Hmmmm...Flynn with immunity

919 · Mar 30, 2017

Only people who've committed crimes require immunity. They only get immunity if they can provide evidence of bigger crimes by bigger people. Wall Street Journal‏
@WSJBreaking: Mike Flynn has offered to be interviewed in probe of Trump team's Russia ties in exchange for immunity

919 · Mar 30, 2017

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-f...-in-exchange-for-immunity-1490912959?mod=e2tw

Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity

Former national security adviser tells FBI, the House and Senate intelligence committees he’s willing to be interviewed in exchange for deal, officials say

Former national security adviser Mike Flynn in the East Room of the White House in February. PHOTO: CAROLYN KASTER/ASSOCIATED PRESS

By SHANE HARRIS,
CAROL E. LEE and
JULIAN E. BARNES

Updated March 30, 2017 6:41 p.m. ET387 COMMENTS

WASHINGTON—Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has told the Federal Bureau of Investigation and congressional officials investigating the Trump campaign’s potential ties to Russia that he is willing to be interviewed in exchange for a grant of immunity from prosecution, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.

As an adviser to Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign, and later one of Mr. Trump’s top aides in the White House, Mr. Flynn was privy to some of the most sensitive foreign-policy deliberations of the new administration and was directly involved in discussions about the possible lifting of sanctions on Russia imposed by the Obama administration.

He has made the offer to the FBI and the House and Senate intelligence committees through his lawyer but has so far found no takers, the officials said.
Mr. Flynn’s attorney, Robert Kelner, declined to comment.

It wasn’t clear if Mr. Flynn had offered to talk about specific aspects of his time working for Mr. Trump, but the fact that he was seeking immunity suggested Mr. Flynn feels he may be in legal jeopardy following his brief stint as the national security adviser, one official said.

Mr. Flynn was forced to resign after acknowledging that he misled White House officials about the nature of his phone conversations with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. during the presidential transition.

Mr. Flynn’s communications with the Russian ambassador, Sergei Kislyak, have been scrutinized by the FBI, which is examining whether Trump campaign personnel colluded with Russian officials who are alleged to have interfered with the presidential election, according to current and former U.S. officials. Russia has denied the allegations.

919 · Mar 30, 2017

Probably liberal propoganda...but I guess we will see

Willie99 · Mar 30, 2017

919 · Mar 30, 2017

Andrea Chalupa Retweeted

9m Christopher Hayes‏
@chrislhayes
[h=1]Flynn on MTP in Sept: "When you are given immunity that means you've probably committed a crime." Whoops! [/h]

Michael Flynn Full Interview: Trum

Willie99 · Mar 30, 2017

919 · Mar 30, 2017

Flynn was dismissed last month after misleading Vice President Pence about his pre-inaugural contacts with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Flynn repeatedly maintained that he had not discussed Obama admininstration sanctions against Russia during his conversations with Kislyak. But former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, fearing that Flynn could be vulnerable to possible blackmail, later presented intercepts of Kislyak's conversations to the White House, indicating that sanctions were indeed part of the discussions.

Yates was scheduled to testify before the House panel earlier this week, along with former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, before the hearing was abruptly canceled by Nunes.

The decision followed a flurry of communications between an attorney for Yates and Trump administration lawyers in which the former acting attorney general was warned that much of her testimony could contain privileged communications and may be barred.

On the day Yates’ lawyer informed the White House counsel that she still intended to testify, Nunes canceled Tuesday’s hearing.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/30/flynn-lawyer-client-wants-assurances-against-witch-hunt-prosecution/99850144/?csp=breakingnews&hootPostID=1167c891c625df9dff3522a21518ebe7

SheriffJoe · Mar 30, 2017

If they weren't so annoying, I'd actually feel bad for libtards. Almost everyday a "news" article claims Trump is mere hours away from being impeached. It is almost cruel to keep teasing like this.

919 · Mar 30, 2017

Henry E. Hockeimer, former federal prosecutor:

Since he’s apparently the one putting out the sign “info for immunity” this may be more about a guy simply trying to avoid prosecution. If the government isn’t coming to him it may be because they already know what he would say. They may also agree to hear him out and perhaps give him some amount of leniency but insist on a plea to something…

The other thing to consider is that in a high profile matter like this, his lawyer may simply be telling the government if you want to talk to my guy he’s going to need assurance he won’t be charged – i.e. Immunity. Regardless of whether there is truly something there.

Bill Thomas, former federal prosecutor:

First, if I was his attorney I normally would be laying low hoping that no one asked me anything about anything. The way it generally works is that you are asked to give a statement or provide testimony and then you would seek some sort of immunity for giving that statement. Note that this is what I would do whether I viewed my client as having criminal exposure or not. Not to digress too much but I have represented clients in cases where the government had assessed the facts incorrectly and I knew that any statement given would contradictory to how they viewed the facts and evidence. In those cases you still want to ask for immunity in case they don’t believe your client and now want to consider some false statement or perjury charge. (Once law enforcement has a view of things — its hard to disabuse them of their determinations).

