedural history of the case’s recent machinations—how we got to where we are, what the parties are fighting about and how these documents came to be public. Next, we examine the applicable law that governs the matters at issue. We then turn to what’s in the documents and how they interact with the legal standards. Finally, we offer some thoughts and analysis of where things are likely to go from here.

Flynn Redux: What Those FBI Documents Really Show

A lot of people seem to be expecting Michael Flynn's sudden vindication. They should take a deep breath.

www.lawfareblog.com

 

[Oddball]

There was an awful lot of time and energy wasted on this, another right wing conspiracy theory that imploded in spectacular fashion.

The reaction of Trump's minions on the board is predictable. It will be similar to the reaction to Durham's humiliating face plant in the Sussmann trial. They will claim the DoJ probe is a hack job. The problem being.........wait for it..........it was ordered and conducted by Repubs.

A Justice Department probe found that members of the Obama administration did not seek to reveal the identity of Michael Flynn “for political purposes or other inappropriate reasons,” a newly disclosed report reveals.

The document details the results of a monthslong investigation into the so-called unmasking of Flynn, who briefly served as national security adviser to then-president Donald Trump before he resigned in February 2017 in the wake of the revelation that he had lied about phone conversations he held with Russia’s ambassador to the US.

Michael Flynn’s Identity Was Not Improperly Revealed By Obama Officials, A Secret DOJ Report Has Found

The 52-page document was obtained by BuzzFeed News in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

www.buzzfeednews.com

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"A Justice Department probe..."

Translation: "We've thoroughly investigated ourselves and found that we did nothing wrong!"


Fucking rube.

 

[Oddball]

Obama warned Trump about Flynn.

As though that DNC lawn jockey was going to do Trump any favors.

 

[surada]

As though that DNC lawn jockey was going to do Trump any favors.

Did you just call Obama a lawn jockey? What the hell are you?

 

[Oddball]

Did you just call Obama a lawn jockey? What the hell are you?

I'm someone who recognizes that he is very little more than a token to you fascist gasbags.

Now, how about recognizing the obvious point that he'd have absolutely zero interest in helping Trump in any way?

 

[Dragonlady]

Wow, if the DOJ says so, it must be true. All govt agencies only speak the truth
They'd NEVER lie to us & cover for Barry & his shadow govt

Wow, if something doesn't go the way the Trump Cult wants it to go, its because it's corrupt. It's not because Trump just made up shit about the Democrats and then told the DOJ to find the evidence. When none is found, it isn't because there it never happened, it's because it's being "covered" up.

This holds true for everything Republicans claim:

• the "stolen election"
• Hillary is a crook
• Obama spied on Trump
• Biden is on the take

When Republicans investigate Democrats, they're investigating lies Republicans make up about Democrats. Nothing Trump claimed Democrats were doing was actually happening. But he investigated anyway. You can't find evidence of something that never happened.

 

[berg80]

Wow, if something doesn't go the way the Trump Cult wants it to go, its because it's corrupt. It's not because Trump just made up shit about the Democrats and then told the DOJ to find the evidence. When none is found, it isn't because there it never happened, it's because it's being "covered" up.

Bingo. You saw how they responded to Sussmann's acquittal. Every lame brain, conspiratorial excuse in the book. They have an established track record of dismissing anything that goes counter to the dishonest narrative they drink like Kool-Aid.

 

[Oddball]

They have an established track record of dismissing anything that goes counter to the dishonest narrative they drink like Kool-Aid.

 

[Dragonlady]

I'm someone who recognizes that he is very little more than a token to you fascist gasbags.

Now, how about recognizing the obvious point that he'd have absolutely zero interest in helping Trump in any way?

You're someone who doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. Obama was a leader throughout his life. Considered an outstanding student, editor of the Harvard Review, graduating cum laude.

But being an avowed racist, you dismiss him as a "token". That's why we dismiss you as an idiot.

 

[Oddball]

You're someone who doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. Obama was a leader throughout his life. Considered an outstanding student, editor of the Harvard Review, graduating cum laude.

But being an avowed racist, you dismiss him as a "token". That's why we dismiss you as an idiot.

Such a "cum laude scholar" that we can't find a single scrap from the Harvard Law Review, which he allegedly edited.

Such an "outstanding student" that his grades and all other resources are under lock and key in perpetuity.

So upstanding and above-board that his passport records, Social Security application, and student finance records are also under the aforementioned in-perpetuity lock and key.

My party isn't the one who nominated and elected such an obvious Manchurian Candidate because of his skin color, yours is....The racism is all yours, li'l sister.

 

[Dragonlady]

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No one has dismissed ANY of the charges against Trump as "unfounded". You call those any investigation which ends in the arrest of Republicans as a "hoax" or a "witch hunt", even though dozens of charges and convictions resulted.

Even when Republicans investigate Democrats and find nothing, you call it a "cover up". And when you're called on your stupidity, you post a stupid meme.

 

[Oddball]

No one has dismissed ANY of the charges against Trump as "unfounded". You call those any investigation which ends in the arrest of Republicans as a "hoax" or a "witch hunt", even though dozens of charges and convictions resulted.

Even when Republicans investigate Democrats and find nothing, you call it a "cover up". And when you're called on your stupidity, you post a stupid meme.

 

[Dragonlady]

Such a "leader" that we couldn't find a single scrap from the Harvard Law Review, which he allegedly edited.

Such an "outstanding student" that his grades and all other resources are under lock and key in perpetuity.

So upstanding and above-board that his passport records, Social Security application, and student finance records are also under the aforementioned in-perpetuity lock and key.

My party isn't the one who nominated and elected such an obvious Manchurian Candidate because of his skin color, yours is....The racism is all yours, li'l sister.

Do you remember what you did at college 30 years ago????

ALL STUDENTS GRADES ARE UNDER LOCK AND KEY IN PERPETUITY. SO ARE DONALD TRUMP'S GRADES. BUT THE BALD FACT IS THAT TRUMP'S DADDY BRIBED WHARTON TO GET HIS SON INTO THE SCHOOL. HE GRADUATED WITH NO HONOURS OR DISTINCTIONS, AND ONE OF HIS PROFESSORS CALLED HIM THE "DUMBEST STUDENT HE EVER HAD".

That you believe any of the crap you just posted just proves what a gullible idiot your are.

Your party is promoting white supremacy and white nationalism. You're another failed insurrection from being named a "terrorist organization".

 

[Oddball]

Do you remember what you did at college 30 years ago????

ALL STUDENTS GRADES ARE UNDER LOCK AND KEY IN PERPETUITY. SO ARE DONALD TRUMP'S GRADES. BUT THE BALD FACT IS THAT TRUMP'S DADDY BRIBED WHARTON TO GET HIS SON INTO THE SCHOOL. HE GRADUATED WITH NO HONOURS OR DISTINCTIONS, AND ONE OF HIS PROFESSORS CALLED HIM THE "DUMBEST STUDENT HE EVER HAD".

That you believe any of the crap you just posted just proves what a gullible idiot your are.

Your party is promoting white supremacy and white nationalism. You're another failed insurrection from being named a "terrorist organization".

Nobody needs to remember anything when all the transcripts, writings, and records are made available for public inspection.

You voted for him because of nothing more his skin color and party affiliation....He's your lawn jockey, not mine.