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L. Coyote

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10. Former Central Intelligence Agency Director James Woolsey
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 10:30 AM
Jun 2017
Woolsey: Flynn discussed sending Erdogan foe back to Turkey
By Leigh Munsil, CNN

(CNN)Former Central Intelligence Agency Director James Woolsey told CNN Friday that former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn met with representatives of the Turkish government in 2016 and discussed potential ways to send a foe of Turkey's president back to face charges in that country.

As a representative of his consulting firm, Flynn Intel Group, Flynn met with senior representatives of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government in September 2016, Woolsey said. Woolsey was a Trump campaign adviser at the time and attended the meeting, but said he arrived after it was already well underway.

Woolsey claims that those present discussed sending Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim leader who Erdogan has accused of being behind a failed military coup to overthrow him, back to Turkey to face charges -- possibly outside the legal US extradition system.

"What I saw and heard was sort of the end of the conversation -- it's not entirely clear what transpired because of that," Woolsey said on "CNN Tonight" with Don Lemon. "But it looks as if there was at least some strong suggestion by one or more of the Americans present at the meeting that we would be able, the United States would be able, through them, to be able to get hold of Gulen, the rival for Turkey's political situation."

A spokesman for Flynn flatly denied Woolsey's characterization of the meeting. ..........

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Comey ? Has he even met Jr. & Eric ? nocalflea Jun 2017 #1
Yep. ABC reported it. The_jackalope Jun 2017 #5
Freaking wow - that may just be the icing on the cake malaise Jun 2017 #2
I swear, The_jackalope Jun 2017 #9
sort of like this? WhiteTara Jun 2017 #14
Yeah, like that. Thanks! nt The_jackalope Jun 2017 #15
Join the line malaise Jun 2017 #18
I just had this vision of all our eyeballs popping out WhiteTara Jun 2017 #19
The government request Refers to this as a wiretap Not Ruth Jun 2017 #3
Or if the subject gets fired and is no longer a government employee. nt The_jackalope Jun 2017 #4
You can record your own conversations legally FakeNoose Jun 2017 #6
If it was a court-approved wiretap, I don't think he has to say squat. The_jackalope Jun 2017 #7
tell me more about the nickname WhiteTara Jun 2017 #16
It refers to the III in his name The_jackalope Jun 2017 #17
Ah, of course. WhiteTara Jun 2017 #20
Yes, mine did too at first! The_jackalope Jun 2017 #21
Typically as long as 1 person consents, you're good. DC law is like that jmg257 Jun 2017 #8
OK thanks I didn't know that FakeNoose Jun 2017 #11
There are several ways around admissibility Nevernose Jun 2017 #23
DC is one party consent Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #26
Former Central Intelligence Agency Director James Woolsey L. Coyote Jun 2017 #10
Possibly...1. tapped phone was supplied to person 1 yr ago MedusaX Jun 2017 #12
The phone could also have been used as a wire. The_jackalope Jun 2017 #13
If Comey had been wiretapping Trump and his sons for over a year using Comey's own cell phone Not Ruth Jun 2017 #27
Even better than GLOMAR The_jackalope Jun 2017 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author jmg257 Jun 2017 #22
Oh this is interesting - "Wire Taps" anyone? jmg257 Jun 2017 #24
Could be where he got the idea. The_jackalope Jun 2017 #25
Same reporter has a story that Kislyak's phone was hacked the same way Comey's was The_jackalope Jun 2017 #29
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