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BREAKING: Court grants Motion for Acquittal for Bijan Rafiekian (Flynn Intel Group/Turkey/FARA case).

"The evidence was insufficient as a matter of law for the jury to convict Rafiekian on either count"

Huge blow to DOJ National Security Division. Image
Judge:

The Gov't "failed to offer substantial evidence" that Rafiekian acted as an agent of a foreign gov't.

"There is no substantial evidence" that he agreed to cooperate subject to the direction/control of Turkey; no evidence of any implied agreement w/ Turkey. Image
On the Flynn Intel Group FARA filing:

"There is no evidence of discussions or suggestions, let alone an agreement, express or implied, to either avoid filing under FARA or to cause the filing of a false FARA registration statement." Image
On General Flynn and the alleged FARA conspiracy:

The gov't told the Court that "Flynn was not a member of the alleged conspiracy." Image
Full Memorandum Opinion here:

scribd.com/document/42728…
Conclusion:

"The evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to sustain either of Rafiekian's convictions, and the Motion for Acquittal is therefore GRANTED. Should the Court's judgment of acquittal be later vacated/reversed... the motion for New Trial is conditionally granted" Image
This part of the Memorandum is important and goes to points we've been discussing for some time now:

The NSD/DOJ has been reading Section 951 (Foreign Agent) far too broadly, including conduct not contemplated under the statute.

For what purpose?

951 >>> FISA? 🤔 ImageImage

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Feb 8
Special Counsel Robert Hur's report has been released.

"Biden willfully retained" marked and unmarked classified documents at his home.

This "risked serious damage to America's national security"

Yet Biden will not be charged.

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There are tapes: in 2017, Biden told a writer he "found all the classified stuff downstairs" at his Delaware home.

These documents were later found by the FBI.

Hur: this evidence shows "Biden willfully retained the marked classified documents about Afghanistan."
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There is also evidence that Biden:

- Unlawfully retained classified notebooks post-Vice Presidency.

- Disclosed classified info in his notebooks to his ghostwriter. Image
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Feb 2
Fulton County DA and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade admit to a "personal relationship"

It started in 2022 - long before Trump's 2023 indictment.

The travel paid by Wade? It was from "personal funds" - not the ~$700K he was paid by Fulton County. lol.
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Wade's claim that Willis never received "funds or personal financial gain" from his position is misleading.

It dances around the truth - that Willis received extravagant gifts from her Special Prosecutor.

Gifts she never reported to Fulton County, as required by law.
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Willis demands no evidentiary hearing - obviously concerned about herself and Wade (and members of their staff) from testifying. Image
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Jan 5
More Jeffrey Epstein documents have been unsealed -

Adriana Ross (John Doe) removed computers from Epstein's Palm Beach mansion before the FBI could search the premises.

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Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre were seeking Ghislaine Maxwell's communications with Bill Clinton and Hillary ClintonImage
2006 Notes from the Palm Beach PD's Jeffrey Epstein files:

"Abigail Wexner - wants to talk to you @ something private"

She's the wife of Epstein client Leslie Wexner. Image
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Jan 4
NEW:

More Jeffrey Epstein files have been unsealed.

Starting with the testimony of a minor who was abused by Epstein.

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Here we see the addition of other John Does and witnesses (some new) -

All with potential knowledge of "Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein's sexual trafficking"

Bill Clinton
Doug Band (Clinton advisor)
Prince Andrew
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More on Bill Clinton - and his threats to a publisher to protect Epstein (and thus himself).

"B. Clinton walked into [Vanity Fair] and threatened them not to write sex-trafficing articles about his good friend" Jeffrey Epstein. Image
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Jan 3
The Jeffrey Epstein files have been unsealed. We have the documents

Here are the most important John Does.

We start with Bill Clinton - John Doe #36 - whose deposition was essential to provide info on his relationship with Maxwell and Epstein

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Testimony from one witness:

Q: "Did Jeffrey ever talk to you about Bill Clinton?"

A: "He said one time that Clinton likes them young, referring to girls."

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Note - there are more batches of documents that haven't been uploaded by the Giuffre/Maxwell attorneys.

Pardon any delay; many documents relate to John Does who were merely witnesses or doctors.

(The influencers and media lied to you about many John Does.)

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Dec 19, 2023
A federal judge has ordered the unsealing of 167 Jeffrey Epstein “John Does” (from Ghislaine Maxwell’s civil case).

There’s a lot of confusion (and bad info from the media) surrounding this issue – here is some necessary context on the John Does.

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We previously charted and categorized each John Doe, and previously summarized this material back in Feb. 2023.

The majority (around 100 of 167) have been identified.

Approximately 11 of the unidentified John Does are victims.

Here are examples:
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Furthermore -

Lawyers for Maxwell and Giuffre (the victim) informed the Court that quite a few of the John Does were only mentioned in passing or in a benign context.

Or that “the sealed material as to this individual is not salacious.”

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