A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out convictions against a one-time business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn who was accused of acting as a Turkish foreign agent.
U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga ruled that the evidence against Bijan Kian was insufficient to sustain a conviction even though a jury convicted him at a trial earlier this year.
On the eve of trial, prosecutors opted against putting Gen. Flynn on the stand even though he had been expected to be the star witness.
Flynn said in a separate case that he made false statements about work he performed that benefited Turkey; he had hoped at one point that his cooperation with prosecutors in Kian's case would help him receive a lighter sentence in his own case.
Do you think Michael Flynn's conviction will eventually be reversed as well?
98%. 2%. Prosecutors alleged Kian and Flynn were acting at Turkey's behest when they undertook a project to discredit an exiled cleric wanted by Turkey's government.
Flynn wrote a November 2016 Op-Ed piece comparing Gulen to former Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
https://www.westernjournal.com/ap-convictions-tossed-gen-michael-flynns-former-business-partner/
U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga ruled that the evidence against Bijan Kian was insufficient to sustain a conviction even though a jury convicted him at a trial earlier this year.
On the eve of trial, prosecutors opted against putting Gen. Flynn on the stand even though he had been expected to be the star witness.
Flynn said in a separate case that he made false statements about work he performed that benefited Turkey; he had hoped at one point that his cooperation with prosecutors in Kian's case would help him receive a lighter sentence in his own case.
Do you think Michael Flynn's conviction will eventually be reversed as well?
98%. 2%. Prosecutors alleged Kian and Flynn were acting at Turkey's behest when they undertook a project to discredit an exiled cleric wanted by Turkey's government.
Flynn wrote a November 2016 Op-Ed piece comparing Gulen to former Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
https://www.westernjournal.com/ap-convictions-tossed-gen-michael-flynns-former-business-partner/
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