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and how much did Flynn cooperate with Mueller that Mueller would recommend only a light sentence?
demigoddess
(6,641 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)that got out of hand. The judge later admitted as much, and that he didnt actually know what the particulars of a treason charge would be.
Everyone needs to calm down, no treason charges are forthcoming.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,349 posts)global1
(25,252 posts)but I'm wondering what the judge saw that got him to the point that he would even mention the word Treason in relation to Flynn today.
And if what Flynn did bordered on Treason - what would cause Mueller to recommend a light sentence for Flynn based on Flynn's cooperation. I'm thinking that Flynn might have provided Mueller with solid evidence that Trump and/or Pence were involved with 'collusion/conspiracy" with the Russians. What other cooperative info could Flynn have provided to Mueller that would rise to the level of Mueller recommending a light sentence?
And furthermore - why is Trump & the WH sticking to their point that Flynn was entrapped by the FBI unless they are trying to discredit any info that Flynn provided to Mueller because it's so damaging?
lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)Awesome. Make the whole cabal sweat.
ooky
(8,924 posts)there is a much narrower legal definition of treason that Flynn's crimes don't rise to. But I think the judge called it right when he branded Flynn as a traitor, which is not such a narrow term or label. This guy told the Russians they could ignore our sitting U.S. President's sanctions, worked as an undisclosed foreign agent for Turkey for money while he was a national security advisor, and was even involved in discussions of a plot to kidnap a Turkish dissident living under protection of the U.S government. Normally someone who's done all what Flynn did should spend the rest of his life in prison and now he's asking for no prison time for turning evidence against his own co-conspirators. He's complete garbage. He deserves to be stripped of his rank.
triron
(22,006 posts)Baltimike
(4,146 posts)mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)The Obama WH had a plan of arming and training the Kurds to fight ISIS, in Syria. (The Turkish government vehemently opposed this.) As a courtesy to the incoming administration, Obama asked for trump's approval, because he would be the one directing it. Flynn said no. Flynn was paid over $500,000 as an unregistered agent for Turkey. Flynn put Turkey's interest ahead of Us interests in eliminating ISIS.
Erdogan wanted to extradict a Turkish Cleric, Gulen, back to turkey. Turkey accussed the cleric of instigating a coup to oust Erdogan. The US would not extradict him. Flynn allegedly sat in on a meeting and discussed kidnapping him and sent to Turkey. it is rumored that this is why Woolsey up and quit the transition team so abruptly.
His involvement with Russia interferring in our election.
And now we are hearing that he was involved with plans to help Saudi Arabia with "nuclear power"