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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlynn lied to the FBI
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/flynn-in-fbi-interview-denied-discussing-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador/2017/02/16/e3e1e16a-f3d5-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?utm_term=.706d226a77d3Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn denied to FBI agents in an interview last month that he had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that countrys ambassador to the United States before President Trump took office, contradicting the contents of intercepted communications collected by intelligence agencies, current and former U.S. officials said.
The Jan. 24 interview potentially puts Flynn in legal jeopardy, as lying to FBI is a felony, but any decision to prosecute would ultimately lie with the Justice Department. Some officials said bringing a case could prove difficult in part because Flynn may attempt to parse the definition of sanctions.
A spokesman for Flynn said he had no response. The FBI declined to comment.
The Jan. 24 interview potentially puts Flynn in legal jeopardy, as lying to FBI is a felony, but any decision to prosecute would ultimately lie with the Justice Department. Some officials said bringing a case could prove difficult in part because Flynn may attempt to parse the definition of sanctions.
A spokesman for Flynn said he had no response. The FBI declined to comment.
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Flynn lied to the FBI (Original Post)
BeyondGeography
Feb 2017
OP
Well apparently that's fine and dandy because I saw last night they are not pursuing
TrekLuver
Feb 2017
#7
Hamlette
(15,412 posts)1. I wonder if that's why he was fired? That's big stuff nt
TexasBushwhacker
(20,226 posts)3. If the DOJ prosecutes Flynn, maybe he'll roll on Trump and Pence
and cut a deal.
triron
(22,026 posts)4. Doubt Sessions will go there unless he is pressured.
BeyondGeography
(39,387 posts)5. He's a great man who was treated very unfairly
Raster
(20,998 posts)2. ooops-a-doodle...
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moondust
(20,017 posts)6. Comrade Comey?
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)7. Well apparently that's fine and dandy because I saw last night they are not pursuing
any case against him....like he lied but ummmm he didn't mean to or some bullshit of that nature.