I posted this on r/Conservative but there isn't much of a discussion going on over there yet. I could use some insight because I feel like I'm missing something that other people aren't (ex. Bongino).
Ok I'm trying to understand here and would appreciate some help. I get that this could have been a setup, or at least a very unusual prosecution due to political bias. I get that the Logan act is kind of... iffy... and Flynn probably had no reason to try to cover his butt. I get that there were likely bad actors all around including the FBI. I get that the Obama administration may have orchestrated the whole thing and laid a trap, partly because they were pissed Flynn saw China as a bigger threat than Russia, and, well, the motivations don't really matter at this moment. Hopefully we get some clarity on that eventually.
But from what I'm reading today it looks like Flynn did clearly lie to the FBI about the calls and that may have had a material impact on their investigation. Are we trying to dispute that? What am I missing?
Declassified transcript has Flynn asking Russia not to respond in a tit-for-tat manner after the expulsions. He even uses that phrase directly. His signed confession states that he explicitly denied that in his FBI interview. On the face of it it seems like an open and shut case for lying. (Under oath?) Forgetting whether or not it was a set up for a minute, he clearly had the call and then signed a document stating that he lied about the contents of that call. Why are quite a few smart people saying he's not guilty?
The only thing I can piece together based on what I've read is that possibly someone at the FBI doctored the 302, and the original one cannot be produced (very suspicious). And Flynn confessed because they were targeting his son or had something else on him. In other words, he plead guilty to something he didn't do. Maybe he did tell the FBI about the contents of the call in the interview and they doctored it to look like he didn't? So the entire thing was a setup and the FBI evidence was fabricated? His confession was to fake evidence?
Am I missing a piece here...
Thanks I will do that. Yeah that all makes sense... I still have a hard time believing Flynn didn't remember something like that, but I fully get that it doesn't really matter because it was all a setup. Just feels like he is not 100% blame free, and unfortunately that's big distraction. But agree 100% with the dismissal.
I just hate seeing every leftist news outlet tonight headlining that "this confirms Flynn lied". It's a scapegoat for the real story.