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Michael Flynn’s Ex-Business Partner Points the Finger at Him in Court
"When questioning the Turkish govt’s influence ops in the U.S., the jury should look at the newly announced cache of evidence the gov't has on Flynn," Bijan Kian's lawyer said.
thedailybeast.com/michael-flynns…
"When questioning the Turkish govt’s influence ops in the U.S., the jury should look at the newly announced cache of evidence the gov't has on Flynn," Bijan Kian's lawyer said.
thedailybeast.com/michael-flynns…
"Kian instead worked on behalf of a Turkish-Dutch businessman named Ekim Alptekin, Trout said. (Alptekin is named as a defendant in the Kian case but will likely avoid appearance because he is living in Istanbul.) "
"According to a gov't indictment filed last year, Flynn and Kian worked together throughout the fall of 2016, when Flynn was an advisor to then candidate Trump, on a project to try and extradite Gulen back to Turkey."
"...Prosecutors said the two took hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Turkish government to execute the plan.
Flynn was also at the time accused of lying about his communications with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak."
Flynn was also at the time accused of lying about his communications with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak."
Flynn "entered into a coop deal w/Mueller/admitted to lying about the comms and about his consulting firm’s biz w/the Turkish gov't. He said that the #FARA reg he filed for Turkey....contained several inaccuracies, though his lawyers [say] Flynn did not intentionally lie..." 🙄
"The gov't [says it has] extensive info that the Turkish gov't attempted to influence the TRUMP campaign through Flynn. It was the first mention of an additional set of materials that show how Flynn was being extensively involved in the Turkish lobbying."
"The gov't focused on Kian’s email correspondences, including w/Flynn, about the Gulen project and attempted to lay out for the jury how the money that flowed into Kian’s account for services rendered connected back to the Turkish gov't."
"After nearly an hour and a half of opening statements, both of which were at timestangled and difficult to follow, the jury seemed to fade by 5:30 p.m. Several individuals closed their eyes and appeared to be sleeping."
Not good, on the first day, too.
<eot> ✌️
Not good, on the first day, too.
<eot> ✌️
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Michael Flynn’s Ex-Business Partner Points the Finger at Him in Court
Bijan Kian is charged with two felonies—illegally lobbying on behalf of the Turkish government and conspiring covertly to influence U.S. politics about Fethullah Gulen.
thedailybeast.com/michael-flynns…
Michael Flynn’s Ex-Business Partner Points the Finger at Him in Court
Bijan Kian is charged with two felonies—illegally lobbying on behalf of the Turkish government and conspiring covertly to influence U.S. politics about Fethullah Gulen.
thedailybeast.com/michael-flynns…
Bijan Kian at Dana Rohrabacher's inaugural ball.
The same ball that Erik Prince, Akhmetshin and Veselnitskaya attended.
The same ball that Erik Prince, Akhmetshin and Veselnitskaya attended.
Erik Prince...
Akhmetshin, Veselnitskaya...
Trump campaign foreign policy advisor, Walid Phares, far left...
Mike Flynn giving Bijan Kian's daughter an award at another event...
Dana Rohrabacher at a meeting with Flynn and Bijan Kian in 9/16:
Recall, Bijan Kian resided/resides (?) in Dana Rohrabacher's district (so did Ike Kaveladze)...
Former NSA Dir Mike Rodgers with Bijan Kian and Flynn...
Jim Jatras...
Jim Jatras with Kislyak elsewhere...
Jim Jatras and RT news....
OK. I'm done. You get the idea.
Can't wait for details of this trial to come out!
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Can't wait for details of this trial to come out!
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