Bad news for Michael Flynn

[T. A. Gardner]

You lie and suffer the consequences- end of story

Thank you for that gratuitous insult.

 

[Tacomaman]

What? That Obama appointed judges are, in particular, extremely poor at following the law and case law in their rulings resulting in being overturned at every appeal? Because, like it or not, that's their track record versus Trump. That's neither opinion, nor is it support for Trump. It's factual history at this point.

Lol......Not really difficult to get rulings overturned when you "stack" the court. Obama appointees are every bit as qualified as those that came before them and more qualified than the mere rookies that tRump has rammed through.

 

[Phantasmal]

There is the out, “appeal,” anything Trump or his surrogates do that is challenged is going to wind up in the Court system, and given Trump’s stacking the SCOTUS with his lackeys, he nor those surrogates are ever going to be held accountable

I still don’t understand how you can appeal a two times admission of guilt. It just boggles the mind.

 

[Tacomaman]

You lie and suffer the consequences- end of story

If you notice T.A. starts off his posts seemingly to be unbiased. Once you read a little deeper, his clear bias starts showing very brightly....)
He will claim to be somewhat nuetral but he will ultimately shift ALL blame and consequences away from DJT and towards his perception of the "left". He is every bit as much of a "trumpanzee" as the others, he just has a bit more "polish".....)

 

[floridafan]

If you notice T.A. starts off his posts seemingly to be unbiased. Once you read a little deeper, his clear bias starts showing very brightly....)
He will claim to be somewhat nuetral but he will ultimately shift ALL blame and consequences away from DJT and towards his perception of the "left". He is every bit as much of a "trumpanzee" as the others, he just has a bit more "polish".....)

Flynn lied to the FBI and the VP
Trump fired him for lying
Flynn pled guilty twice

It looks like a cut and dried conviction, so why is handjob demanding his release?

 

[Nordberg]

Maybe you should look a bit closer at this. Sullivan's rulings will stand only until they're appealed.

Sullivan, who ruled on the original Flynn conviction, is tainted goods. During the sentencing, he burst out with a tirade against Flynn from the bench that he had to apologize for the next day--formally and from the bench. That is a rarity but when it happens but usually the judge is removed from the case for open bias against the defendant.

Next, Sullivan failed to follow case law and precedent in using Gleeson. The supreme court has already ruled more than once against such actions and it doesn't help Sullivan's case that Gleeson had made public statements against Flynn in the past and is an active Democrat politically. The Supreme Court precedent is US v. Sineneng-Smith, and even Justice Ginsburg easily the most liberal of the Justices would side against Sullivan based on her opinions given in that case. Sullivan doesn't have a legal leg to stand on.

In fact, Flynn's lawyers have filed appeals and a writ of mandamus with the DC Court of Appeals (the next level up in the courts) asking them to demand Sullivan explain and defend his actions. Sullivan responded by hiring lawyers himself rather than give a written response as asked for...

Now the DC Court of Appeals is seriously considering taking the whole case away from Sullivan, based on his actions, and giving it to another judge. That would be a serious slap in the face to Sullivan as it says he's either too biased and tainted or incompetent to handle the case, or both.

His anger against Flynn was well-founded but not how judges are supposed to talk in court. Flynn was going to be a national security adviser for Trump while covering up that he was an unregistered foreign agent for Russia and Turkey. Can you imagine the judge was upset by that? He and other thinking Americans knew what a terrible conflict of interest that Flynn had. The judge wondered why the prosecutor did not go after treason.
Flynn was so bad a choice that Obama warned Trump not to hire him. The acting AG told Trump Flynn was compromised and likely bribable or able to be coerced by foreign powers.

 

[Nordberg]

Maybe you should look a bit closer at this. Sullivan's rulings will stand only until they're appealed.

Sullivan, who ruled on the original Flynn conviction, is tainted goods. During the sentencing, he burst out with a tirade against Flynn from the bench that he had to apologize for the next day--formally and from the bench. That is a rarity but when it happens but usually the judge is removed from the case for open bias against the defendant.

Next, Sullivan failed to follow case law and precedent in using Gleeson. The supreme court has already ruled more than once against such actions and it doesn't help Sullivan's case that Gleeson had made public statements against Flynn in the past and is an active Democrat politically. The Supreme Court precedent is US v. Sineneng-Smith, and even Justice Ginsburg easily the most liberal of the Justices would side against Sullivan based on her opinions given in that case. Sullivan doesn't have a legal leg to stand on.

In fact, Flynn's lawyers have filed appeals and a writ of mandamus with the DC Court of Appeals (the next level up in the courts) asking them to demand Sullivan explain and defend his actions. Sullivan responded by hiring lawyers himself rather than give a written response as asked for...

Now the DC Court of Appeals is seriously considering taking the whole case away from Sullivan, based on his actions, and giving it to another judge. That would be a serious slap in the face to Sullivan as it says he's either too biased and tainted or incompetent to handle the case, or both.

Using every procedure you can find does not go to guilt or innocence. I doubt an appeal will come. Trump can just pardon the crook., The judges know he is guilty. The defence is procedural. They lost the arguments.