Snoslinger Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 “Donald Trump and his allies have spent two years spinning elaborate conspiracy theories about an alleged deep state conspiracy to frame the president and his campaign for imagined crimes revolving around cooperation with Russia. The most recent iteration of these theories have centered around Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, who has already pleaded guilty to federal charges. Flynn, Trump’s supporters claim, had done nothing wrong and was trapped into telling an inconsequential lie to FBI agents desperate to use him against Trump. Flynn’s sentencing hearing today showed that this theory, like every previousexculpatory theory devised on Trump’s behalf, is an absurd fantasy. The precise extent of Flynn’s crimes remains largely redacted. But the response of the judge, Emmet G. Sullivan, gives some indication of their severity. Sullivan lectured Flynn, “Arguably you sold your country out … I’m not hiding my disgust, my disdain for this criminal offense.” He mused that Flynn may have committed treason, before later acknowledging that treason only applies to assisting foreign enemies that are in a state of war with the United States (which Russia and Turkey were not.)” “What makes this turn of events so devastating is that conservatives have held out Sullivan as the judicial hero who would vindicate their theories. Fox News legal pundit Jeanine Pirro called him “a jurist unafraid of the swamp, a judge who has a track record of calling out prosecutorial misconduct, a man who does not tolerate injustice or abuse of power.” Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel praised Sullivan as “a judge who is wise to the tricks of prosecutors and investigators … His reputation is for being no-nonsense, a straight shooter, an advocate of government transparency.” Anticipating just such a triumph, Eli Lakepublished a column this morning speculating that Flynn had been entrapped and was owed an apology.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted December 19, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 19, 2018 Wait for Dump defenders excuses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, SnowRider said: Wait for Dump defenders excuses My god trumpsters are entertaining as hell to watch. Comic gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted December 19, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: My god trumpsters are entertaining as hell to watch. Comic gold. Beyond entertaining. There has to be a clinical diagnosis @ActionfigureJoe for the remaining Dump defenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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