MR Mister Loc: Washington DC

Michael Flynn’s Lawyers Claim Lisa Page Altered FBI Interview Record to Frame Him

Lawyers for former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn reportedly filed a motion on Thursday in which they allege that the Department of Justice manipulated a document to frame their client and is withholding exculpatory evidence.

The filing by Flynn’s new legal team, which took over the case several weeks ago, argues that the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted an “ambush-interview” of Flynn in the White House not to discover any evidence of criminal activity, but to coax him into making false statements.

When Flynn’s new lawyer Sidney Powell first made those allegations in September, prosecutors replied that she was indulging in “conspiracy theories” and noted his client had already pleaded guilty to the crime of lying to the FBI in 2017. Flynn has been awaiting sentencing since then, and even told the sentencing judge in 2018 that he would not claim FBI misconduct, despite growing evidence that they had departed from normal practice in interviewing him and had only completed their “302” — the report of their meeting — after he had already been forced to resign from his position in the administration over the allegations.

The new defense filing alleges that the government is refusing to turn over a mountain of potentially exculpatory evidence, some of which has begun to emerge in the media — either through leaks or through ongoing inquiries into the origins of the probe into alleged Russia “collusion” with the Trump campaign, later found not to exist.

That evidence, Flynn’s legal team alleges, includes an apparent admission by former FBI lawyer Lisa Page — who resigned after being discovered having an affair with agent Peter Strzok, with whom she shared anti-trump texts — that she had edited the 302 — something that she allegedly told FBI investigators she did not recall, the filing states.

The edits, the filing alleges, were substantive: they included a claim that Flynn said he did not discuss any sanctions with the Russian ambassador. Flynn’s lawyers allege he merely told the FBI he did not recall, and that the claim he said otherwise was added only after a transcript of his discussion with the ambassador had been leaked to the media.

In a footnote, the filing adds that former FBI general counsel James Baker “is believed to be the person who illegally leaked the transcript of Mr. Flynn’s calls to [Washington Post reporter David] Ignatius.” It also alleges that former National Intelligence Director James Clapper told Ignatius to “take the k**l shot on Flynn.”

The filing emerged hours after reports that the Department of Justice had shifted its investigation of the origins of the Russia probe to become a criminal investigation under the supervision of prosecutor John H. Durham.

Flynn was subject to surveillance — allegedly in response to claims that he might have violated the Logan Act, an archaic and rarely-enforced law barring private citizens from diplomacy — during President-elect Donald Trump’s t***sition to office. Flynn’s name was then unmasked in the transcript of his telephone conversation with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, which was then leaked illegally.

Flynn’s subsequent prosecution for lying to the FBI was key to the “Russia collusion” theory, later found to have no substance after a lengthy investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller that took nearly two years to complete.

Critics have alleged that Mueller may have induced Flynn to plead guilty by suggesting that the government had more evidence of “Russia collusion” than it actually did.



https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/25/michael-flynn-lawyers-accuse-fbi-of-laying-trap-withholding-evidence/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=best_of_the_week&utm_campaign=20191026

4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory

Sad to say but If Lisa Page gets jail time I doubt it will not be long sentence more than likely probation !

MR Mister Loc: Washington DC

If true it will show how weak and corrupt we have become.

4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory

Yes sir it sure would !

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

What kind of moron admits to crimes they didn't commit? No wonder he didn't make that fourth star.

MR Mister Loc: Washington DC

Can you spell "bribery?" It's like "if you admit it we will let you go!" Thats the crap the C****es pull all the time.

Gatsby

Perhaps one that lacks a million dollars for a defense team.

What would you plead guilt to, to avoid total financial destruction?

4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory

No doubt he was looking out for his family and all they would go thru !

How can one fight against all the odds and the government can make it really hard on a person with all kinds of threats I can blame him for accepting a way out !

bggamers Loc: georgia

To keep from going brok He wasn't really rich and he was going broke with lawyers getting almost everything he had. They were going to get him one way or another wife and family would not have his benefits to rely on

MR Mister Loc: Washington DC

Since all this has been proven the Democrats tried to pull this off, everyone that has suffered from it should be financially compensated for out of the Democrats funds with a bit of extra for good mesure.

nwtk2007 Loc: Texas

This is the tip of the iceberg!

4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory

Yes it is and a bunch of these lowlifes are ponying up lawyers !

If Justice can be served there will a lot of them spending time in the pen and hopefully for a long time !

Maybe then and only then thugs of the likes of these can see manybe we ought not do this again or we might get caught too then people might get back on track and start obeying the laws of the land !

promilitary

I wonder if her lover will join her.

bggamers Loc: georgia

He needs to be the first togo down

4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory

We can only hope !