Republican attorneys general back Barr's bid to drop case against Flynn

[Zorro]

Source: The Guardian

Fifteen Republican state attorneys general have filed a legal brief telling a federal judge they support the justice department’s attempt to drop its case against the former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

The move comes after almost 2,000 former justice department figures condemned the move to drop the case.

Flynn, a retired general, was fired by Trump for lying to the vice-president about conversations with the Russian ambassador. He pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

Obama administration requests to “unmask” Flynn, as an American speaking to surveilled foreign nationals during the investigation of Russian election interference, a routine intelligence practice, are at the heart of Donald Trump’s attempts to create a scandal, the so-called “Obamagate”, to ensnare his predecessor and his challenger at the polls this year, former vice-president Joe Biden.

Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/republican-attorneys-general-back-barrs-132033398.html

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Those Republican AGs are all fucking traitors.

[wryter2000]

1. All Republicans

Are fucking traitors.

[BadGimp]

2. #GOPSurrender is REAL!

And now it's TOTAL

When will the GOP finally pay a price for this craven surrender to Trump, Russia, Big Money?

[RainCaster]

3. The numbers don't match up!

A mix of 2000+ GOP/RNC people says Flynn should be held accountable, while 15 purely GOP AGs says he should go scot free. That should send an interesting message to the judge.

[PRETZEL]

8. And I would hope that it's the career

people vs. the political people.

[ScratchCat]

13. State Attorney Generals

Are political offices by definition.

People who work within the DOJ, by definition, do not have political positions.

I can't imagine being this judge and having to literally "facepalm" at this nonsense from the GOP. The worst part is, these State AG's couldn't possibly know the actual details on the Flynn case. That an he mothertrucking plead guilty to protect his son.

[ananda]

4. What about the Democrats?

???

[thenelm1]

5. Shocked! Just shocked I tell you!! nt

[catbyte]

6. Trying to score those sweet sweet masks that jared is hoarding?

[notdarkyet]

7. What about the jurors?

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Knew Arkansas would be on the list.

[catrose]

11. And Texas. The AG is under indictment--of course he'd sympathize with confessed criminals.

15 Republicans agree with Barr. Obviously their opinion weighs more than 2000 honest prosecutors.

[Iliyah]

10. How about . . .

2,000 bipartisan retired and office state and other attorneys filed briefs tooooooooooooooooo.

[Snackshack]

12. Do Republicans think...

That civilization is going to end soon? It is one thing for a political party to push the envelope of precedent, processes, decency etc. but over the last 3+ yrs the GOP has just obliterated these things and gone full court press to get what they want and to hell with everything else, the country, it’s citizens, the environment, rule of law... everything.

They either know they are never going to loose power of a Senate majority and the WH or they think the end is near. These are the only two reason I can see for the blatant criminal activity they have done. If Dems win the Senate and keep the House (which the GOP cannot afford to let happen) it is game over for the GOP. Real investigations will devastate the current party. Even with all of the new judges the GOP has installed there is only so much wiggle room that judges can play with in a decision. At some point the GOP will be in the minority unless elections are fixed or civilization is coming to an end, how the GOP thinks they will survive the shift in power I don’t understand. How they ever expect to be taken seriously DT is gone is confounding.

[ScratchCat]

15. I've said the same thing for 3.5 years

There are, at minimum, a dozen things like this that the GOP has done which would make one conclude they must think the world is coming to an end. I don't mean simple issues of "political differences"; I mean this crazy town nonsense that a GOP majority 20 years ago would have removed a GOP POTUS over. They have no credibility left at all regarding "rule of law" and whatnot.

[LiberalFighter]

14. How is this within their jurisdiction? They are not even federal attorney generals.

[ScratchCat]

16. They got their marching orders

No reason to wind up getting attached on Twitter, right?

[KS Toronado]

17. The 15 A.G.'s mentioned are from these states.........

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is the lead writer on the brief, which is signed by attorneys generals for Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

[pbmus]

18. West Virginia, Arkansas, Mississippi are all on the list of dumbest in the USA

https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/education/the-10-dumbest-states-in-america-12712489

[LiberalLovinLug]

19. Scary for the rule of law in those States

I wish reporters in each State would fire a question at them about ...What if a politician or anyone lied to the highest law enforcement agencies in your State? Is that okay now?

[rickyhall]

20. I think it's called: Organised Crime...