Dec. 13 Checking Robert Mueller
The sentencing judge brings to light dodgy FBI conduct in the Mike Flynn case.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/checking-robert-mueller-11544745831
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Robert Mueller has operated for 19 months as a law unto himself, reminding us of the awesome
and destructive powers of special counsels. About the only possible check on Mr. Mueller is a judge
who is wise to the tricks of prosecutors and investigators. Good news: That’s what we got this week.
Former national security adviser Mike Flynn a year ago pleaded guilty to one count of lying to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. Mr.
Flynn’s defense team this week filed a sentencing memo to Judge Emmet Sullivan that contained
explosive new information about the Flynn-FBI meeting in January 2017.
It was arranged by then-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, who personally called Mr. Flynn
on other business, then suggested he sit down with two agents to clear up the Russia question. Mr.
McCabe urged Mr. Flynn to conduct the interview with no lawyer present—to make things easier.
The agents (including the infamous Peter Strzok) showed up within two hours. They had already decided
not to inform Mr. Flynn that they had transcripts of his conversations or give him the standard warning
against lying to the FBI. They wanted him “relaxed” and “unguarded.” Former Director James Comey
this weekend bragged on MSNBC that he would never have “gotten away” with such a move in a more
“organized” administration.
The whole thing stinks of entrapment, though the curious question was how the Flynn defense team got
the details. The court filing refers to a McCabe memo written the day of the 2017 meeting, as well as an
FBI summary—known as a 302—of the Flynn interview. These are among documents congressional Re-
publicans have been fighting to obtain for more than a year, only to be stonewalled by the Justice
Department. Now we know why the department didn’t want them public......."
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