On Saturday the violent far left group, Antifa, foot soldiers for the Democratic Party, were identified by AG Bill Barr as the primary organizing group behind the riots, looting, murder and mayhem spreading across the country. Barr is not one to make statements like this unless he has definitive knowledge.
As anyone who has been following here knows, AG Barr’s DOJ is investigating an attempt by corrupt individuals to rig the results of the 2016 election and, when that failed, to overturn those results. Barr never makes legal statements without having all the evidence beforehand. This is the way he teaches upcoming lawyers.
The following answer by AG Barr to a reporter’s question is instructive as to where that investigation may be.
The Flynn case continues to have its unexpected twists and turns. The Washington Post headline reports another twist:
“Federal judge hires high-powered D.C. attorney to defend his actions in Flynn case.”
A quick review of how we got here.
On Friday, FBI Director Christopher Wray ordered an internal review into the investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Its purpose, as detailed by the FBI, is to determine whether there was any misconduct or errors made by bureau officials during the course of their investigation
The bobbleheads in the media immediately portrayed Wray as being caught between “appeasing” the President and “protecting” the institution he leads. WaPo reports that Gregory Bower, who formerly worked under Wray, said, “I don’t know what the point is, other than to appease the attorney general.” In the entire WaPo article there is not a single mention of the egregious misconduct by both the FBI and Mueller’s Hit Squad.
In an absolutely bizarre twist in the Flynn case, the retired judge who was appointed to file an amicus brief with the court is now requesting a briefing schedule, oral arguments and the possibility of interviewing witnesses.
Last week the DOJ filed a motion in the Michael Flynn case to dismiss the charges against Flynn “with prejudice.” This would mean that the long nightmare would be over for LTG Flynn. Certainly part of the reason the dismissal request was made was the Brady material that a US Attorney from Missouri found that had never been given to the Flynn defense. This material was exculpatory and also demonstrated that Flynn had been framed by the FBI. Other declassified material also demonstrated egregious prosecutorial misconduct.
AG Barr recognized that such material would continue to be presented to the court by Flynn’s attorney Sidney Powell. Barr also recognized that there had been a witch hunt to get Flynn. Rather than air all this dirty laundry out in a public courtroom, Barr decided to right an injustice and filed to dismiss the charges.
Last week acting DNI Ric Grenell forced the release by Adam Schiff of the transcripts that Schiff had been refusing to release. These were transcripts of testimonies given by dozens of witnesses. These showed that many Democratic TV personalities have lied over and over when on TV broadcasts about elements of the Russian Collusion hoax.
What garnered far less attention at the time was the fact that DNI Grenell delivered a second set of documents to AG Barr on the same day. At the time no one seemed to know just what was in those documents.
The Democrats are clearly in panic mode right now. On Sunday morning, former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks joined “the Big Lie” movement when she stated unequivocally that the move by the DOJ to drop the Flynn case was “a clear cover-up.” This occurred on MSNBC’s AM Joy program. According to Wine-Banks, because Flynn was facing jail time, Flynn might have had more to offer about Russian involvement in the Trump Administration. Therefore, Barr had to intervene in order to prevent Flynn from doing so.
What alternate reality is this woman living in? None of the other three panelists nor the moderator disagreed. Many were nodding their heads. This is what stage 4 Trump Derangement Syndrome looks like.
The following is a phone call from former President Obama. Who is on the other end is unclear. However, without a doubt, the listeners on this call are members of the Obama Alumni Association. The call was “leaked” to Michael Isikoff. Be forewarned. This is not the smooth and silken presentation that we are accustomed to hearing from Obama.
There are some people who are not completely brainwashed about what happened to Michael Flynn. However, they want to believe that the Flynn case was unique. They reluctantly admit that there seems to have been some corrupt activity going on in connection with this case. However, they attribute this to personal animosity toward Flynn. Such animosity overcame professional judgment. They may even partially blame Flynn because he was opposed to President Obama’s foreign policies. They admit it should never have happened but this was an unusual situation and does not reflect the normal course of business for these people.
Now I understand the desire to believe that this kind of corruption does not exist in our government as a normal course of business. However, this was no one-time affair. The following interview with Kathleen “K. T.” McFarland on Thursday should disabuse these people of this belief.