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It will never stop being amazing that the "lie" for which Mike Flynn was convicted, and which provoked a major "scandal" resulting in his resignation, involved encouraging a nuclear-armed state to not escalate tensions 
Unresolved issue here. Mueller says Flynn was being investigated by the FBI *prior* to the Kislyak interactions on Russia-related grounds. Mueller cites Comey and former DOJ official Mary McCord for this. What was *that* investigation predicated on? Attending the 2015 RT Gala?
Absurd: In relation to Flynn, the FBI was actually contemplating violations of the Logan Act, a statute enacted in the year 1799 (literally) under which zero persons in US history have ever been convicted. Papadopoulos also says Mueller threatened him with Logan Act violations
It's truly ridiculous how much the specter of the comically obsolete Logan Act motivated various actions during this time period, including among White House officials. Last time anyone was charged with a Logan Act violation was in 1852. (The person was not convicted)
White House lawyer John Eisenberg seriously raised the possibility that Mike Flynn could be prosecuted under the Logan Act. The Logan Act was passed at the behest of President John Adams to discourage private diplomacy with France during the "quasi war" of 1798-1800. This is nuts
