This is SOME DAY, huh? Flynn Moves to Withdraw Guilty Plea

[blogslut]

Moar Courtesy of Rachel's twitter:

Link to tweet

Spencer Hsu
@hsu_spencer

BREAKING Former Trump national security adviser moves to withdraw guilty plea for lying to FBI in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation about his contacts with Russia's ambassador.

UPDATE: I think Rachel is hinting that her show tonight will be less debate-talky and more about this crazy day.

[Greywing]

1. They (Trump cronies) are all crazy as loons ...

With information beginning to break at the speed they have today do these berserk individuals honestly think they are going to get away from all this?!?!

[lame54]

14. I do

[PJMcK]

2. This is confusing

Can someone please explain this strategy?

Thanks, in advance.

[Johnny2X2X]

5. He had a sweetheart deal for no jail time, that is off the table now

Judge didn't accept the deal, and now the Prosecutor in light of new evidence is asking for 6 months in jail.

So now he'll want to plead not guilty. It's a stall tactic, he's hoping for a pardon.

[PJMcK]

8. Got it. Thanks! (n/t)

[spanone]

3. Can you do that? Isn't that an admission you lied?

what fucked up world do we live in?

[rurallib]

7. I am wondering the very same - thank the judge would like to up

his time in the pokey for pulling a stunt like that.

[onecaliberal]

4. Oh hell no. And I'm sorry but 6 months for treason is NOTHING.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. You mean 6 mos.? nt

[onecaliberal]

9. Yes sorry.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

10. Slap on the wrist is an understatement. nt

[onecaliberal]

11. Bigly

[NCLefty]

18. He wasn't convicted of treason.

[onecaliberal]

19. To be sure he wasn't. In practice he arguably did just that. Even the judge thought so.

[canetoad]

12. But hasn't he already been found guilty?

And is just awaiting sentencing. To quote Trump, No Do-overs.

[former9thward]

16. No.

He was not found guilty he plead guilty based on a plea agreement with the prosecutor. The prosecutor has changed the agreement so he wants to withdraw his guilty plea.

[canetoad]

17. Thanks

I realised from other threads that he had pleaded guilty. Wishful thinking!

[VarryOn]

13. Perhaps the only decent thing Comey ever did...

Was snagging Flynn early on.

[Wednesdays]

15. He's counting on a presidential pardon?

[Ilsa]

20. From what McQuade said, the judge

can decline this request.