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csziggy

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14. She was involved in the Flynn case
Sun Jun 13, 2021, 03:19 PM
Jun 2021
DOJ’s Response To Flynn Misconduct Evidence Only Makes Them Look Worse
By Margot Cleveland
June 18, 2020

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Then came this disconcerting passage: “The government disclosed approximately 25 pages of documents in April and May 2020 as the result of an independent review of this case by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. While those documents, along with other recently available information, see, e.g., Doc. 198-6, are relevant to the government’s discretionary decision to dismiss this case, the government’s motion is not based on defendant Flynn’s broad allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. Flynn’s allegations are unfounded and provide no basis for impugning the prosecutors from the D.C. United States Attorney’s Office.”

This passage proves disconcerting for several reasons. First, the paragraph’s construction creates the false impression that there was no prosecutorial misconduct involved, while, in reality, it does not say that at all. Rather, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jocelyn Ballantine, who signed the brief, merely asserted in the government’s brief that it’s “motion is not based on defendant Flynn’s broad allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.”

But what about narrow and specific allegations of prosecutorial misconduct and specifically Powell’s claim that federal prosecutor Brandon Van Grack—who has since withdrawn from the case—improperly withheld material exculpatory evidence from Powell?

More: https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/18/dojs-response-to-flynn-misconduct-evidence-only-makes-them-look-worse/


ETA - Sorry about the source, but when she's pissed off even the right wing, she can't be all that competent.

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Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson dalton99a Jun 2021 #1
"..prosecutor Jocelyn Valentine ..." WOW !! So many people dragged in this shit uponit7771 Jun 2021 #2
It's actually Ballantine. Nevilledog Jun 2021 #27
Was her son released from prison for her good work? malaise Jun 2021 #3
What????? WhiteTara Jun 2021 #25
Maybe I'm wrong, but paleotn Jun 2021 #6
Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson csziggy Jun 2021 #11
who from DOJ brought them? And who told them to? dem4decades Jun 2021 #4
HAd to come from the top paleotn Jun 2021 #9
Couldn't have, Barr, Sessions and Rosenstein have all said they knew nothing. DOJ was led by Sgt. dem4decades Jun 2021 #15
Had to chuckle at the image that bought up. triron Jun 2021 #18
Now that you mention it, Barr and Shultz could be twins. dem4decades Jun 2021 #22
And he knows nothing! MLAA Jun 2021 #20
Nothing! paleotn Jun 2021 #21
😬 MLAA Jun 2021 #23
I suspect that these subpoenas were very flimsy, without substance or evidence to even back the ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2021 #5
I'm struck by the constantly renewed gag orders- dawg day Jun 2021 #19
I don't know, this is a good point you make. Kind of sounds like they were wanting to hide ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2021 #26
Maybe it's really common-- these gag orders? dawg day Jun 2021 #28
K&R UTUSN Jun 2021 #7
And Who Exactly Is Prosecutor Ballantine? Me. Jun 2021 #8
She was involved in the Flynn case csziggy Jun 2021 #14
We're Going To Have To Learn A Lot More About Her Me. Jun 2021 #16
And why did a grand jury approve it? nt intrepidity Jun 2021 #10
The DOJ is just so dirty after TRUMP RANDYWILDMAN Jun 2021 #12
This one? jalan48 Jun 2021 #13
Obama appointed, long history of big cases zaj Jun 2021 #17
Trump always telegraphs what he is up to. He doc03 Jun 2021 #24
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