1)Here's another important--if largely overlooked--aspect of the new Flynn documents. One new email has former FBI lawyer Lisa Page meditating on how FBI shud deal with its "policy" of giving an admonishment to targets about the penalties of lying to law enforcement
2) She asks if "policy" requires an admonition up front, or only when a subject offers a false statement. She wonders if FBI couldn't skirt the rule by agents just "casually" slipping in the admonishment to Flynn. The clear suggestion is that maybe they can not make a deal of it
3) But let's remember that, in the end, according to Andy McCabe documents, the FBI decided to give NO admonishment whatsoever. Flynn was never warned about lying, and also was discouraged from having lawyer, after the FBI also deliberately set up meeting outside of WH counsel.
4) So if we are to believe Page, this was an outright violation of FBI "policy" on admonishments. How often does FBI conduct interviews and not make that warning? I'd wager--given Page email--really, never.
These are the small but important questions that matter in a case like this. If Flynn was treated differently than other FBI subjects, the judge needs to know. FBI policy is there for a reason. The agents don't just get to ignore it because they deem it a more serious/urgent case
