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| ‘Get him to lie so we can prosecute him’: New docs reveal FBI plan to set up General Flynn in perjury trap | ‘Get him to lie so we can prosecute him’: New docs reveal FBI plan to set up General Flynn in perjury trap |
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| Newly unsealed documents indicate that the FBI targeted former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn for prosecution, showing senior officials at the bureau discussing ways to ensnare him in a “perjury trap” before an interview. | Newly unsealed documents indicate that the FBI targeted former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn for prosecution, showing senior officials at the bureau discussing ways to ensnare him in a “perjury trap” before an interview. |
| The four pages of documents were unsealed by US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan on Wednesday, revealing in handwritten notes and emails that the FBI’s goal in investigating Flynn may have been “to get him to lie so we can prosecute him or get him fired.” | The four pages of documents were unsealed by US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan on Wednesday, revealing in handwritten notes and emails that the FBI’s goal in investigating Flynn may have been “to get him to lie so we can prosecute him or get him fired.” |
| “The FBI planned it as a perjury trap at best and in so doing put it in writing,” Flynn’s defense attorney Sidney Powell said in a statement. | “The FBI planned it as a perjury trap at best and in so doing put it in writing,” Flynn’s defense attorney Sidney Powell said in a statement. |
| Sullivan also ordered another 11 pages of documents unsealed, which, according to Powell , may soon be redacted and published. | Sullivan also ordered another 11 pages of documents unsealed, which, according to Powell , may soon be redacted and published. |
| The potentially exculpatory documents were inexplicably denied to Flynn’s defense team for years, despite numerous requests to the government. | The potentially exculpatory documents were inexplicably denied to Flynn’s defense team for years, despite numerous requests to the government. |
| “What is especially terrifying is that without the integrity of Attorney General Bill Barr and US Attorney Jensen, we still would not have this clear exculpatory information as ... the prosecutors have opposed every request we have made,” Powell said. | “What is especially terrifying is that without the integrity of Attorney General Bill Barr and US Attorney Jensen, we still would not have this clear exculpatory information as ... the prosecutors have opposed every request we have made,” Powell said. |
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