Mueller’s Thug Prosecutor Brandon Van Grack Goes After General Flynn in New Filing

Mueller’s thug prosecutor Brandon Van Grack made a filing on Wednesday attacking General Flynn, arguing that the IG’s findings of FBI FISA abuse has no bearing on Flynn’s effort to withdraw his guilty plea.

AG Bill Barr and his top counsel Timothy Shea need to get this abuse of Flynn under control ASAP.

General Flynn formally asked to withdraw his guilty plea last month and filed a motion to dismiss the case, accusing federal prosecutors of “egregious government misconduct.”

Federal prosecutors then backed down and offered Flynn probation after asking for up to six months prison time.

Flynn’s lawyers are still working through withdrawing Flynn’s guilty plea because the government asked for an extension to consider Flynn’s motion to withdraw his plea.

Flynn’s lawyer Sidney Powell opposed the extension and argued, “The Department of Justice should agree to the withdrawal of the plea. Accordingly we oppose any further extension of the briefing schedule.”

Because of this, Judge Emmet Sullivan indefinitely postponed Flynn’s sentencing hearing.

On Wednesday, Brandon Van Grack made a new filing in response to Sidney Powell’s motion to dismiss the case for egregious government misconduct.

“The errors and misconduct described in the OIG Report, however, do not amount to “egregious government misconduct” necessitating the dismissal of the charge against the defendant for making material false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) on January 24, 2017,” Mr. Van Grack argued.

“The remaining allegations raised by defendant in the instant motion have either previously been rejected by this Court or are unrelated to the charge to which the defendant pleaded guilty,” he added. “Accordingly, the motion should be denied.”

US Attorney General Bill Barr and US Attorney From Connecticut John Durham already suggested the FISA abuse and underlying predicate that led to the targeting of Flynn is suspect, Tom Fitton argued.

Mueller’s Thug Prosecutor Brandon Van Grack Goes After General Flynn in New Filing

Cristina Laila by Cristina Laila February 12, 2020

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Mueller’s thug prosecutor Brandon Van Grack made a filing on Wednesday attacking General Flynn, arguing that the IG’s findings of FBI FISA abuse has no bearing on Flynn’s effort to withdraw his guilty plea.

AG Bill Barr and his top counsel Timothy Shea need to get this abuse of Flynn under control ASAP.

General Flynn formally asked to withdraw his guilty plea last month and filed a motion to dismiss the case, accusing federal prosecutors of “egregious government misconduct.”

Federal prosecutors then backed down and offered Flynn probation after asking for up to six months prison time.

Flynn’s lawyers are still working through withdrawing Flynn’s guilty plea because the government asked for an extension to consider Flynn’s motion to withdraw his plea.

Flynn’s lawyer Sidney Powell opposed the extension and argued, “The Department of Justice should agree to the withdrawal of the plea. Accordingly we oppose any further extension of the briefing schedule.”

Because of this, Judge Emmet Sullivan indefinitely postponed Flynn’s sentencing hearing.

On Wednesday, Brandon Van Grack made a new filing in response to Sidney Powell’s motion to dismiss the case for egregious government misconduct.

“The errors and misconduct described in the OIG Report, however, do not amount to “egregious government misconduct” necessitating the dismissal of the charge against the defendant for making material false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) on January 24, 2017,” Mr. Van Grack argued.

“The remaining allegations raised by defendant in the instant motion have either previously been rejected by this Court or are unrelated to the charge to which the defendant pleaded guilty,” he added. “Accordingly, the motion should be denied.”

US Attorney General Bill Barr and US Attorney From Connecticut John Durham already suggested the FISA abuse and underlying predicate that led to the targeting of Flynn is suspect, Tom Fitton argued.

President Trump should pardon everyone caught up in Mueller’s abusive witch hunt.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/muellers-thug-prosecutor-brandon-van-grack-goes-after-general-flynn-in-new-filing/

NSC Chief O'Brien Confirms Staffer Bloodbath After Vindmans Expelled

National Security Adviser told a room full of Atlantic Council attendees on Tuesday that significant cuts were under way at the leak-prone White House National Security Council, confirming a Monday report in the Washington Examiner that up to 70 positions would be cut.

While O'Brien pitched it as a return to "a manageable size," he didn't mention what the Examiner reported - namely, that most of the cuts would be Obama-era holdovers such as anti-Trump impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, 44, and his twin brother Yevgeny, who were fired from the NSC last week and escorted out of the White House by security.

O'Brian noted that the Vindmans "weren't fired," according to the Epoch Times, rather "Their services were no longer needed."

"It’s really a privilege to work in the White House. It’s not a right," he continued. "At the end of the day, the president is entitled to staffers that want to execute his policy, that he has confidence in, and I think every president’s entitled to that."

"We’re not a banana republic where a group of Lt. Colonels get together and decide what the policy is or should be," he added.

The reorganization was consistent with the “Scowcroft model” used by Brent Scowcroft, who served as national security adviser for Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush, according to O’Brien. The model emphasizes that the national security adviser shouldn’t “be an advocate for one policy or another.” Instead, the adviser should “ensure that the president is well served by the cabinet, departments, and agencies in obtaining counsel and formulating his policies.”

The policies are then decided on by the president and the adviser makes sure they’re carried out.

Most of the staff on the council actually work for other departments and agencies and are part of the council for a certain length of time. O’Brien suggested that some might not be serving in the way that top officials think they should. -Epoch Times

"When they come to the White House, they serve as the president’s personal staff and it is our view that while they are at the National Security Council, they should not represent the views of their parent agencies or departments," said O'Brien. "They’re not there as liaison officers, and they certainly shouldn’t represent their own personal views."

"The president has to have confidence in the folks on his National Security Council staff to ensure that they are committed to executing the agenda that he was elected by the American people to deliver," not a "mini State Department, a mini Pentagon, a mini Department of Homeland Security."

Robert O’Brien says the NSC will be down between 115 to 120 staffers by the end of this week.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nsc-chief-obrien-confirms-staffer-bloodbath-after-vindmans-expelled