DOJ faces new questions about accuracy of Flynn filings
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Source: Politico
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DOJ faces new questions about accuracy of Flynn filings
Lawyers for Andrew McCabe and Peter Strzok disputed the department's claim to have vouched for the accuracy of certain documents related to the case.
By KYLE CHENEY
10/27/2020 03:39 PM EDT
The Justice Department is already facing sharp questions from a judge about altering sensitive documents in the case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Now, two lawyers connected to the case say DOJ has made new mischaracterizations in its attempt to clean up the mess.
The department claimed late Monday that it had consulted with lawyers for former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe and former FBI agent Peter Strzok and confirmed that two sets of handwritten notes — key evidence in Flynn’s case — were valid and free of any alterations.
But correspondence between the two attorneys and DOJ reveal that neither vouched for the accuracy of the documents. In fact, McCabe's lawyer Michael Bromwich and Strzok's lawyer Aitan Goelman affirmatively refused to do so, according to a review of their email exchanges with Assistant U.S. Attorney Jocelyn Ballantine.
Instead, Bromwich explicitly declined to cooperate, citing disagreement with the Justice Department's efforts to dismiss the criminal charge against Flynn. And Goelman said he could not vouch for the documents without more time.
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NEW: Lawyers for Strzok and McCabe declined this week to help DOJ vouch for the accuracy of handwritten notes used as evidence to dismiss the case against FLYNN.
But DOJ told Judge Sullivan both attorneys had verified the notes anyway. The details:
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Great characterization!
