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Any state charges on Flynn? (Original Post) SheltieLover May 2020 OP
Well, that would be very cool leftieNanner May 2020 #1
Hi Leftie SheltieLover May 2020 #2
I was also just reminded leftieNanner May 2020 #4
LOL - Fred SheltieLover May 2020 #9
Barr even has control over SDNY. BigmanPigman May 2020 #3
But SDNY is still Federal leftieNanner May 2020 #6
I hope Judge Flynn SheltieLover May 2020 #7
I am keeping my fingers crossed... BigmanPigman May 2020 #8
I agree! SheltieLover May 2020 #19
No. Flynn is trivial, we should forget him Cicada May 2020 #5
will you say the same thing when Trump brings him back into a high, powerful Executive Branch role? Celerity May 2020 #10
Yes, if Trump promotes him it tarnishes Trump Cicada May 2020 #11
I am falling into no trap. I can walk and chew gum at the same time. Flynn's literally a treasonous Celerity May 2020 #13
TV can not do two things at once Cicada May 2020 #14
the topics, paths, and angles with which to attack Trump with are multivariate Celerity May 2020 #15
James Carville: it's the economy, stupid Cicada May 2020 #16
it is not 1992, that is so long ago, 4 years before I was born, and almost a pre internet world. Celerity May 2020 #18
Trump will defend against failing to fight the virus by blaming China Cicada May 2020 #21
The federal judge in this case should poke a eye in this shenanigans ......he should have turbinetree May 2020 #12
His charges stem from an interview he had with the FBI, in the White House. Calista241 May 2020 #17
No and he was caught early in his shenanigans so he had time to report his foreign payments wishstar May 2020 #20

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
2. Hi Leftie
Thu May 7, 2020, 04:35 PM
May 2020

It would seem almosf impossible for there to not be some state charges against this scum! 🤞🤞🤞

leftieNanner

(15,067 posts)
4. I was also just reminded
Thu May 7, 2020, 04:46 PM
May 2020

That Flynn's case is still on Judge Sullivan's docket and even if DOJ stops prosecuting the case, that doesn't mean the judge will automatically drop it. Right?

Hi Fred! (that was our lovable Sheltie's name)

leftieNanner

(15,067 posts)
6. But SDNY is still Federal
Thu May 7, 2020, 04:48 PM
May 2020

State charges could come from Leticia James (AG of New York) herself!

Plus, as I mentioned above, Judge Sullivan may still have some say about whether the DOJ will be allowed to just let Flynn out without consequences.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
5. No. Flynn is trivial, we should forget him
Thu May 7, 2020, 04:47 PM
May 2020

They are building support rallying behind him. We are better off letting him fade away.

Celerity

(43,131 posts)
10. will you say the same thing when Trump brings him back into a high, powerful Executive Branch role?
Thu May 7, 2020, 04:55 PM
May 2020

Trump has said for the last week he wants to bring him back (so he knew what Traitor Barr was up to).

Flynn is a completely bought and paid for Russian asset, just like Rump, McTurtle, Barr, etc etc etc.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
11. Yes, if Trump promotes him it tarnishes Trump
Thu May 7, 2020, 08:03 PM
May 2020

There is nothing to gain from putting Flynn in the news. Other stories are more valuable to discuss. Trump manipulates media attention to keep it away from what hurts him. We shouldn’t play along with his efforts to distract us from the big story: Trump did not protect us from the virus. Any other story moves attention away from the big important story, Trump’s failure to protect us. You are falling into Trump’s trap by discussing Flynn. Forget him.

Celerity

(43,131 posts)
13. I am falling into no trap. I can walk and chew gum at the same time. Flynn's literally a treasonous
Thu May 7, 2020, 08:11 PM
May 2020

actor, and it is insane that he would end up (regardless of duration) back in the government at the highest levels.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
14. TV can not do two things at once
Thu May 7, 2020, 08:38 PM
May 2020

You can walk and chew gum at the same time. TV can not talk about Trump failing to protect us and talk about Flynn at the same time. A person on the radio can not say Trump failed us and say Flynn deserves jail at the same time. I want TV to talk about Trump failing us all the time, I want radio talking about Trump failing us all the time. I want people to have this thought all the time: Trump failed us. I guarantee you Trump knows how important this is. Trump knows that every minute TV talks about Flynn is a victory for him. You must understand how Trump manipulates news to keep it away from stories which damage him. He creates controversy on purpose to reduce time focusing on what harms him in public opinion. When you don’t talk about Trumps failure to protect us, when you chew gum instead of walking, Trump wins. Don’t let him win. Tipper Gore was a master of this in the 1992 election. No matter what question she was asked she brought it back to the bad economy. How old are your children? 8, 10, 12 and because they have their lives ahead of them I know how important it is for us to fix this bad economy. Tipper Gore understood how politics works. You need to know how it works too. The only thing we should talk about is how Trump failed to protect us from the virus. Any other topic is a loss for us.

Celerity

(43,131 posts)
15. the topics, paths, and angles with which to attack Trump with are multivariate
Thu May 7, 2020, 09:02 PM
May 2020

I never put all my eggs in one basket.

just the deplorables, lol



Cicada

(4,533 posts)
16. James Carville: it's the economy, stupid
Thu May 7, 2020, 09:08 PM
May 2020

James Carville in 1992: It’s the economy, stupid.

Me 2020: it’s Mourning in America.

Celerity

(43,131 posts)
18. it is not 1992, that is so long ago, 4 years before I was born, and almost a pre internet world.
Thu May 7, 2020, 09:22 PM
May 2020

You do your thing, I will do mine.



Cicada

(4,533 posts)
21. Trump will defend against failing to fight the virus by blaming China
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:39 AM
May 2020

I think we need to understand our enemy. I think Trump won by controlling what was discussed on tv, radio, on line. We have to stop him from doing that. We must keep conversations about how Trump failed to protect us from the virus. China did not force him to fuck up here. He fucked up here all on his own.

turbinetree

(24,685 posts)
12. The federal judge in this case should poke a eye in this shenanigans ......he should have
Thu May 7, 2020, 08:05 PM
May 2020

something to say about this.................it demeans and tarnishes the court................and Barr can be called to give his account .................this BS..........he is fucking traitor..............

Calista241

(5,586 posts)
17. His charges stem from an interview he had with the FBI, in the White House.
Thu May 7, 2020, 09:11 PM
May 2020

There's ZERO chance a state can now indict him for anything related to that. Maybe they can dig up some tax fraud case or something, but that would require an investigation.

As far as I know, he lived in Virginia, so the state that has the most chance to have any type of case against him will be VA.

Flynn is small potatoes, and he's already told everyone everything he knows.

wishstar

(5,268 posts)
20. No and he was caught early in his shenanigans so he had time to report his foreign payments
Thu May 7, 2020, 09:43 PM
May 2020

He had just begun trying to make money from shady foreign deals when he was caught up in Russia probe, so he had time to file proper foreign agent registration and make sure his tax returns were complete.

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