The other thing that makes it difficult to answer your question is this. There are different types of immunity —– use immunity and transactional. Defense attorneys would prefer to get transactional immunity because it protects you (precludes you) from being prosecuted for a crime that you have committed. Use immunity only protects you from using your statement/testimony against you. It doesn’t preclude the government from making derivative use – that is they can follow the leads (or information) provided in your statement and use that to prosecute you.

As indicated above, its unusual to lead with an offer to testify or give statements in return for immunity. My assumption here is that his attorney is asking for full (or transactional immunity). This signals to me that the attorney has evaluated the situation and that there is the potential for big problems for the client down the road. In return for these interviews or statements, he wants to avoid prosecution all together. This is a big deal because his attorney is saying to the world “Hey, my guy did something and we want a pass.” It’s an interesting tactic. Often as a defense attorney you want to get third parties so interested in the information you have that those third parties will pressure prosecutors to give that immunity, or some sort of favorable deal.

ShotgunPete · Mar 30, 2017

Sheriff Joe said:
If they weren't so annoying, I'd actually feel bad for libtards. Almost everyday a "news" article claims Trump is mere hours away from being impeached. It is almost cruel to keep teasing like this.

The funny thing is that if Trump get's impeached the liberals will go crazier with President Pence!!Be careful what you wish for liberals cause President Pence will make Trump look like a liberal.

919 · Mar 30, 2017

Irony (9/8/15):

Sean Spicer‏
@seanspicer
Get ur popcorn: @hillaryClinton aide who set up email server is pressed to accept immunity@McClatchydc

Clinton aide who set up email server is pressed to accept immunitymcclatchydc.com

GasMan · Mar 30, 2017

Not true. Remember the Obama scrubs who took immunity over the server deal then plead the fifth?
Read a book kid.

JDeuce · Mar 30, 2017

Sheriff Joe said:
If they weren't so annoying, I'd actually feel bad for libtards. Almost everyday a "news" article claims Trump is mere hours away from being impeached. It is almost cruel to keep teasing like this.

I feel exactly zero pity for them. Anything that tortures their diseased souls, I'm all for it.

Dimocraps truly believe they have the hearts and minds of mainstream America. They don't...couldn't be further from the truth. America is watching all this crap with a giant yawn, and I'm enjoying watching the dims get their reality served to them. They're going all in on this witch hunt bullshit, and it's going to backfire on them yet again.

919 · Mar 30, 2017

JDeuce said:
I feel exactly zero pity for them. Anything that tortures their diseased souls, I'm all for it.

Dimocraps truly believe they have the hearts and minds of mainstream America. They don't...couldn't be further from the truth. America is watching all this crap with a giant yawn, and I'm enjoying watching the dims get their reality served to them. They're going all in on this witch hunt bullshit, and it's going to backfire on them yet again.

Maybe it will maybe it won't, I'm watching it though...because this WH is a confederacy of dunces

Acebb · Mar 31, 2017

919 said:
Irony (9/8/15):

Sean Spicer‏
@seanspicer
Get ur popcorn: @hillaryClinton aide who set up email server is pressed to accept immunity@McClatchydc

Clinton aide who set up email server is pressed to accept immunitymcclatchydc.com

Uh, the difference here is that Flynn is saying he would only testify in exchange for immunity. That wasn't the case with the Clinton aide.

Acebb · Mar 31, 2017

FBI gave 5 Clinton aides immunity for e-mail investigation:

Cheryl Mills
Heather Samuelson
John Bentel
Bryan Pagliano
Paul Combetta

Did 919 create a thread about that?

HMMMMM.....

919 · Mar 31, 2017

Acebb said:
FBI gave 5 Clinton aides immunity for e-mail investigation:

Cheryl Mills
Heather Samuelson
John Bentel
Bryan Pagliano
Paul Combetta

Did 919 create a thread about that?

HMMMMM.....

Is 919 responsible for creating threads on every subject? Maybe you could help out a little.

919 · Mar 31, 2017

I didn't talk to RussiaI

talked to RussiaI

talked to Russia & I resign

I talked to Russia & will tell all for immunity

Dave007inVegas · Mar 31, 2017

919 said:
Only people who've committed crimes require immunity. They only get immunity if they can provide evidence of bigger crimes by bigger people. Wall Street Journal‏
@WSJBreaking: Mike Flynn has offered to be interviewed in probe of Trump team's Russia ties in exchange for immunity

False. Exhibit A. Lois Lerner

Willie99 · Mar 31, 2017

Acebb said:
FBI gave 5 Clinton aides immunity for e-mail investigation:

Cheryl Mills
Heather Samuelson
John Bentel
Bryan Pagliano
Paul Combetta

Did 919 create a thread about that?

HMMMMM.....

"I don't recall"

HMMMMMM....

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