Thread by @rgoodlaw

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@JonathanTurley has a seriously flawed blog post trying to criticize @AWeissmann_ and me.

Turley badly misrepresents what we said, what Justice Dept charged, and more…

This is a pattern for Turley (see final tweet in this thread for that pattern)…

2. On left:

Turley falsely claims op-ed calls on DOJ lawyers "to undermine" Durham investigation

On right:

Our op-ed: DOJ lawyers should refuse IMPROPER requests if VIOLATE oath to Constitution and policy on actions that interfere in election; plus Durham CAN indict after 11/3

3. On left:

Turley: FBI lawyer charged for falsely stating Carter Page was not a CIA source to court, when Page was a source.

On right:

The charge: Knowingly altering a document to FBI supervisor by adding words (charge never mentions Page's status or whether lawyer knew it).

4. An aside: as Turley tries to amplify Clinesmith's charge, compare how he described Flynn’s charge for lying to FBI (and admitting being unregistered foreign agent):

“pretty anemic” (Fox News 12/13/18)
“rather anemic crime that borders on the pathetic” (Fox News 12/18/18)

5. In his blog, Turley goes down a familiar rabbit hole of disinformation.

He writes, at length, that Flynn false statement was not material in reference to CRIMINAL investigation, but never mentions key in Flynn false statement case was ongoing COUNTERINTELLIGENCE investigation

6/6 Notice a pattern.

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