Justice Department does not comply with court order to release transcripts of Michael Flynn's conver

[Ramsey Barner]

Last edited Fri May 31, 2019, 07:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Washington Post

Federal prosecutors on Friday declined to make public transcripts of recorded conversations between Michael Flynn and Russia’s ambassador to the United States in December 2016, despite a judge’s order.

In a court filing Friday, the Justice Department wrote that it did not rely on such recordings to establish Flynn’s guilt or determine a recommendation for his sentencing.

Prosecutors also failed to release an unredacted version of portions of the Mueller report related to Flynn that the judge had ordered be made public.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/justice-department-fails-to-comply-with-court-order-to-release-transcripts-of-michael-flynns-conversations-with-russian-ambassador/2019/05/31/9b4a6754-83b8-11e9-95a9-e2c830afe24f_story.html?utm_term=.21429804fe04

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"The government further represents that it is not relying on any other recordings, of any person, for purposes of establishing the defendant’s guilt or determining his sentence, nor are there any other recordings that are part of the sentencing record" means that DOJ is refusing to turn over the Flynn-Russians transcripts and audio recordings despite the Court's explicit order.

[Chin music]

1. Lock him up!

Sounds like he REALLY sold America out. Shits beyond the pale. imho. This guy was a GENERAL and the trumps were warned by Pres Obama. Completely sold out to russia.

[riverwalker]

2. Judge Sullivan

is the one who forced government to get on a plane (not tomorrow, not in an hour, NOW) and return a woman seeking asylum who they deported. I think they messed with the wrong guy.

[kimbutgar]

3. If they have nothing to hide and Flynn is innocent why not release the transcripts?

Looks like a coverup to me.

[csziggy]

7. Why has nearly every Trump associate LIED about their contacts with Russian?

From his campaign on, they have been lying, lying when the truth is already known, lying when they dodn't need to, lying about every interaction with Russians or anything to do with Russia.

Whatever they are covering up is worse than what we already know about.

[bluestarone]

8. Because tRUMP promised pardons! (MY opinion)

He's controlling them ALL!

[Ligyron]

16. Oh, you know it!

Among other things.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

22. I suspect there's some very sinister GOP/Russian collusion hiding in the shadows.

Perhaps big hidden RNC funding or many, many GOP politicians that Russia has serious dirt on......

As you say, it's just too stupid to lie unless there's an underlying cause. They act as if they're scared to death to speak the truth.

[csziggy]

28. I'm with you - they are hiding some serious dirt or major money

Just look at the mess the NRA is in since Maria Butina was uncovered - and I think that will get even messier.

I just wish it would all come out before the election next year.

[yonder]

29. Yes. The turnabout of Lindsay Graham stands out for me.

Too many people have been lining up the wrong way.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

30. Another possibility that's frightening but would make sense...

is that Russia has so much compromising dirt on key GOP politicians that they have sent a not so subtle message to someone high-up in the GOP saying "if all you guys don't walk the chalk line and cover for us, we will unleash a torrent of crap that will bring your whole house down". Strict orders would then be passed down to politicians at all levels and perhaps with a few select RW media personalities in the know as well to cover for all things Russian.

That scenario certainly would explain most of the sucking up to Russia's interests as well as their refusal to address Russian election meddling.

[machoneman]

34. Because it even worse, much worse, than we or the press have ever suspected!

No kidding!

[Thekaspervote]

4. Flynn should spend a lot more than 6 months in jail.... a lot more

[Jarqui]

5. Sullivan was outraged by Flynn

He wanted to nail him for longer than six months.

I think what he is trying to do is let the American people get a taste of what outraged him. Those transcripts of Flynn talking with the Russians would seem to be a part of that.

[Ramsey Barner]

6. Exactly.

And I would hate to be the Assistant US Attorney that will have to appear before Judge Sullivan without transcripts or recordings if/when the judge summons them.

Imagine: "You are to appear in court at 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 3, 2019, bearing either the ordered transcripts and recordings or comfortable clothes, preferably in orange."

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. This is what happens when Mueller's no longer calling the shots. Nt

[tonekat]

10. Send the U.S. Marshalls

to get them to comply! Or the National Guard!

