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Lol, this is "win, win:" either this traitorous scumbag rolls over on Twittler, thus possibly saving himself and his dim witted son from heavy Slamma Time, or, they stupidly refuse, probably in hopes for a pardon, and they both go to jail and Mueller gets Twittler anyway, from other sources. He ought to do a 10 year bid for stupidity alone in this thing. But, let's not forget, Twittler strongly "suggested" that Comey "let it go" when it came to going after Flynn. Twittler cares about Twittler, and nobody else, so, why in the world would he even CONSIDER doing such a thing?:think2::hahahahahShush()*:pointer:

WSJ: Mueller Probing If Flynn Part Of Lucrative Plot To Kidnap Turkish Cleric


By Allegra Kirkland Published November 10, 2017 11:08 am


Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the role played by former national security adviser Michael Flynn in an alleged plot to forcibly remove a Muslim cleric living legally in the U.S. to Turkey in exchange for millions of dollars, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
The alleged plot described by the Journal involves a direct quid quo, in which Flynn and his son, Michael Flynn, Jr., would receive up to $15 million for successfully delivering Fetullah Gulen to the Turkish government.
At least four people have been interviewed by the FBI about a December meeting at New York’s 21 Club in which Flynn, who had already been named as Donald Trump’s national security adviser, discussed the plan with representatives of Turkey’s government, according to the report.
NBC News, which confirmed the story, noted that multiple federal charges could be brought if a U.S. government official agreed to be bribed to secretly carry out the bidding of a foreign government. NBC’s report notes that the plan would have apparently been carried out after Flynn was installed in the White House.
The special counsel and Flynn Jr.’s lawyer, Barry Coburn, declined the Journal’s request for comment. Flynn’s attorney Robert Kelner did not respond.
Mueller is already investigating Flynn and his now-defunct consulting firm, Flynn Intel Group, for a host of matters related to their work for foreign governments. The retired lieutenant general retroactively registered as a foreign agent for a separate project he carried out on behalf of Turkey while serving on the Trump campaign. His consulting firm received some $530,000 from a Turkish businessman to produce negative PR materials on Gulen.



As the Journal noted, he had also held an earlier meeting with Turkish representatives on Sept. 19, 2016 about forcibly removing the exiled cleric. Former CIA Director James Woolsey previously told the newspaper that he attended that initial meeting at a New York hotel and was concerned to hear about what sounded like an illegal plot to “whisk this guy away.”
Reuters recently reported that Woolsey, who was then a member of Flynn’s firm and an adviser to the Trump campaign, then held his own meeting with Turkish businessmen on Sept. 20 in which he offered to help discredit Gulen in exchange for $10 million.
The special counsel’s team has interviewed Woolsey about the Sept. 19 meeting, according to his spokesman. Two people familiar with the probe told NBC that a number of other witnesses “with knowledge of Flynn’s business activities” were also coming in for interviews over the next week.
TPM attempted to reach a number of Flynn’s business associates this week to ask about their contacts with the special counsel, but received few responses.
Reached by telephone Tuesday, Flynn Intel Group’s former general counsel, Bob Kelley, said he had not been called in for an interview.
Asked if he was surprised by the recent indictment of former Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates on financial crimes charges, Kelley took a long pause, then hung up the phone.
 

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is Mueller even investigating Russian collusion at all? just a tiny bit?

or is it all about matters unrelated to the election and probably leaned about after they illegally wiretapped team Trump following the receipt of a fraudulent dossier paid for by the democrats?
 

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[h=1]Michael Flynn lawyer denies reports of quid pro quo plan to deliver cleric to Turkey[/h]
 

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11 NOVEMBER 2017 • 3:10AM
[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]T[/FONT]he lawyer for former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn on Thursday labeled as "outrageous" and "false" media reports suggesting his client may have been involved in an alleged plan to seize a Muslim cleric and deliver him to Turkey in exchange for millions of dollars.


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[FONT=&quot]The rare statement from lawyer Robert Kelner came after the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller was investigating an alleged proposal under which Flynn and his son would receive up to $15 million for seizing Fethullah Gulen from his U.S. home and delivering him to the Turkish government.

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[FONT=&quot]The Journal cited people familiar with the investigation.


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[FONT=&quot]NBC also reported on Friday about an alleged December 2016 meeting, saying Mr Mueller's team was investigating whether Mr Flynn met with senior Turkish officials in the weeks before President Donald Trump's January 2017 inauguration about a possible quid pro quo in which Mr Flynn would be paid to do the bidding of Turkey's government while in office. NBC cited multiple people familiar with the probe.


