Key takeaway - DOJ has changed its mind and decided that Flynn did not provide "substantial assistance" to prosecutors, and wants a prison sentence of 0-6 months.
THREAD
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Rafekian was convicted by the jury - but the judge THREW OUT the conviction for lack of evidence.
Embarrassing!
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Judge noted that at trial, the prosecutors presented zero evidence that the Turkish government was involved.
Strange, right? Seems like an important point to prove!
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That was the substance of his "substantial cooperation" with the government, and it was revealed in his grand jury testimony!
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And then the prosecutors lost - PRECISELY because they didn't have General Flynn's testimony.
So why didn't the prosecutors call General Flynn?
Because he changed his story, prosecutors argue, they had to make a "rational, strategic decision" not to have @GenFlynn testify.
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Flynn did NOT plead to *knowingly* lying in the FARA statement - yet prosecutors demanded he testify to the contrary!
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Notice that with regard to false statements re: Russia, the agreement includes an admission to *knowingly* lying.
That wasn't in the FARA count!
Federal prosecutors asserted REPEATEDLY that Flynn was not a co-conspirator with Rafekian.
Why would they want testimony that flat-out contradicted their own assertions?
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That should have been reason enough for the prosecutors to call him, and allow him to testify against Rafekian.
Now they are accusing him of "undermining" the prosecution.
Utter nonsense.
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The question of whether General Flynn offered "substantial assistance" is left solely to the prosecutors.
The judge can't second-guess them.
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Federal prosecutors have been railroading a respected general for years.
Enough.
President Trump, PARDON MICHAEL FLYNN.
Fin.