The government had planned to call Flynn as a witness at Rafiekian's trial, but at the last minute prosecutors informed the court that Flynn would not testify.
The second key take-away from Kelner's testimony is not as straightforward, but it is extremely significant: Kelner's lack of knowledge about the "Multiple independent pieces of information relating to the Turkish government's efforts to influence United States policy on Turkey and Fethullah Gulen, including information relating to communications, interactions, and a relationship between Ekim Alptekin and Michael Flynn and Ekim Alptekin's engagement of Michael Flynn because of Michael Flynn's relationship with an ongoing presidential campaign," establishes that the intelligence community viewed the special counsel "Probe" as merely for show.
Prior to the recent falling-out between Flynn and federal prosecutors, Flynn met extensively with "The Special Counsel's office and other components of the Government, totaling approximately sixty-two hours and forty-five minutes," according to Flynn's sentencing memorandum.
Not once during those meetings did the "Multiple independent pieces of information ... relating to communications, interactions, and a relationship between Ekim Alptekin and Michael Flynn and Ekim Alptekin's engagement of Michael Flynn because of Michael Flynn's relationship" with the Trump presidential campaign come up.
Now, arguably the special counsel's office did not question Flynn about those "Multiple independent pieces of information" because they already had enough to force a plea out of Flynn.
Someone knew of those "Multiple independent pieces of information"-or rather some "Community." And it is troubling that the intelligence community had no problem withholding the information from the special counsel's office and the Eastern District of Virginia prosecutors who inherited the case from Mueller-and in turn Rafiekian's attorneys-until Flynn became a persona non gratis.
In what appears to be a clear case of revenge, the intelligence community handed off their supposed intel on Flynn, knowing neither Flynn nor Rafiekian could adequately counter it because it was classified, and all Rafiekian's attorneys would likely get would be a lousy one-sentence summary of the "Multiple independent pieces of information." That one-sentence summary would be made public and implicate Flynn in a criminal conspiracy.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/19/latest-development-flynn-case-proves-special-counsel-cover-operation-taking-trump/
The second key take-away from Kelner's testimony is not as straightforward, but it is extremely significant: Kelner's lack of knowledge about the "Multiple independent pieces of information relating to the Turkish government's efforts to influence United States policy on Turkey and Fethullah Gulen, including information relating to communications, interactions, and a relationship between Ekim Alptekin and Michael Flynn and Ekim Alptekin's engagement of Michael Flynn because of Michael Flynn's relationship with an ongoing presidential campaign," establishes that the intelligence community viewed the special counsel "Probe" as merely for show.
Prior to the recent falling-out between Flynn and federal prosecutors, Flynn met extensively with "The Special Counsel's office and other components of the Government, totaling approximately sixty-two hours and forty-five minutes," according to Flynn's sentencing memorandum.
Not once during those meetings did the "Multiple independent pieces of information ... relating to communications, interactions, and a relationship between Ekim Alptekin and Michael Flynn and Ekim Alptekin's engagement of Michael Flynn because of Michael Flynn's relationship" with the Trump presidential campaign come up.
Now, arguably the special counsel's office did not question Flynn about those "Multiple independent pieces of information" because they already had enough to force a plea out of Flynn.
Someone knew of those "Multiple independent pieces of information"-or rather some "Community." And it is troubling that the intelligence community had no problem withholding the information from the special counsel's office and the Eastern District of Virginia prosecutors who inherited the case from Mueller-and in turn Rafiekian's attorneys-until Flynn became a persona non gratis.
In what appears to be a clear case of revenge, the intelligence community handed off their supposed intel on Flynn, knowing neither Flynn nor Rafiekian could adequately counter it because it was classified, and all Rafiekian's attorneys would likely get would be a lousy one-sentence summary of the "Multiple independent pieces of information." That one-sentence summary would be made public and implicate Flynn in a criminal conspiracy.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/19/latest-development-flynn-case-proves-special-counsel-cover-operation-taking-trump/
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