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[FONT=&quot]"Out of respect for the process of the various investigations regarding the 2016 campaign, we have intentionally avoided responding to every rumor or allegation raised in the media," Mr Kelner said in an emailed statement.


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[FONT=&quot]"But today's news cycle has brought allegations about General Flynn, ranging from kidnapping to bribery, that are so outrageous and prejudicial that we are making an exception to our usual rule: they are false."


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[FONT=&quot]The Wall Street journal reported that the alleged plan involving Mr Flynn and Turkish officials emerged during Mr Mueller's wider investigation of possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and any collusion by the Trump campaign.


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[FONT=&quot]Mr Flynn was fired by Mr Trump after just 24 days in the job for misleading Vice President Mike Pence about the extent of his conversations with then Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak last year.[/FONT]







[FONT=&quot]Barry Coburn, a lawyer for Mr Flynn's son, Michael Flynn Jr., declined to comment.


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[FONT=&quot]Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accuses Mr Gulen of instigating a failed coup in July 2016 and wants him extradited to Turkey to face trial. Mr Gulen has denied any role in the coup.


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[FONT=&quot]A spokesman for Mr Mueller's team declined to comment on the report on Friday.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Flynn is a central figure in Mr Mueller's investigation because of conversations he had with Mr Kislyak and because he waited until March to retroactively register with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for work he did for a Turkish businessman.



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[FONT=&quot]The Journal reported that FBI agents asked at least four people about a December meeting in New York where Mr Flynn and Turkish government representatives discussed removing Mr Gulen, citing people with knowledge of the FBI's inquiries.

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[FONT=&quot]NBC also reported that investigators had questioned witnesses about an alleged December meeting between Mr Flynn and Turkish officials where Mr Gulen was discussed. The group also discussed how to set free a Turkish-Iranian gold trader, Reza Zarrab. Zarrab is in prison in the United States on federal charges that he helped Iran skirt U.S. sanctions, NBC said.


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[FONT=&quot]A Reuters report on Oct. 26 said one of Mr Flynn's business associates, former CIA Director James Woolsey, pitched a $10 million contract to two Turkish businessmen to help discredit Mr Gulen while Mr Woolsey was an adviser to Mr Trump’s election campaign.


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[FONT=&quot]Mr Woolsey was a member of Mr Flynn's firm, the Flynn Intel Group, according to a Justice Department filing by the firm and an archive of the company's website.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Mr Mueller's team has also interviewed White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, the highest-level Trump aide known to have spoken with investigators, CNN reported on Thursday[/FONT]

 

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What does this have to do with the 2016 election again?

Mueller isn't investigating the 2016 election directly, you brain dead putz. Hey, why don't you ask again why Flynn hasn't been indicted yet if they already have enough evidence to do so, Genius?:think2::hahahahahLoser!@#0
 

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Mueller isn't investigating the 2016 election directly, you brain dead putz. Hey, why don't you ask again why Flynn hasn't been indicted yet if they already have enough evidence to do so, Genius?:think2::hahahahahLoser!@#0


When do impeachment proceedings start Maxine ? Fucking moron . :hahahahah
 

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When do impeachment proceedings start Maxine ? Fucking moron . :hahahahah

What happened to Obamacare going down, Dumbo? And, where's your prediction about the likelihood of "tax reform" passing, bitch?:think2:^^:)azzkick(&^Loser!@#0Slapping-silly90)):madasshol:trx-smly0:Countdown^^:)
 

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What happened to Obamacare going down, Dumbo? And, where's your prediction about the likelihood of "tax reform" passing, bitch?:think2:^^:)azzkick(&^Loser!@#0Slapping-silly90)):madasshol:trx-smly0:Countdown^^:)



When you find the Empire State Building cabbie.:):)
 

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is Mueller even investigating Russian collusion at all? just a tiny bit?

or is it all about matters unrelated to the election and probably leaned about after they illegally wiretapped team Trump following the receipt of a fraudulent dossier paid for by the democrats?
There hasn't been a turd hunt this egregious since colonial Massachusetts
between February 1692 and May 1693. It is an embarrassment to the DOJ and
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Gee, THAT was a witty riposte, and absolutely relevant. What's your prediction for the tax bill, bitch?


My prediction is it passes because they know the consequences if doesn't . Now explain the forced from office prediction Homo .
 

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