[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #763

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:05 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:
@:Kijkertje

Flynn exonerated zoals verwacht.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/(...)osecution/index.html

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:05 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:
@:Kijkertje

Flynn exonerated zoals verwacht.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/(...)osecution/index.html

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:05 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:
@:Kijkertje

Flynn exonerated zoals verwacht.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/(...)osecution/index.html

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:11 schreef Mensen_doe_rustig het volgende:
Wow, je weet dat mensen echt helemaal wappie geworden zijn als een compleet falen van de rechtsgang een 'lekker puh ' reactie uitlokt.

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:05 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:
@:Kijkertje

Flynn exonerated zoals verwacht.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/(...)osecution/index.html

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:05 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:
@:Kijkertje

Flynn exonerated zoals verwacht.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/(...)osecution/index.html

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neal_katyal twitterde op donderdag 07-05-2020 om 20:42:28 Another very highly respected DOJ attorney withdrawing from a case, this one about Michael Flynn. Something is deeply wrong. https://t.co/aPHtYWzsnp reageer retweet

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OrinKerr twitterde op donderdag 07-05-2020 om 20:57:01 AG Barr is Trump's new fixer. No need to take the political hit to pardon your friend when your fixer can do the dirty work for you.

Sad day for DOJ. reageer retweet

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jgeltzer twitterde op donderdag 07-05-2020 om 20:52:48 Please understand why this is so dangerous.

It’s not about whatever sentence Flynn would’ve received.

It’s about Trump & Barr turning an extreme view of American law enforcement as an untrustworthy enemy of the people into official US Government policy.

THAT’S what’s scary. reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:03 schreef Jojoke het volgende:

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In Georgia kan je een onschuldig iemand doodschieten zonder uiteindelijke vervolging? Nu is er een video, maar dat zal niet altijd het geval zijn.

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:05 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:
@:Kijkertje

Flynn exonerated zoals verwacht.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/(...)osecution/index.html

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steve_vladeck twitterde op donderdag 07-05-2020 om 20:49:03 Under Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a government motion to dismiss an indictment—even after a guilty plea—requires “leave of court.”

https://t.co/V9V6GxHZ9f

That leave may well be forthcoming, but it’s up to Judge Sullivan, not DOJ—and is not automatic. https://t.co/rTZwShgIpT reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:06 schreef Whiskers2009 het volgende:

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Je hebt het niet zo op de democratische rechtsstaat?

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:35 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:
Wat minder de WaPo en NYT lezen dames en heren dan hadden jullie dit ook kunnen zien aankomen.

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:35 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:
Wat minder de WaPo en NYT lezen dames en heren dan hadden jullie dit ook kunnen zien aankomen.

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:33 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:

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Flynn is erin geluisd door de FBI en dat is inderdaad niet normaal in een rechtstaat.

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:35 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:
Wat minder de WaPo en NYT lezen dames en heren dan hadden jullie dit ook kunnen zien aankomen.

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:35 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:
Wat minder de WaPo en NYT lezen dames en heren dan hadden jullie dit ook kunnen zien aankomen.

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:46 schreef Tijger_m het volgende:

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Tuurlijk, joh, en ze hebben de bekentis eruit geslagen. Echt waar.

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“Are you entering this plea of guilty because you are guilty and for no other reason?” U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras asked at the time.

“Yes, Your Honor,” Flynn replied.

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:59 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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JUDGE SULLIVAN: Do you wish to challenge the circumstances under which you were interviewed by the FBI?

FLYNN: No,your honor. I was aware lying to the FBI was a crime.

JUDGE SULLIVAN: Do you believe you were entrapped by the FBI?

FLYNN: No

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:46 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Dat de FBI zo corrupt zou worden is dan ook moeilijk voor te stellen. Blijkbaar hebben jouw bronnen daar minder moeite mee.

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 01:38 schreef Sjemmert het volgende:

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Fixed for ya

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Op donderdag 7 mei 2020 21:54 schreef SnertMetChoco het volgende:

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RepAdamSchiff twitterde op donderdag 07-05-2020 om 21:51:56 Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his illicit Russian contacts.

His lies do not now become truths.

This dismissal does not exonerate him.

