Happy Holidays Atomic!
I am sure Flynn knew too.... How can you NOT. Making false statements. HERE is the thing in any of the reports I do NOT recall him being charged for lying in relation to his Turkey Lobbying. Nor lying about his registration of a foreign agent. Next is actually trying to see if if not registering is an actual crime (sorry reading while I type). The questionable item to me is... Was Flynn being an unregistered foriegn agent of turkey due to his lobbying a disqualifying attribute or a question of conspiracy to commit/defraud the US. Which Judge Emmit seem to feel he was potentially committing some type of treason. THIS seems like a WAY higher crime.
I totally agree with you abuot the conversations. next is the material fact, so That is where the "lying" has come in...this is where he is being charged. lying about the meeting and lying about the discuss. LOTS of kickers that are left completely unanswered.
1) DID he really lie? 2 FBI investigators didnt initially think he did, WAS it the FBI that initiated the charges to prosecutors or was it mueller? (sorry lots more question then answer-googling)
2) Did he mis-remember and NOT have an opportunity to at least clarify. As currently more "smoke" has been inserted with the Comey interview about "just sending 2 agents" and Mcabe and no lawyer or WH council. This makes it FISHY...BUT does not exonerate a guilty plea for lying. JUST making the water really muddy.
3) Like you state....AFTER all this, why WOULD he lie... that doesnt really make any sense at all???
4) AGAIN though my bigger concerns. lying about a legal meeting seems NOTHING in comparison to being a NON registered Foreign agent, lobbying for Turkey, Taking the Position as NSA director and and still NOT registering, It might not be a crime per say but it has to be some kind of conflict of interest?
my 2a) NO NO I got you..... Fact is he plead guilty thats fact. What I was trying to say was..... If he knew he was being recorded, they knew what they were talking about..... Why lie then be forced to be "Plead guilty" Kinda seems like you WALKED into your OWN guilt.....unless again.... may be he was misled to make the statement in error. didnt realize the FBI agents where going to "trap" him and he made an honest mistake and honed that decision of "lying" while actually only not remembering.
I mean if a cop as me if I have ever opened the cookie jar....I said no.... but then realized wait I did..... I did lie.... so I am have to accept that I did lie... but it was by accident?
Atomic! Thank you so MUCH for the honest conversation.... I have truly started to enjoy our debates. When we first started it out it was pretty hostile and partisian, YET now we have come a long way.
With that. to respond to my 2b) point has really given me an honesty look at your response and I appreciate it.
THIS IS my big concern. Lying to the FBI is likely the LOWEST of possible charges I am assuming, when looking at the GRAND scheme that is being laid out.... Lobbying for Turkey. his 2 associates are NOW charged for Crimes. BEING nominated as NSA director and NOT filing his FARA, Lying to Pence and then to the FBI..... ALL in ALL Flynn really did LOOK like a bad pick.
THE real question is....DID he have MORE skeletons that could have jeopardized his position as the NSA director. IF SO why the hell are they only charging him with lying to an FBI and THEN all of a sudden Zero Jail time?
I have said it multiple times here, I am here for justice if I see something legally or lawfully wrong Im going to call it out..... TRUMP has yet to have ACTUAL dots connecting him to a collusion or PLOT in my opinion.
Flynn situation is seemingly further away FROM Russia but surely lobbying with turkey..(We can play the Kevin bacon game later) But my point is.......... Lets take Trump Russia out for a second as all I hear is he is the nail in trumps coffin.... nah I dont think so.
BUT seriously... Flynn could have... been an unregistered agent of Turkey where 2 of his associates are being charged for crimes and Flynn could have been the NSA director..... That to me is WAY scarier then lying to a FBI agents about a meeting with Kisliyak and discussing all things legal?
Something smell ROTTEN here.