Apparently we don't have laws anymore?

[yaesu]

11. When the bank robbers are in charge of bank security. nt

[Grasswire2]

12. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hair on Fire time. nt

[AJT]

13. We knew this was coming, not complying with a court order.

What are the judge's options?

[people]

26. Judge's options

The judge should hold the U.S. attorneys in contempt of court and give them a day or so to comply with his earlier order. It's incredible to me that they are ignoring an order from a federal judge.

[CaptainTruth]

14. This is AWESOME! Every time the Trump regime is given rope, they wrap it around their necks...

... & hang themselves.

The Dems are handling this so well, setting up the fight between the COURTS & Trump, so all Americans can see how Trump & Co are defying the law (thus eroding his support, & hurting Repubs who support him) & it will be the COURTS who impose penalties (fines, arrests, jail) so it is clear to voters it's a matter of justice instead of partisanship.

[Kablooie]

15. A veritable parade of obstruction of justice every single day.

And openly defying US law to do it.

People will scratch their heads in disbelief when they read the history books about this time period.

[bluestarone]

18. WOW you got that right

SAD day in our history!! Should NEVER be another Republican elected NEVER!!

[machoneman]

35. What is truly amazing is that Trumpy lawyers not only lied but got caught in lies!

They must be really dumb lawyers to not only lie for the Orangegrifter but also not even think their calls and conversations were recorded.

Here's a good one too. In matters related to national security (love how Repusbliscums always seem to use this in their defense) the CIA, NSA, FBI and even foreign intelligence actors may have recorded Trump's lawyers like Dowd and other evil-doer lawyers during the Russiagate investigations. How in the world could not allegedly experienced lawyers not know that our highly paid and trained experts could not or would not intercept their supposedly secret talks?


This is beyond dumb. Jeez, Trump could actually claim lawyer malfeasance, ineptitude and more in a defense. "Your honor, I didn't hire the best people!"

No shit, Sherlock!

[Kablooie]

37. They seem to assume that Trump will be triumphant so they are above the law.

Do they think that the US will always have a criminal Republican president who is above the law from now on and they will be protected from prosecution if they commit crimes for him?

[watoos]

17. Is it still too soon?

[world wide wally]

19. I'm beginning to think that we are not, in fact, a nation of laws

[Ramsey Barner]

21. Indeed. John Adams thought that a republic should be "a government of laws, and not of men."

On the one hand, we no longer have a government of laws. On the other, given the Toddler in Chief and his developmentally impaired minions, we can't even claim to have a government of men!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. What we are not is a nation of equality of justice. n/t

.........

[thenelm1]

20. The most transparent president/admin ever!

Guess it depends on your definition of transparent - transparently corrupt comes to mind. In big, huge, transparent, out in the open corruption/coverups for all to see - this bullshit might play to the ignorant, willful or otherwise, base (and apparently Congressional pubbies), but one would hope anyone with more that two neurons to rub together would see this BS for what it is - the emperor has no clothes, yet parades around like he's the bestest, most majestic dunce of all time. The man is a moron. A moron who inherited big money. (The ultimate argument for a high inheritance tax.)

Why are so many of these people kowtowing to him? It makes no sense - did I say I think he's a moron?

Drumpf's delusions of grandeur will be his undoing - this incredible business man (his description), i.e. glorified landlord, has the business acuity of a holed sock. He's always been a joke in NYC, just another slumlord - who the eff ever thought that giving this douche a TV show was a good idea????? Sorry, I'll stop now - I'm just ranting at this point.

[NBachers]

23. Everything you said is dead on - ALSO- Welcome to Democratic Underground, thenelm1! Keep 'em coming!

[pdsimdars]

24. Please, someone, lock him up. Someone has to show them that there are CONSEQUENCES!

[blueinredohio]

27. They're trying to see what they can get away with.

If they get away with this we can expect them to obstruct everything the democrats try to do because they can.

[riversedge]

31. +1

[machoneman]

36. yep, until we stop them!

[Princetonian]

32. We are no longer a nation of laws.

RIP American democracy.

[ancianita]

33. I think I know what Sullivan should do. But what WILL he do to enforce his contempt charge? Just

wait until the appeal to the next highest court rules on it?