Ex-Trump adviser Flynn to appear in court with Mueller critic as his new lawyer

[DonViejo]

JUNE 24, 2019 / 6:07 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s convicted former national security adviser Michael Flynn will appear in court on Monday for the first time since hiring a new lawyer who criticized Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The lawyer, Sidney Powell, is a conservative commentator who frequently appears on Fox News and sells t-shirts that say “Creeps on a Mission” featuring images of Mueller, former FBI Director James Comey and other Justice Department officials.

Flynn was among the first people in Trump’s inner circle to be charged by Mueller’s prosecutors for lying to investigators about his December 2016 conversations with Sergei Kislyak, Russia’s then-ambassador in Washington, about U.S. sanctions imposed on Moscow by President Barack Obama. Flynn worked on Trump’s election campaign and the conversations took place between Trump’s November election victory and his inauguration in January 2017.

Flynn pleaded guilty to the charge, agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s investigation and has also assisted prosecutors in a separate federal case brought against his former business partner, Bijan Rafiekian. Rafiekian is scheduled to go on trial in July after being indicted on allegations of unregistered lobbying on behalf of Turkey. Rafiekian denies the charge.

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/ex-trump-adviser-flynn-to-appear-in-court-with-mueller-critic-as-his-new-lawyer-idUSKCN1TP12I

[2naSalit]

1. So he's banking on

bullying tactics while under oath too? Something needs to happen that ends this shit show.

[Achilleaze]

2. Judge DISGUSTED with republican traitor

From the reuters article:

"Flynn was supposed to be sentenced in December but his sentencing was postponed after a contentious hearing in which U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan excoriated Flynn for lying to investigators, and accused the retired U.S. Army lieutenant general of selling out the United States.

“I’m not hiding my disgust, my disdain for this criminal offense,” Sullivan said at the time.

[kentuck]

3. He's playing to an audience of one....

He's looking to get a pardon.

[dewsgirl]

4. I hope that judge puts them in their place.

[empedocles]

6. Or, t he judge postpones, and leaves the evil Flynn dangling in the wind

[duforsure]

5. Flynn knows he's going to be sent to prison ,

and face many other crimes , and has no way to escape , because trump will never pardon him. They'll also line up many state charges sending him away for a long time.