Barr’s actions are disgraceful. Flynn confessed and now they’re dropping charges.
Abandoning the Flynn prosecution is the latest step in a pattern of dismantling the work of the Russia investigators. A former federal prosecutor said Bill Barr is eating the Justice Department from the inside out. https://t.co/iUfnTCqUrJ
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) May 8, 2020
"This move embeds into official U.S. policy an extremist view of law enforcement as the enemy of the American people," write @neal_katyal and @jgeltzer in The New York Times.https://t.co/SytYoz7MgJ
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) May 8, 2020
My thoughts on the latest swing of Barr's wrecking ball into the Justice Department https://t.co/3jY7BGL0o9
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) May 8, 2020
My take in the @washingtonpost on the Flynn case, the government's bizarre motion, and the corruption in Barr's DOJ. @PostOpinions #MichaelFlynn https://t.co/028fynjmQh
— Randall Eliason (@RDEliason) May 8, 2020
In case you missed it, here are thoughts on yesterday’s Flynnfamy:https://t.co/mKiO4icHrj
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) May 8, 2020
Flynn: Charges dropped.
— Philip Bump (@pbump) May 8, 2020
Stone: Sentencing recommendation revoked.
Cohen: Early release due to coronavirus rescinded.https://t.co/PsbpINR7PB
Team Trump Wants Mike Flynn Back For 2020, Sees Him As Their ‘Nelson Mandela’
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) May 8, 2020
@swin24 @ErinBanco report https://t.co/IBIHiHOIox
By dropping the case against Flynn, the Justice Dept lost 50 years worth of ground in maintaining its independence post-Watergate.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 8, 2020
Once again, Bill Barr is doing Trump's dirty work.
And once again, Barr has undermined the legitimacy of our justice system and the rule of law. pic.twitter.com/lUuRoqFqeD
To me, the evidence that Flynn knew he'd been caught in a lie came in our very first story.
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) May 7, 2020
At first he denied discussing sanctions with Kislyak. Told we were still planning to report otherwise, he tried to take back that denial.https://t.co/f8m4qtX5UX pic.twitter.com/IpCz0opu8d
Re-posting my piece from @thedailybeast explaining why Flynn was not “framed.” Turns out no pardon needed. Barr saved the day for Trump by … wait for it … dismissing all charges. Maybe we should give Flynn a pony, too. No truth. No justice. https://t.co/Fo3qypPgXe
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) May 7, 2020
Just in–Statement from Andrew McCabe on DOJ and Flynn: "The Department's position that the FBI had no reason to interview Mr. Flynn pursuant to its counterintelligence investigation is patently false, and ignores the considerable national security risk his contacts raised." pic.twitter.com/bY0qXbAmS3
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 7, 2020
An unbelievable betrayal of the prosecutorial equities of the United States. I will have a lot more to say about this as soon as the filing is available.https://t.co/XhHvmNSgzD
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) May 7, 2020
The attempts at revisionist history are so transparent. There isn't anything wrong with an incoming NSA talking to a counterpart. The issue was an incoming NSA offering to undo sanctions after the counterpart just ran an illegal active measures campaign to help his guy win.
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) May 7, 2020
On February 14th, Trump talked to FBI Director Comey about Michael Flynn, asking him to “let this go” because he’s a “good guy.”
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 7, 2020
Comey wouldn’t do it, so Trump fires him.
Today, Barr did what Comey was unwilling to do.
Where this may be headed: https://t.co/7vWgfXrCCp
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) May 8, 2020
Sad! 