BREAKING****House Dems: FLYNN LIED TO SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGATORS re: FOREIGN MONEY****

[geek tragedy]

https://mobile.twitter.com/jakesherman/status/866761272284655617

WASHINGTON (AP) - Top House Democrat: Documents show Flynn apparently lied to US security clearance investigators on foreign payments.

[MFM008]

1. LOCK HIM UP

although ass face will pardon him

[exboyfil]

7. Could Trump politically survive self serving

pardons for anyone who could testify against him? In today's political climate he might be able to pull it off.

The other side of pardon is that you can no longer refuse to testify to Congress. You can still be in jeopardy of perjury (that is until the President issues another pardon).

Perhaps Trump could give an indulgence for all past and future sins ala the Catholic church in the Middle Ages. I still think Ford's pardon of Nixon was B.S. Pardon should only apply after you have been convicted of a crime. Since it can apply to any crime based on the decision for Ford - why not future crimes as well.

[TheDebbieDee]

2. Seriously, why the ALL CAPS?

Didn't we know this already?

[geek tragedy]

3. we certainly suspected it.

all Caps seems to be the font of choice for such announcments

[malaise]

4. There's a document proving this

It's a major headline - looks like bogus companies were the sources of money from Russia.
I'm hoping they are some of those myriad Con shells.

[sheshe2]

5. Lock him up.

[MelissaB]

6. K&R

[MelissaB]

8. AP link as well

Link to tweet

[Eliot Rosewater]

9. Trump and Flynn were working together for how long?

Flynn is a girl scout compared to Trump when it comes to these ties.

[MelissaB]

11. What do you mean? He doesn't even know him.

LOL!

[Eliot Rosewater]

12. LOL wait, you are right, what was I THINKING

Wanna know something that is NOT funny, if you are on disability because you cant work, Trump is making it a requirement to work

he is an enemy of the human race

[NightWatcher]

10. Felony!!!

See ya in the Graybar Hotel

[Lee-Lee]

13. Nail his ass for it

As a retired Servicemember receiving retired pay he is still subject to the UCMJ as well as civilian law- nail him in both jurisdictions!

[Phoenix61]

15. They will have to have separate charges

He can't be tried in a civilian court and a military court for the same thing as double jeopardy applies. I believe they could pull his retirement pay if he is convicted in a civilian court.

[Lee-Lee]

19. Double Jeaporsy doesn't apply in to charges in civilian court and the UCMJ

The actual charges would be violations of different laws resulting from the same acts anyway, however it has long been held that. Person can be charged in both systems.

DUI is a classic example, the military will allow civilian courts to work their way through and then also charge the individual under the UCMJ. There have been cases up to abdnincluding murder where a person was tried in a civilian court and then the military stepped in and also charged under the UCMJ.

[DDySiegs]

14. 18 U S code section 1001

Lying to a government agency is a crime punishable by up to 5 years in prison under the above referenced Federal statute. This is the same statute under which Martha Stewart went to jail. Scooter Libby was convicted under this statute (subsequently his sentence was commuted by George W). The point is that this a serious problem for Flynn, quite apart from all the other charges he may face.

[R B Garr]

17. +1000, thanks for the code! MSNBC was just talking about this being the same

statute affecting Martha Stewart. What she did was nothing compared to Flynn's traitorous lies.

[WinkyDink]

16. I'm shocked. SHOCKED.

[rpannier]

18. Oh come now, what's the big deal?

Who among us has not lied to get a high level security clearance? (Waiting for this to become a reich wing talking point)