But it does incriminate Bill Barr.

In the worst politicization of the Justice Department in its history. reageer retweet

Zo is het.

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EXCLUSIVE -- DNI TO SCHIFF: THE TRANSCRIPTS ARE READY TO RELEASE.

A big development in the fight over 53 secret interviews the House Intelligence Committee conducted during its Trump-Russia investigation. Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has sent a letter to chairman Adam Schiff notifying him that transcripts of all 53 interviews, over 6,000 pages in all, have been cleared for public release. "All of the transcripts, with our required redactions, can be released to the public without any concerns of disclosing classified material," Grenell wrote to Schiff in a letter dated May 4.

The Intel Committee did the first probe into Russia's 2016 campaign interference and allegations of Trump-Russia collusion. Even today, its findings make up most of what we know about the affair. As part of that investigation -- it was run by then-majority Republicans -- the committee interviewed some key witnesses in the Trump-Russia matter: Donald Trump Jr., Steve Bannon, Andrew McCabe, Sally Yates, Michael Cohen, Hope Hicks, and many more.

The interviews were conducted in secret. But by September 2018, with the committee's report long finished and made public, the Republicans who still controlled the committee decided the interview transcripts should be released to the public. In a rare moment of comity, Democrats agreed, and on September 26, 2018, the committee voted unanimously to release the transcripts. But there was a catch: The documents would have to first be checked for classified information by the Intelligence Community. So off they went to the IC -- never to be seen again.

Now, in May 2020, they're still secret. Two weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal editorial board reported that the IC had finished its review of 43 of the transcripts, but Schiff was refusing to release them. The paper said Schiff was also preventing declassification of the remaining ten transcripts.

In the letter, Grenell revealed that the 43 transcripts have been finished since June 2019. Schiff has been sitting on them all that time. Grenell said the final ten have just been finished as well. "I urge you to honor your previous public statements, and your committee's unanimous vote on this matter, to release all 53 cleared transcripts to Members of Congress and the American public as soon as possible," Grenell said. Just in case Schiff is still not interested, Grenell added, "I am also willing to release the transcripts directly from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as to ensure we comply with the unanimous and bipartisan vote to release the transcripts."

One more thing. In March 2019 -- that was when Democrats were newly in charge of the House and considering impeaching President Trump over the Russia matter -- Schiff requested that the DNI "under no circumstances...share House Intelligence Committee transcripts with the White House, President Trump, or any persons associated with the White House or President." Some Republicans viewed that as a dubious request, since some of the witnesses came from the White House. Nevertheless, Grenell complied. "Pursuant to your guidance, these transcripts have not been shared with the White House," he wrote to Schiff.

The next move is up to Schiff. The chairman has shown no hesitation to keep secrets even when they involve non-classified information of great national interest. For example, Schiff is still concealing the committee's impeachment inquiry interview with Michael Atkinson, at the time the Intelligence Community Inspector General, in the Ukraine matter. As for the Trump-Russia interviews, Republicans remember when Schiff claimed he had "direct evidence" of collusion -- a charge special counsel Robert Mueller was never able to establish. Some GOP lawmakers believe the transcripts will help show that Schiff was making it up all along. It's time for the public to learn that, too.

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 01:49 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Wie gaat Barr allemaal vervolgen als ze zo corrupt zijn?

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atrupar twitterde op vrijdag 08-05-2020 om 01:37:00 REPORTER: How will history look back on your decision to drop charges against Flynn?

BILL BARR: “Well, history is written by the winners. So it largely depends on who’s writing the history.” https://t.co/GVr2bIaavc reageer retweet

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EvanMcMullin twitterde op vrijdag 08-05-2020 om 01:56:35 “There is no truth, only power.” https://t.co/LENKNTHGMR reageer retweet

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ChrisMurphyCT twitterde op vrijdag 08-05-2020 om 02:15:44 My god.

The entire idea of the rule of law - that thing the Attorney General is supposed to be in charge of upholding - is predicated on the outcome of elections NOT mattering when it comes to the operation of the legal system https://t.co/nFxz0Nf49G reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 8 mei 2020 00:26 schreef Tijger_m het volgende:

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Als het slachtoffer zwart is? Ja.