Mueller, Don McGahn, Trump, Pence, Michael
Flynns Senior and Junior, Paul Manafort,
Jared Kushner, and George Papadopoulos ~
some of the mentions in the story
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“Robert Mueller Has a
Plan
How the special
counsel’s deal with Michael Flynn neutralizes Trump’s pardon
power.
(By Jed Handelsman Shugerman)
Michael Flynn has offered
a guilty plea, and he cannot rely on Donald Trump’s pardons to save
himself or his son. There is broad consensus that the plea, to a
single charge of lying to the FBI, is a clear sign Flynn has agreed
to very significant cooperation against a very significant target.
Reports indicate that Flynn has agreed to testify against Trump.
Mueller’s charges and
Flynn’s plea still leave open the possibility of state charges,
just in case Trump pardons Flynn federally.
Presidential pardons
apply only to federal crimes. I’ve written before about how
Mueller’s prosecutorial strategy required him to navigate
complicated state-level double jeopardy rules. His charges against
Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, and George Papadopoulos reflected a sharp
strategy to bring certain charges, while leaving plenty of others
available to state prosecutors.
Let me spell out how this
strategy would apply to Flynn.
The former national security adviser
has pleaded guilty to one charge of making a false statement to the
FBI. What are the other charges a state prosecutor could bring?
In early November, the
Wall Street Journal reported that Flynn and his son Michael Flynn Jr.
allegedly discussed a scheme in which they would receive up to $15
million for taking part in an extradition scheme and an extralegal
“rendition” of cleric Fethullah Gülen, an opponent of Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
These allegations could be grounds
for charges of bribery and conspiracy to kidnap (as well as
conspiracy to assault and perhaps other violent crimes)...
You can read much more and you
can find links that will take you deeper into the story here
Personal
Commentary …
Systems
are only as good as those who are running them and so far Special
Counsel Robert Mueller is a great example of all that is good about
our justice system which is based on the rule of law and not on the rule
of men. We need to stay informed about his work and
support him in it and – be patient.
... (John) Adams believed that
a stable and democratic government required the consent of the
governed and the separation of powers among the executive,
legislature, and judiciary, and a bicameral (two-body) legislature.
Of the necessity for an independent judiciary, Adams wrote:
The dignity and stability
of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and
every blessing of society depend so much upon an upright and skillful
administration of justice, that the judicial power ought to be
distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent
upon both, that so it may be a check upon both, as both should be
checks upon that. The judges, therefore, should be always men of
learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great
patience, calmness, coolness, and attention. Their minds should not
be distracted with jarring interests; they should not be dependent
upon any man, or body of men. To these ends, they should hold estates
for life in their offices; or, in other words, their commissions
should be during good behavior, and their salaries ascertained and
established by law. ...
John Adams
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