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Surrounded by security personnel, pro-Beijing lawmaker Chan Kin-por has taken the seat of the presiding member at a House Committee meeting 45 minutes before its start time. The last committee meeting on May 8 descended into chaos as democrats fought for control of the floor. pic.twitter.com/HrXtNPYwoH
— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) May 18, 2020
Great work by John Huber:
“…Wed Nov 1, 2017: Flynn’s original lawyers Covington ask for a copy of his FD-302: “We don’t think he has committed a felony offense”
Fri Nov 3, 2017: Covington ask for the FD-302 AGAIN: “We don’t think there’s a FARA violation. We don’t think he made false statements”
The Special Counsel refused to turn over Flynn’s original FD-302 both those times. Instead, they schedule a follow up conference call with Covington for the following week and subtly threaten Covington that they might be a fact witness against Flynn for preparing his FARA filings
Flynn hasnt pled guilty to anything at this point. His lawyers are adamant he’s *innocent*. And the SCO won’t even turn over the edited FD-302, never mind the original one, for them to look at
The SCO claimed they couldn’t turn over the FD-302 because it would “reveal” parts of their overall Russia interference investigation. But even the edited version of the Jan 24, 2017 interview shows Flynn wasn’t asked about Russian interference or anything remotely like Collusion
And we now know that the FBI itself wanted to close its Crossfire Razor investigation of Flynn for potential links to Russian interference long before that Jan 24, 2017 interview
And that investigation of Flynn should never have been opened in the first place, given its laughably weak predicate lacking any articulable factual basis for believing he could have been colluding or conspiring with Russia
We also now know that the Dec 29 Flynn-Kislyak call changed nothing with regards to any Collusion. And the FBI never opened a Logan Act criminal probe (which would also have been ridiculous)
And in the Mueller report, the SCO itself admits Flynn merely asked Russia not to “escalate” in response to Obama’s sanctions or only respond “reciprocally”. There’s nothing wrong with that. What should he have said, go ahead nuclear armed Russia, please escalate?
So the SCO wouldn’t be “revealing” anything legitimate about its Russian interference investigation by turning over Flynn’s FD-302 – any of them, even the heavily edited versions filed weeks after the interview
Of course, what turning over the 302 would have really revealed is likely a document stating that the agents didn’t believe Flynn was lying, and metadata proving that it went through weeks of editing and polishing in violation of FBI policies
If even Covington (never mind @SidneyPowell1) got their hands on any version of the 302, given their adamant position that Flynn was “innocent”, Flynn almost certainly would have fought the charges vigorously
And if the SCO tried to indict Flynn anyway, that would have meant discovery, pre-trial depositions etc. Given what we now know 2.5 years later, that would have blown a gaping hole in the SCO’s case
So back to Fri Nov 3, 2017. The SCO has been asked for the 302, twice. White shoe Covington say their guy is “innocent” of all charges. How do the SCO change the dynamic? They leak to the press that they’re going to charge his son with a felony unless he gives in and plead guilty
Sun Nov 5, 2017: “Three sources” close to the Flynn investigation leak this to NBC news:
“If the elder Flynn is willing to co-operate with investigators in order to help his son, two of sources said, it could also change his own fate, potentially limiting any legal consequences”
In case @GenFlynn didn’t get this “message”, look at the photo ABC news use to highlight the story. Flynn with his son. “Three” sources “close to the investigation” leaked this, to Collusion/Fusion GPS friendly reporters. An investigation that at the time almost nobody knew about…”
I can not believe this is a real image that the Washington Post used in their profile on Stacey Abrams.
The desire from so many in the media to make Abrams into a larger than life superhero is bizarre and telling. You'll never see a conservative woman get this kind of coverage. pic.twitter.com/ojDGy6K17Y
— The Darkest Timeline Numbersmuncher (@NumbersMuncher) May 17, 2020
How is every journalist employed by the Washington Post not named Jennifer Rubin not completely embarrassed by this Stacey Abrams profile. How does something like this even make it past editors who care about their reputations? pic.twitter.com/yqpSeTnBbM
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 17, 2020
Take the red pill 🌹
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 17, 2020
The good thing about Democrats is that they will take both sides of an issue depending on the moment and political expediency.
Monica Showalter:
“…The highly vaunted Trump-hating U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, has been caught lying through her teeth, under oath, to Congress. John Solomon at JustTheNews, who conducted a Freedom of Information Act query, has the goods:
During her testimony last fall, the ambassador told lawmakers her knowledge about Burisma and its relationship with Hunter Biden was limited mostly to a briefing before she went to Kiev as the top U.S. diplomat and what she read in news reports. When pressed she said it was possible she learned other information but could not recall it.
The newly released memos state Yovanovitch had a direct meeting with a Burisma representative in December 2016, and received a detailed letter from the company’s lawyer and received a staff briefing after she arrived in Ukraine.
The old ‘don’t recall’ dodge, plus a lot of hooey about knowing nothing. Someone that politically attuned to hating Trump is virtually certain to have paid close attention to all matters regarding his political opponents. But somehow she’s sweet little know-nothing, which at this point isn’t believable.
It’s also pretty rich, given the copious praise she drew for her ‘bravery’ when she was giving her testimony, wiping tears, and playing martyr for the cameras, a victim of wicked President Trump, who supposedly terrified her…”
Are any of these liars going to be held to account?
"Declassified documents show the president of CrowdStrike, Shawn Henry, testified under oath, that he had no evidence that Russia hacked the DNC server or evidence that anybody hacked it" pic.twitter.com/xQUp4BCK7A
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/seanmiura/status/1261834618182877184
As of about 7:00 pm, more than 230 firefighters were responding to the fire and firefighters had moved to a defensive posture for fire attack.
Trump tweeted a video featuring Michelle Malkin warning of Big Tech’s massive censorship power, adding that his administration is trying to remedy the “illegal situation.”
Less than one hour later, Twitter deleted the video.
The Radical Left is in total command & control of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google. The Administration is working to remedy this illegal situation. Stay tuned, and send names & events. Thank you Michelle! https://t.co/ZQfcfD3Hk9
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2020
Instead of the FBI. Grenell knows how to play the game and beat Democrats on their own field.
Current Facebook censorship of conservative ideas is not enough. The new Facebook censorship board is not enough. Conservative speech must be banned!
This is a perfect forum for the former President to sound off against Trump. Obama has to face no questions from reporters. He says what he wants without having to respond the the recent revelations about spying on the Trump campaign and presidency. Liberal media will fawn over his every statement. It is the perfect no-cost forum for him.
How brave he is. Leading from behind again.
